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Kadine Christie - Author, Writer, Speaker, Creator

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Girl, About your Mustache?

Family, friendship, Life, Moments, Simple Living, Small wonders, StoriesFebruary 4, 202067Views 0Likes 2Comments

Recently, I was standing in my bathroom, looking at my face in the mirror. Pulling myself over the sink, I peered into the mirror and noticed tiny black hairs (one's teenage boys would be proud of) darkening my upper lip. I called my sister, and before she could say hello, I blurted out, "What do you…

Mini-Adventures

Education, Family, Food, friendship, Life, Mindfulness, Moments, Simple Living, Small wonders, Stories, TravelNovember 5, 201953Views 0Likes 0Comments

My 82-year-old BFF Barbara eats a cookie every afternoon at 4 pm and she also indulges in a spoon of ice cream before bed. Because she is the happiest, most grateful person I know, her ritual of sweets has inspired me to create mini-adventures in my days.While it is lovely to travel, an adventure doesn't…

Eggplant Tango

Featured, Food, Garden, Life, NatureOctober 19, 201967Views 0Likes 0Comments

Eggplants are in season- I found 4 for $5 at my local grocery this week, and while they were not on my list, I just had to put them in my cart. But don't run out and purchase them without knowing how to sex them.Shame on you. That's not what I meant:-). Now that you're done shaking…

Dark days. Small flames.

Family, friendship, Life, Moments, StoriesOctober 11, 201991Views 0Likes 3Comments

Tara and I met each other virtually. The pages of Bella Grace Magazine introduced us, and instead of a handshake, Tara and I greeted each other in an email. In her first correspondence, Tara explained that she had been searching for a chunky blanket for years and that when she finally saw my Specially Knitted…

Tasty Pleasures

Education, Family, Food, Garden, Life, Moments, NatureOctober 4, 201971Views 0Likes 0Comments

I have been pussyfooting around vegetarianism for three months, and sometimes, all I want to eat is a meal of meats. At the top of my list is a medium-well steak topped with white-wine-infused mushrooms. My memory reminds me that preparing and partaking of this dish is equally satisfying. The sounds of the kitchen enraptures…

Stifling-Comfort

Children, Education, Family, Featured, Life, Moments, Motherhood, Nature, Race, Stories, TravelSeptember 2, 201970Views 0Likes 7Comments

Dear White Mom,You are making parenting difficult for me. I am a black mother living in a red state. Mothering black children in a white town. Black. White. Red. Colors are not so pretty, after all. The urge to suppress my anger is making me angry - injustice has a way of boiling one's blood.So far, I've been the one…