Inspiration on Instagram

It’s winter break and I’m spending a little quality time with my 6 year old boy. It’s crazy how easy it is for impressionable young kids to pick up problematic cues from the world around them when you’re not around...whether it’s gender stereotyping or dealing with frustration through anger. As mothers of sons we hold the power to really change the world for the young women of the next generation. As Michelle Obama famously put it, “we raise our girls and love our sons”. I’m trying to raise my son. And that means giving him the language tools to express his emotions, always correcting his misconceptions about gender roles and yes, ensuring he always cleans up after his little self. #raisingboys #momlife #motherhood
What we have to do more of. Use our success, skills and experience to pay it forward. Bessie Coleman was the first woman of African-American and the first of Native American descent, to hold a pilot license. #blackhistorymonth
I didn’t post anything on Valentines Day last year because, you know, marriage isn’t easy and for me, it’s important to be truthful on this platform. But my beautiful man and I have made it through the good times and bad. And we are all the better for it. So here’s to love. The kind you have to work at. The kind that reminds you not to sweat the small stuff. The kind that can make you love and hate fiercely in equal measure. Because that’s the real kind. And anyone who gives the impression it’s anything else is lying. Happy #ValentinesDay to all the couples making it work day by day.