In the fall of 2017, Tyrone and I decided we wanted to get married to each other. Somewhere between October and December, I told my parents, pastors, and close friends. In January 2018, I told my family. After that, there was no turning back for me. Because I went from never having a boyfriend toContinue reading “CAE to CAF: Transition Complete”
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CAE to CAF 6: Grief
“Dealing with death is weird because someone you’ve known all of your life is suddenly gone and you’re left to deal with the fact that they’re never coming back.” Snagged from an old blog post, Remain In Peace. This is more of a sequel to that piece, but before I really get into the meatContinue reading “CAE to CAF 6: Grief”
CAE to CAF 4: Entrepreneurship
This series is called CAE to CAF to highlight my most obvious identity change, my name, but this season of my life has changed many of my identities. Since I was 15, I have seen myself and identified as an educator. 15 years later, however, I now hold two advanced degrees in social science. I’mContinue reading “CAE to CAF 4: Entrepreneurship”
Everything Is Fixable
First day of work begins so it’s time to start measuring and cutting wood. I’m all over the measurements. Hand me the tape and a pencil and I gotchu. After a few tutorials, my sis Krystle takes over the sawing. It was really exciting! She took a break for a second and someone bumped intoContinue reading “Everything Is Fixable”
Hope Is Painful
…But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what they already have? 25 But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently. That scripture convicts me to think bigger and increase my willingness to believe in what I haven’t seen. But can we just take aContinue reading “Hope Is Painful”
Give Me the Green Light
September 2013 “Hey, Claricha! You can leave early if you like today. We don’t have many kids here so you can go.” Said my boss at 4:00 pm one Tuesday afternoon. I popped up from my spot and bolted to the door. I had a smile a mile wide as I got on 496 EContinue reading “Give Me the Green Light”
How Stuff Works
If you don’t know anything about the mechanics of cars, when yours breaks down you take it to someone who knows what they’re doing. When your computer starts doing weird things you take it to a computer store because hopefully there’ll be someone there who knows how to fix it. When something goes wrongContinue reading “How Stuff Works”
Claricha Explains It All 