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How to Find Peace In A Tough Neighborhood: 3 Practices That Changed My Life BAM! BAM! BAM! It was the butt crack of the morning. Our upstairs neighbor was pounding on the door, shouting frantic words through thin wood. My husband and I were sleeping on an airbed in the middle of our roommate’s living room. We had lost our place the year before. It was 2012. We were rebuilding. The neighborhood was unpredictable. Tennis shoes sometimes appeared in the street, strewn about amidst chaotic car...

Sometimes I Wish Chinese Was My First Language This post also appears on my Medium blog😀 In 8th grade, my languages teacher asked us which language we would want to study for the rest of our natural lives. This was in ILA (Integrated Language Arts) class. That year, I took an intro to languages course that featured Latin, Spanish, German, and French. No Chinese language was offered. The language that seemed to roll smoothly off my tongue and make me sound like a natural speaker of that...

Is it Possible To Be Redeemed Through Smut Books?(Video Included) July’s reading list was anything but tame — full of sacred spaces defiled, sharp social commentary, and smutty fictional romances that defy convention. These books blend provocation with depth, offering more than just page-turning escapism. The Priest Collection by Sierra Simone Sierra Simone’s Priest Collection is a daring blend of erotic romance, theological wrestling, and redemption arcs. The series follows the Bell...

A Few Beliefs I’ve Let Go Of(There's More) A quiet reflection on what no longer fits. If you are new to my newsletters, then I humbly thank you for joining me. You will now be privy to first drafts of my writings, exclusive videos, merch and more. Hi lovely, As a millennial, I was given a blueprint. Own a home. Have kids. Hustle hard. Stay quiet. Pick one religion and never stray. But life invites us to grow beyond the scripts we were handed. Here are three beliefs I’ve personally outgrown:...