One of the few Christmases I remember in my youth was the last one before my mother moved to New York to look for work. I must have been about 6 or 7. I had only seen white dolls, but my sister and I awoke to find two beautiful Black dolls, dressed as though they... Continue Reading →
The Oldest Make the Rules: Can You Tell A Story In
Here’s a brief synopsis of our swamp, Where the octogenarians rule in this clinic for seniors. Wearing bargain dungarees, they insist on noodles, But we seventy-somethings want rice but have no interveners. Day after day, we eat food we hate, All because the others were born first. But in ten years, we’ll be the oldest,... Continue Reading →
As the Matriarch, My Mission is Encouragement and Faith Building
I am stunned to know that I am now the oldest generation of my family. When I was younger, I liked sitting beside or on the lap of the older women and listening to them gossip about their children and neighbors, while passing along to me, maybe unknowingly, behaviors that were unacceptable or unglodly. I... Continue Reading →
Love and Family Should Be Synonymous: One Liner Wednesday
Generally, it is love that creates families, and it should be that same love that bonds us to each other and connects us across space and time, regardless of our politics or religion. Rev. Dr. Regina Davis-Sowers Family together in Porto, Portugal, 2024 Written for One-Liner Wednesday from Linda G. Hill. Copyright ©All posts on... Continue Reading →
I Love Snow: I Don’t Want to Drive In It!
I loved to be sitting near the great big front window, Watching the snow fall and covering the gates and trees. There was a peacefulness in it that healed my soul, But I didn’t think of having to drive in it gleefully. I knew that we had to go to work the next day in... Continue Reading →
I Cancelled Facebook: It Was A Distraction I Didn’t Need
Daily writing promptWhat could you do differently?View all responses I canceled Facebook and LinkedIn today because I was spending too much time reading on them, hours that I could be doing work or writing my book. I would check Facebook to see if a child or grandchild had written something or posted a picture, and... Continue Reading →
Encouragement Is The Best Message
Daily writing promptIf you had a freeway billboard, what would it say?View all responses The Sun is Always Shining Above the Storm Clouds, and Every Storm Eventually Ends. My billboard would seek to encourage everyone that trials and troubles always end. I remember feeling hopeless and overwhelmed. The storm clouds that had been pouring rain... Continue Reading →
The Past Warns Us that Our Future is Either Looking Good or Grim
When we think about what we would like to accomplish in life, we use the past as a barometer of what is possible for us to achieve. It may be a parent's past revealed many times over, until you hope never to hear it again, that reminds you that if they could survive the bad... Continue Reading →
One Liner Wednesdays: The Miraculous
Paris, France, June 5, 2023 It is the miraculous, seemingly impossible moments of God's pure grace that change our lives and grow our faith to endure future trials and tribulations. Rev. Dr. Regina Davis-Sowers, Isaiah 46 Ministries Written for One-Liner Wednesday, 12-31-2025. I am a bit late, but my husband's survival of a hospital stay... Continue Reading →
I Want A World That My Great-Grandchildren Can Flourish In
With the attack on Venezuela and the continuing wars in Gaza and Ukraine, I fear that a world war will start sooner rather than later. The disregard for the Constitution and the lack of checks and balances on the policies being created and enforced in this country, including disrespect for the rule of law, leave... Continue Reading →
Help from Heaven 