October

October

Getting Real with Shadra Bruce October is always an emotionally charged month for me on a very personal level. October is the sign that the seasons are changing. The leaves begin to change and fall and the days and nights get cooler. Although I do look forward to the...
Fear of Loss in Love

Fear of Loss in Love

I had just gotten done getting my hair colored. My stylist was finishing up and her next client came in. I was texting my husband as they were chatting but I was obviously aware of what they were talking about since we were all in the same room. This nice woman was...
Happy Birthday Mom

Happy Birthday Mom

Happy Birthday Mom My mom would have had her 60th birthday today. I have been sitting here contemplating, trying to decide the best way to commemorate my mom’s birthday. I have decided that nothing I can say or do can possibly describe how it feels to be without the...
Life Is Precious

Life Is Precious

Guest Contributor Life is so precious. Why is it that sometimes it takes a major tragedy to help us realize that? It is so important to remember the one true gift we all have is life itself. It is so easy to get caught up in the sort of everyday things and forget that...
Overcoming Grief Together

Overcoming Grief Together

I never gave it much thought, but a lot of people don’t make it to the ripe old age of 80. Yet, we expect that everyone in our lives will live at least that long. Saying a premature goodbye to a loved one, whether unexpectedly or not, is one of the hardest...