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Hey Family! There are a lot of new faces! So glad

Hey Family! There are a lot of new faces! So glad you’re here!! I wanted to formally introduce ourselves!
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▪️I was born in Jamaica. Came to the United States when I was four months old and moved to North Carolina!
▪️By the time I was four years old we moved to Connecticut and I spent the majority of my life there!
▪️I have one sibling – @samisgoldie
▪️At the high school I went to we had a lot of opportunities to take college courses! I started taking college courses when I was 16 and at that time I knew I wanted to be a nurse. I became a nurse through an accelerated program at the age of 19.
▪️I got married when I was 24 and had Ava the next year! My kids are 17 and 15 months apart! Ava is 11, Savannah is 9 and Judah is 8.
▪️Benjamin and I will be married for 12 years this year! He was born in England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
▪️We moved to California in 2013 to be with our friends and be apart of the @jcsacramento church plant.
▪️I have a dog and a cat, we had another dog but he ended up not being a good fit for our family😭💔
▪️Charlie is my first dog and I swore I would never have any animals at all LOL! I want three labs total!😳😳😳
▪️I got my tubes tied at 28 and to be honest I regret it. We were just scared because we are having kids back to back and have no money LOL! Now I would love a fourth so we are on the fence about adoption etc.
▪️I’m 5’1” and show style for curvy petite women
▪️Never broke a bone or got stung by a bee 🐝 🤣
▪️I love gummy candy candy 🍭 and fries 🍟
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Please tell me something about you in the comments!
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📸 @itserikachristine

Happy birthday to my Ava girl! I cannot believe yo

Happy birthday to my Ava girl! I cannot believe you are 11 years old!😩 I love how family is of upmost importance to you and how much you value quality time. I love how loyal you are to your friends and how well you take care of your animals! I think you’re going to be the best engineer to ever walk this earth! I love you so much and I’m excited to see what God has for you this year!❤️❤️❤️❤️ ps. I’m in mega heels!! How did this happen?!?! http://liketk.it/2Q4oA 📸 @hannahjoyphoto

Gosh I love this man. I also miss him a lot right

Gosh I love this man. I also miss him a lot right now! I am rocking the single-parent life like whoa!👀😳 The local police department has been on mandatory overtime and he is currently on an 11 day stretch with no days off. Ava has her 11th birthday tomorrow and we plan to be together as a family but those plans have been shifted🙏🏾❤️. I remember when Ben decided he wanted to get into law-enforcement. We were in Connecticut and Sandy Hook happened a few towns over from us💔. I remember him saying when that happened he felt like he needed to make a difference and be out there protecting children and the innocent. Right now is extremely difficult, but as a family we would not change anything about the decisions we have made to be on the front lines. To all of the families right now on the front lines, I know that it’s been a really hard week and I just want to let you know I’m praying for all of you and I want to thank you for your sacrifice. Hopefully the worst is over and we are on the up and up!💙❤️🙏🏾 📸 @etchedintime_photography

“Compatibility is overrated. What’s required i

“Compatibility is overrated. What’s required is unity. Unity doesn’t mean you’re the same. It means your together.” - Unknown 📸 @alexandrafolster

#ComeTogether #PrayingForChange #BlackOutTuesday ✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿✊🏼✊🏻

Hey friends...It’s been really difficult for me

Hey friends...It’s been really difficult for me to go back to business as usual. I’ve been pretty loud on stories (check my George Floyd highlight) but needed an overall pause from posting.
What a time to be alive, eh?! Thanking God for my other brothers and sisters on this platform and in my day to day life that I’ve been able to process with. I have also really been enjoying connecting with you all via DM’s. In many ways I hope that life never goes back to business as usual in the sense that I pray that we continue to come together as a human race on social injustices and fight together for unity and freedom. I think the thing that has been the most disheartening over the past few days is seeing men and women attack each other online. Family, we are all entitled to our opinions and where we stand, but let’s do everything we can to respect each other. Just remember that no matter who you are, you’ll never be able to fully decipher the motives of someone’s heart. Now is not the time to fuel hatred. We need to come together🙏🏾. Swipe left to see some beautiful gems I found on the Internet this week in this midst of extreme chaos and unrest. “Man looks at the outward appearance, but God looks at the heart.” 1 Sam 16:7
Love y’all❤️

Hey fam❤️ y’all know I like to keep it light

Hey fam❤️ y’all know I like to keep it light around here, but my heart is heavy🥺. What’s been going on in this nation has been unacceptable, out of control and it honestly should be shaking all of us. I’m being reminded more than ever that our voice matters. Every voice matters ... not just the Hispanic, Black, Asian, Caucasian etc. etc. As we all speak up for justice I believe a change WILL occur. Sorry to get dark over here but #wecannotbesilent. I have been getting questions asking if I back the blue.....I am pro law-enforcement👮‍♀️. In fact my husband is on the frontlines everyday dealing with the unimaginable 🤦🏾‍♀️🚔. There are good cops and there are bad cops. I can be pro law-enforcement (and married to a white man) but still speak my truth. I process all of these nightmares with Ben... with this most recent situation, that knee should have been no where near #GeorgeFloyd neck 🤯😫💔. Praying yes- but I’m speaking up too. #StayWoke

Date night at home or out?! 🍝🍲🍷Ben and I

Date night at home or out?! 🍝🍲🍷Ben and I have been online looking constantly for restaurants that are open in our area! Although most of our date nights are at home we do love going out every once in a while. Currently we are totally ready to get OUT! When date night does happen again, we will be going out looking fresh!!😝💃🏾🕺🏼 Fun fact- sometimes Ben lets me dress him 😆. I picked out these shoes which he LOVES! In fact I laugh because everytime I see him get dressed up now, he's wearing them!

We are both wearing our favorite @rockport shoes from @Zappos. Ben is wearing the Total Motion Lite Lace to Toe and I’m wearing the Total Motion Taylor Slides! #GotItonZappos #MyRockports #TotalMotion #ad 📸 @dianaelenaphotos

WE DID IT 😅! We made it to the last week of sch

WE DID IT 😅! We made it to the last week of school and are so thankful to kick it off celebrating all of the men and women who have served and sacrificed for our country 🇺🇸!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you😭❤️🇺🇸. The past few days have felt different! It’s been nice to be out and about a little bit more with my kiddos! We’re finding more reasons to get dressed up!🥰 We are wearing head to toe pieces from @thredup! My kids are loving learning more and more about secondhand shopping! Their favorite thing is getting multiple super cute items with out spending an arm and a leg!!! Happy memorial day everyone! AD #thredupinfluencer #secondhandfirst #thredup #thriftstorefinds

Hey, hey, hey!!!💖💖 📷 I’ve teamed up wit

Hey, hey, hey!!!💖💖 📷 I’ve teamed up with some of the most creative ladies in the game to give one of you the Ultimate Creator Starter Kit Bundle. Head to @simplygivingback + my stories to enter! 📷 @itserikachristine

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