THE BLOG
If I Were Single Today…
Women ask me how to do singleness well, assuming that I know from experience. Truth be told, I did not use my singleness well. In fact, I was hardly ever single from 15 years old until the day I said "I do" at 23 because I relied heavily on affirmation and affection...
On Earth as It Is in Heaven
Loving children shouldn’t come with the caveat that you get to ‘keep’ them.
Dear Graduate,
It blows my mind that I was in your shoes SIX years ago. Honestly, I feel like it was just last week. Whoever said, "Don't blink!" was right. Life happens when you're busy worrying about the future and before you know it, you're in "the future." I remember the...
Transformation Beyond What The Eyes Can See
This is not a transformation journey of becoming more thin or beautiful. This is my story of becoming healthy. It includes me shedding quite a few pounds, but it does not end there.
Hello
I’m Manda
Beloved child of God.
Wife to the best man, E.
Foster mama.
At my best till 9pm.
Chicago is home.