Lucretia
Hailing from the Washington, DC area, Lucretia moved to Richmond in 2013. After 10 years of marriage, she moved to RVA as a single mom to a pre-teen daughter Alana (11) and spirit-filled son Parker (7). She and the kids dove head first into new adventures in the River City and have fallen in absolute love with all of its charms, including her partner Danny. On the weekends she can be found running around the city (literally, she is an avid, albeit slow, runner), attempting to maintain something that resembles an orderly home and finding something fun or interesting to do with her family.
How do I support a friend in the loss of their pregnancy or infant?
She hadn’t called me in a long time. When she did call, I knew that it had happened again.
The steel in her voice on the first “hello” was all that I needed to hear. After...
Thank God It’s Back to School Time!
I have never valued a straightforward routine so much as when I became a mother.
If you had asked me twenty years ago what I thought about the idea of my days being neatly laid...
Why This Mama Loves to Run
I'm a runner. I can say that now.
But if you would have told me ten years ago that I was going to complete my first half marathon at the ripe age of 38, I...
RVA Rocks! Simple Family Fun
When we rock in our family, we rock hard!
We rock at Rockwood Park, Huguenot Park, even Pony Pasture. Clearly, I'm not talking about jamming out with the traditional air guitar and foot stomping rock...
Libbie Mill Library, A Mommy Nerd’s Dream
“Parker, it's library time.”
With arms raised high, my boy gave a “Yesss!” because he knew exactly what that meant: We were headed to Libbie Mill. Rather than spend hours trying to entertain my first...
Mindful Mommy: My Path to Mental Health
I was going to write about my anxiety and a recent bout with depression due to stress and overwork.
I was going to write about ways of approaching the self-care. I was going to write...
5 Lessons I’ve Learned as a Single Mom
Single parenting is not for the faint of heart.
No wonder there is a National Single Parent’s Day. While I am currently in the midst of blending my family and hanging up my single parent...
The Two Men in My Life: Blending the Family
Mommy, will you marry me?
My son, Parker, was so in love with his mommy that he regularly made little engagement rings out of whatever he could find (usually the twisty ties in the produce...
My Little Girl is Growing Up and I’m Not Ready!
Teacher of the year - check! Mommy of the year - not so much:
I teach adolescent girls all day long. While I have been told how heroic I am for my willingness to take...
MLK Day of Rememberance: Teaching Your Kids About the Civil Rights Movement
On Martin Luther King Jr’s Day of Remembrance, many of us reflect on the Civil Rights leader and what he stood for: freedom, justice, and equality for all citizens.
Some use the day in service...