This blog is an exploration of my musings on self-empowerment, self-care, identity, and things that interest me. I can’t tell you what I’ll give or what you’ll get, but I can guarantee that we will explore it all together.

I can tell you I’m not a southern belle or a Midwest darling. I don’t really craft or bake, but they are things I like to do from time to time. I don’t wear cowboy boots or listen to country music. While I love children and international missions you won’t find photos of me holding little ones all around the world. My husband is not a pastor, I’m not a stay at home mom, and I don’t have an obsession with coffee, PSL, Starbucks, peanutbutter, books, movies….<insert whatever cliche here>.

I’m not a recovering anything, except a perfectionist because I’ve learned perfectionism is a cage that keeps you bound to reach for the unattainable. This is a lesson I have to act on each day.  I’m not a street preacher or uphold unrealistic, manmade constructions of modesty or religiosity, but I do believe in Jesus and living as closely, as He makes possible, to His standard.

I can tell you I am a suburban black girl. I am a wife. I am a sister. I am a daughter. I am a friend. I am a poet. I love my natural hair and love me some neo-soul. I rap along with Kendrick and believe that doesn’t make me any less Christian. I love a good cupcake with the right cake to frosting ratio and I am passionate about being...verbose ;) I’ll rock a headwrap or a fro, a dress or a boss wide leg pant. I bake a mean banana bread and can throw down a lemon loaf, and with a little store bought help make a wicked apple pie. But that’s about all the baking you’ll get.

I am opinionated, and talkative, and passionate in sharing ideas that excite me. But I have a heart that is willing to learn. And because of this I also have a heart to teach others what I have learned and am learning. I stumble, I fall and I will share what I’ve learned or what I’m learning through those seasons and use this blog to do so.

“The Musings” is not about being perfect or perfectionism or even achieving happiness as if it is some end point or final pinnacle of serenity. It’s about being real and honest about the shortcomings and downfalls of ourselves in how we relate to the shortcomings and downfalls of the world. It is about realizing happiness is a journey and a fleeting emotion and act that must be acted upon daily. It is about choosing to keep on your journey and living out your purpose. It’s about documenting the thoughts and musings of someone who is travelling right alongside you.

Welcome to The Musings. Will you travel along with me?