Editor’s Note:   This first appeared at Jumping At The Sun last year.   ~ADF     New Jersey photographer MJ Mearns opened her vast portfolio to share some of her favorite…

      Since I got inked in memory of Joscelyne, our cousin Shay and her best friend Jen did, too. All lilies. I know the Diva would be quite pleased, having…

I was smiles. Z, not so much.     May the fourth be with you, happy Kentucky Derby Day, and an early happy Cinco de Mayo, to you, too. I didn’t have…

      Late Sunday night, I sent out a quick email to blogger buddy Rod Dreher about his new book, “The Little Way of Ruthie Leming”:   I sat crying. Snot…

      Last Sunday at church, my pastor read aloud from John, chapter 13. When he read verses 34 and 35, I mentally froze. It says,  “A new command I give…

  For all those prayer warriors who have been lifting up little Abigail Joy, great news: this weekend she was released from the hospital! So happy to be home, she was all…

  My lovely friend Kathy and her husband Tony welcomed their second son, Dawson Tyler into this world on April 18th. Weighing in at a healthy 8 pounds, 15 ounces, Dawson has…

  My latest drawing… Me.     I’m in a strange mood. Not a bad mood. Just strange.   For the past couple of days, I’ve had the song, “Don’t Fear the…

Happy Saturday. It’s a bright, beautiful day here in Jersey, signs of spring, indeed. As is my morning ritual of sneezing and nose wiping. I’m not complaining, though. Despite this being a…

  This article first appeared at Black Girl With Long Hair in October 2011. ~ADF     Looking back on the past year and a half, I can honestly say, transitioning from…