Life - Kadine Christie - Author, Writer, Speaker, Creator

Cairn

Black Lives, Black Struggles, friendship, Life, Moments, Race, Small wonders, Stories, White PrivilegeJuly 4, 2020264Views 0Likes 0Comments

We drove ten hours to visit friends in the mountains. The first night, within the first three hours, the subject of white privilege created rapids between us. Our opposing stance ripped us apart -- rocks, cliffs, and rough waters divided us. We were far apart -- on the cliffs, falling, hitting our heads against rocks…

Nectar

Garden, Life, Mindfulness, Moments, Stories, WomenMay 22, 2020278Views 0Likes 1Comment

I was sitting outside when the hummingbird fluttered past the purple petunias Nancy gifted me. I shifted in my new blue chair to see the hummingbird better, but it flew away. It returned a few minutes later to drink nectar from the red kalanchoes, Joy dug up from her garden and gave me two years…

Blanket on Concrete

Black Lives, Black Mothers, Black Single Mothers, Black Struggles, Life, Moments, Mother's Day, Motherhood, Single MothersMay 10, 2020259Views 0Likes 4Comments

My grandparents moved to Cumberland on a donkey. They padded the donkey, placed two baskets on each side, and in one basket, they put uncle Lee and in the other, my mother. There was a hole in the basket that carried mother. Halfway through the journey, my mother fell out, and wasn't missed until my…

Agony

Anxiety, Life, MindfulnessMay 2, 2020353Views 0Likes 6Comments

It's been taunting me for about a month now, sneaking from behind my back like a coward, pressing into my chest, and forcing me to question my body and sanity. I stopped drinking coffee and turned my wine glass down. Yet, the pressure anchored and the fire blazed across my chest and moved into my…

She is her Guest

Children, Family, friendship, Life, Mindfulness, Moments, Simple Living, Small wonders, Stories, Travel, WritingApril 18, 2020305Views 0Likes 4Comments

In just a few minutes, Barbara prepares a daily feast — and she is her guest.

Fears

Life, Mindfulness, Moments, Overcoming fears, StoriesApril 15, 2020281Views 0Likes 3Comments

At the beginning of Lent, I pledged to write and post on my blog each day. In the beginning, I wrote about places I've lived, the beauty of spring, and indulging in small pleasures. I was planning to finish strong, but Monday morning I woke up with an aching, pressure in my chest. Those two…