Almost year ago I decided to start my blog, Simply J. Leigh. I didn’t know where this journey was going to take me. But it was one of the best decisions I’ve made. Doing this has created a confidence, yet a humility in me to be okay releasing. Releasing the joys, the blessings, and the messiness of life.

I have been MIA the past few weeks - and let me just say life has been happening! But I have been trying to roll with all the newness life is continuously bringing all while juggling motherhood and marriage - which ladies we know can be tiringggg but is sooo rewarding.

Life after a baby was nothing like I expected. Nothing anyone told me could have prepared me for the physical, emotional, and mental journey and changes I was embarking on. Some I understood. Most I didn't.

After I had my son Cairo in 2019, I remember having a strong desire to just get back to my normal self. But my world was moving full speed and I literally had no time to get back to me!

Husband, father, grandfather, elder, deacon, uncle, and friend are just some of the many titles my dad, Alton Williams holds. But the most recent title he holds is CANCER SURVIVOR.

It breaks my heart that we continue to witness innocent black lives being taken from us. That we continue to witness hatred on some many levels. And that we continue to witness such a disregard for the lives of our black sisters and brothers. As if our lives are not as precious. As if our voices are not as meaningful. As if we are not worthy of the same rights and opportunities as any other human being on this planet.

And sadly, because of instances like this, I was nervous to have a son. To raise a son in the climate that America is facing and has faced for so many years.