Nikkya HargroveWhen My Siblings CallEvery morning, even before my three children clamor for their breakfast, my phone pings with the words “Danny” and “FaceTime.” It’s my…·5 min read·May 19, 2021----
Nikkya HargroveCaught In Between The Aisles: A Marital ConundrumThe last time I took my 4-year-old twin daughters into a store, they knocked over the entire display while I waited in line to checkout…·4 min read·Feb 17, 2020--1--1
Nikkya HargroveThey tell me I nag.Today, we live as a loud and loving family. I have my days. Days when I am frustrated with the forgetfulness, days when I do not…·3 min read·Nov 13, 2019----
Nikkya HargroveinP.S. I Love YouShe Speaks: When Your Partner Preaches On Sunday MorningMy wife stood in front of a congregation full of people last Sunday morning and told a story to them about our marriage. In front of…·2 min read·Nov 7, 2019----
Nikkya HargroveWhen Your Child Sleeps With You: What Every Parent Needs To KnowMy daughter barrels over me, scaling my belly, over my hip, and snuggles up against my back. She throws her arm around my waist in search…·2 min read·Oct 29, 2019----
Nikkya HargroveRaising Black Kids in the #MeToo and #BlackLivesMatter Era“I am scared of the dark,” is how my daughters often begin their bedtime routine. They tell me at every stage of their night routine that…·5 min read·Oct 15, 2019----
Nikkya HargroveinP.S. I Love YouShe Sings: My Daughter Gave Me Courage To Sing My Own SongShe sings. She sings no matter the time of day or who is around. She sings regardless of whether or not she is in tune (though she is…·3 min read·Oct 9, 2019----
Nikkya HargroveinP.S. I Love YouA Little Magic: Lessons Learned In The LibraryMy children and I walked into a local library, trying to kill time between our back to back church services over the weekend. With my…·4 min read·Oct 7, 2019--1--1
Nikkya HargroveSleep Warrior: A Mommy On A MissionI write this sitting in bed, with my twin daughters. They are trying, rather hard to will themselves to sleep. It is 8pm on Tuesday night…·3 min read·Oct 2, 2019----
Nikkya HargroveMoms Don’t Quit: What Shonda Rhimes’s Memoir Taught MeI laughed out loud many times while reading Shonda Rhimes’s Year of Yes. It is funny. She is funny. She is my new girl crush (I’ve not…·5 min read·Sep 24, 2019----