Her Crowning Glory

It's Okay...     How many of us have said things that have unintentionally or, let's be honest, intentionally hurt someone? We ALL can raise both hands & both feet for that matter. It can be so easy to get caught up in our feelings whether new or old. There are some things that just hurt no matter the amount of time that you have allowed yourself to heal from the situation. The pain is still there, you may still cry from time to time & you may still feel a state of confusion. Everyone wants you to move past it already but they don't understand exactly how YOU feel. Let me be one of the first to tell you...it's okay to feel this way. You take the time that you need to get past it. Do what you need to do WITHOUT sinning (Ephesians 4:26). God hears your cry. I promise. He knows your heart. He feels every ache, He senses every tear that trickles down your face and He hears every shout that escapes out of your mouth. It's okay. God, is THIS what I pray...

No Turning Back          "I'm tired of the creamy crack, now what?" I asked myself this question when I first went natural. Do I big chop? Transition? Well, let's go to the natural hair dictionary to see what exactly these things mean. Transitioning: the process of allowing your natural hair to grow out while still holding on to the perm ends until your natural hair has grown to a certain length pleasing to you. Big chop: the process of cutting all of the damaged areas off of one's hair.      I remember my junior year of high school, envying every curly girl that walked by while I tried to embrace my damaged relaxed hair (shout out to all of my original Just for Me! relaxer girls!). I had no idea about the natural hair movement that had been on the rise. I was the girl who was faithful to the creamy crack once every three months and lived by the flatiron everyday, yes EVERYDAY. All my life I've had thick hair but co...