Oh… I missed writing in the margins. There’s just something cathartic about writing about the moments of life that are not huge—they are not worthy of the front page, but they matter—the small moments that may seem insignificant, but they too are also meaningful.
IT’S AN EASTER PROPHECY
Calling my principal 45 minutes before school starts because my car was repossessed was not on my bingo card for 2026, but that’s what happened on Good Friday. But after all the emotions had run their course and I was able to secure a time to retrieve my car, a word was given to me.
You see, it didn’t take long to get things worked out. In fact, by Saturday afternoon, I was scheduled to pick up on the Monday after Easter; however, I got a phone call on Sunday morning while I was brushing my teeth from the towing company that had my car. They said that they were trying to get some of their appointments done early because they had a lot of them and was trying to avoid getting backed up on appointments, so by 11AM on Easter Sunday, my Jetta was back in my possession.
Now, here’s the prophecy part…
Life without a doubt has been consistent struggle for me for the past three to six years. But just like Good Friday was the day Christ died to change the world for the better, the repossession happening on Good Friday was the cross that I died on. And just like Easter was the visible proclamation that the grave could hold Jesus and the old world was done, I took this situation as a symbol that life is about to get a whole lot better for me.
MICHAEL
THAT WAS MICHAEL ON THAT SCREEN!!! I know that since it was his nephew playing him, it’s easy to blur the lines between appearance and personality. However, there were many times while watching the movie that I thought I was seeing Michael, himself, and not Jaafar… which better supports my theory that Michael isn’t actually dead and that he’s living off the grid on an island somewhere.
Now, let’s walk it back a bit. I’m a huge MJ fan… in elementary school, I used to try to dress just like him, but I didn’t have Michael Jackson money. I even built a small Michael Jackson shrine on a shelf in my bedroom growing up.
So, I felt the movie Michael was a nice aerial view of his major early career highlights. Personally, I felt like they could have given us some street views of Michael’s life. I, specially, would have liked to see more about the Jackson 5 years and, subsequently, the transition from Gary, Indiana to Los Angeles.
I did appreciate how they made the immediate connection on why Michael chose the name Neverland for his estate… that was nice touch of emotional healing through the eyes of young Michael.
I definitely did not like the abrupt ending. Although, I can see and understand why it was so abrupt. But I believe they could have ended the movie better than just a hard cut to black.
SAVED BY THE BELL
Oh my! We had quite the hail storm in Springfield last week—millions dollar worth of damage throughout the city. Some places were hit harder than others, specifically, the north side of Springfield. A whole new fleet of rental cars had to brought to the airport because all the rental cars were damaged or totaled. Nearly almost all teachers and students at Hillcrest High School experienced damage to their car.
In my apartment complex alone, I counted eleven cars with significant damage when I got home from work, which makes me glad that I teach in central Springfield. I wouldn’t classify it as schadenfreude, but it’s real close, because I’m glad that I was not at home during the hail storm because I would have definitely had damage done to my car—luckily, my apartment windows were still intact.
MSU INTERIOR DESIGN’S SENIOR SHOWCASE
So, technically, Missouri State’s Interior Design Senior Showcase did not happen in April; it happened in March. However, I have just been so ecstatic about getting to sponsor an event for the first time that I just had to write about my excitement.
“As a newer business and solo entrepreneur, it brings my heart joy to see my logo on a board next to some bigger companies.” (@braylon.williams, Instagram)
Honestly, when I look back at that picture of the board with all the sponsors’ logos, I can’t describe what I feel; there’s just so many positive emotions that flow through my body when I look at that picture that it’s too hard to pick just one to describe everything. It kind of feels like the beginning of a new chapter.