Daily writing promptHow did you meet your significant other?View all responses I started to believe that I was meant to be in the last chapter of this life alone. But I had not given up hope that somewhere in the universe there was a significant other for me, someone like me trying hard to find... Continue Reading →
They Call Me a DIVA, but It’s Not a Bad Thing. Thank God for Nurses!
Being diagnosed recently with Congestive Heart Failure means a lot of encounters with nurses in the Emergency Room, labs, and hospital floors. Yesterday, as I endured another scan, the nurse who uses ultrasound to find veins couldn't do so on me. She was so kind and empathetic because she knew her actions hurt me. I... Continue Reading →
Hidden Figures Brought Tears and Pride in Being a Black Woman
Daily writing promptWhat’s the last movie that made you cry?View all responses I did not know the history of the black women who worked at NASA and helped with John Glenn's historic orbit and the Apollo 11 moon landing. To see Black women portrayed in a film as more than domestics cleaning houses and as... Continue Reading →
Staying Sane While Ignoring the Noise!
Daily writing promptWhat’s a conspiracy theory you actually find believable?View all responses Finally, a question I can't answer. I don't keep up with conspiracy theories, and in doing so, I keep my mental stability. When I used to listen to every rumor or conspiracy theory that was on Facebook, I tended to worry all the... Continue Reading →
Finding a Place for My Faith to Call Home
When our church closed at the end of June, I was heartbroken. My husband and I had to find a new place to worship, preferably somewhere we could continue to do God’s work that we felt called to complete. We missed our former church family, but felt we had to go wherever God led us.... Continue Reading →
My Faith is the Key to Living with Uncertainty
Daily writing promptHow do you deal with uncertainty?View all responses Life is full of uncertainty, with each day a mystery to be lived. The uncertainty derives from a lack of control over so many factors. For example, when driving, all we can control is our own cars, but not the cars of fellow drivers who... Continue Reading →
My First Job Taught Me Adults Can’t Walk Off a Job Because They Hate It
Daily writing promptWhat’s a moment when you realized you were officially an adult?View all responses I knew I wasn't a kid anymore when I got my first job in a chicken processing plant. I was so excited to think that I was about to earn my own money. But on the first day, I wondered... Continue Reading →
Knowing You Are Unworthy is Quite Humbling: Sunday Devotional
Genesis 32:9-10 Then Jacob prayed, “O God of my grandfather Abraham, and God of my father, Isaac—O Lord, you told me, ‘Return to your own land and to your relatives.’ And you promised me, ‘I will treat you kindly.’ I am not worthy of all the unfailing love and faithfulness you have shown to me, your servant.... Continue Reading →
How Does a Southerner Give Up Salt and Grease?
It's good to be home from the hospital. It's extra awful to end up in the hospital because of your own stubbornness. I have resisted the fact that I am susceptible to congestive heart failure, although I have a genetic heart ailment. I have had three hospitalizations, counting this week, and I am finally convinced... Continue Reading →
Seems Everyone Wants Chick-fil-A, So Be Patient
Daily writing promptWhich is the best restaurant in your city?View all responses I haven't been to every restaurant in my town, but I can still tell you the best restaurant based on how long the car queue is, from breakfast to closing. Chick-Fil-A is packed to the gills, no matter what time you go. It's... Continue Reading →
Help from Heaven 