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We dressed as Wednesday and Morticia for Character Day at Saidah’s school. We tried our best not to smile! Hi Friend! Since we will be cooking together and sharing stories, I thought I’d share a few fun facts about us! Here goes:  Saidah’s name is my middle name, and it means happy and fortunate.  I love to cook, and Saidah loves to bake.  I’ve never cooked pork, so you won’t find any recipes that call for pork from us! The first dish we cooked together was meatloaf. Saidah w

When I learned that I would be a mother, I immediately began to feel things I had never felt. There was this overwhelming joy that was paired with great fear. As the baby I carried grew each day, so did my worries about the world I would welcome her into. How do I teach a human being right from wrong? How can we be ambitious yet compassionate? How do we exercise wisdom while embracing spontaneity? How can I protect her from a dangerous and harsh world while preparing her to n