I find it quite honestly dismaying How few of us know our civil rights. For history tells us people died for them, People who never wavered in the fight. But now our rights are being jeopardized, Threatened by those who pray for a civil war, Who don't seem to understand what is meant By freedom... Continue Reading →
Every Voice Counts!
From Mindlovemisery's Menagerie "Hold the sign higher, Carol Anne!" She was trying to give her old arms some rest, but people kept screaming at her to put the sign up higher and higher, so everyone could see their message of hope. Carol Anne wanted to tell Jan, her best friend of over 50 years, that... Continue Reading →
My Soul is Weary, But I am Still Holding On!
I love America! It's my home, born and bred! It's, unfortunately, imperative that I state these facts from the beginning, so that no one feels the need to tell me to "go back where I came from." I know that I may lose some followers, but this is a post that I have been putting... Continue Reading →
Holding on to My Faith in Humankind: Weekend Writing Prompt
Some may call me obdurate in my belief That babies everywhere aren't born full of hate. Someone has to teach those little ones to loathe others For racism and other isms to carry a lot of weight. I love to see the toddlers laughing and hugging, Not mindful of any kind of differences there. So... Continue Reading →
One Love, One Race: Sunday Devotion #6
Malachi 2:10: Have we not all one Father? Has not one God created us? Why then are we faithless to one another, profaning the covenant of our fathers?” I remember the day a black coworker at the local telephone company asked me how I could love the "white man's God." I responded that I didn't think of... Continue Reading →
This Walk is for You, Old Thing!
As we started walking along the Silver Comet Trail on yesterday, I failed to notice that we were walking downhill most of the way, which meant that the way back would be all uphill. Before we left home, I made reference to this possibility to my husband, Douglas, the lifelong hiker, and he assured me... Continue Reading →
A Tribute to Eloise!
You weren't like any other mother in the neighborhood. That caused me some embarrassment, for I wanted you to imitate the moms I saw on television, who, ironically, were white. Your quiescent moods seemed so unmaternal to my teenage mind, so I was too embarrassed to invite people to our home. Yes, you were an... Continue Reading →
A Mother’s Ferocious Love: Sunday Devotion #2
Matthew 15:25-28 The woman came and knelt before him. “Lord, help me!” she said. He replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.” “Yes it is, Lord,” she said. “Even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s table.” Then Jesus said to her, “Woman, you have great... Continue Reading →
Recipe for Success!
Dreams accompanied by determination are fulfilled. Written for the Saturday Six Word Story Prompt from My Random Ramblings. The prompt today is Dreams.
No Joy This Year!
I love graduations! So much so, that I have had three of my own, and I always volunteered to attend, much to the delight of other professors in my department! It's a day of pure joy. Parents are happy, particularly those who have been paying for college so so long, that they had come to... Continue Reading →
Help from Heaven 