I will stretch my arms
across mountains to feel your
heartbeat next to mine.
across mountains to feel your
heartbeat next to mine.
Easy as Pie
This weekend I made my first sweet potato pie! It's one of my holiday favorites and I tried some new spices: all spice and ginger. Check out the recipe here. I peeled, cut, and boiled my sweet potatoes first instead of baking them as noted in the recipe. What's one of your favorite holiday dishes?
turkey soup and books.
I hope all of you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! I am truly thankful for all of God's blessings. I had a great time spending time with my family and simply relaxing. I finished the book, Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri, a collection of short stories, and now I've started on Daring Greatly by Brene Brown. My nose has been in this book the majority of the weekend and I can't wait to post a review when I finish. Here are a few snapshots from the weekend!
xoxo
Victoria
xoxo
Victoria
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| Me in front of my Daddy's red shed. |
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| I spent most of my days reading. |
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| Leftover turkey turned into soup. It was sooo good! |
When
My eyes are heavy.
So heavy.
And so is my heart.
Sick.
And tired.
When will black women be able to sleep at night without fear that the black men in their life will be killed by a man just for being black and his murderer won't suffer the consequences of his acts?
So heavy.
And so is my heart.
Sick.
And tired.
When will black women be able to sleep at night without fear that the black men in their life will be killed by a man just for being black and his murderer won't suffer the consequences of his acts?
there's no drug
that will lift me
higher than you.
that will lift me
higher than you.
How is your heart?
"What happened to a world in which we can sit with the people we love so much and have slow conversations about the state of our heart and soul, conversations that slowly unfold, conversations with pregnant pauses and silences that we are in no rush to fill?" -Omid Safi
When someone asks you "How are you?" How do you respond? I usually hear, "Good. I've just been busy." I'm guilty of it myself. But no really, "How are you? How is your heart?"
I came across a great article that discusses how the society we live in has lost its human-to-human connection. We are so busy being busy that we fail to connect with our families, communities, and even with ourselves. We are constantly on our phones, filling up our schedules, working crazy hours and not making the time to build meaningful relationships. I love having stimulating conversations and sharing parts of my heart and soul with other humans who are equally as interested to interact with one another face-to-face. With that interaction also comes a level of vulnerability that some aren't accustomed to, but we have to start somewhere. It's great to have technology for those moments you can't interact face-to-face but do we lean on technology too much?
I encourage you to take the time to reflect and examine your own heart and soul and find balance within your life. Have these conversations with each other. Your spirit and presence alone can have such a huge impact on someone else's healing and their journey.
xoxo,
Victoria
When someone asks you "How are you?" How do you respond? I usually hear, "Good. I've just been busy." I'm guilty of it myself. But no really, "How are you? How is your heart?"
I came across a great article that discusses how the society we live in has lost its human-to-human connection. We are so busy being busy that we fail to connect with our families, communities, and even with ourselves. We are constantly on our phones, filling up our schedules, working crazy hours and not making the time to build meaningful relationships. I love having stimulating conversations and sharing parts of my heart and soul with other humans who are equally as interested to interact with one another face-to-face. With that interaction also comes a level of vulnerability that some aren't accustomed to, but we have to start somewhere. It's great to have technology for those moments you can't interact face-to-face but do we lean on technology too much?
I encourage you to take the time to reflect and examine your own heart and soul and find balance within your life. Have these conversations with each other. Your spirit and presence alone can have such a huge impact on someone else's healing and their journey.
xoxo,
Victoria