Daily writing promptWhat is the most important thing to carry with you all the time?View all responses I take my faith with me everywhere. Faith looks different for everyone. What we believe in or Whom we believe controls the universe impacts the level of love we are willing to give away to others and to... Continue Reading →
I Won’t Compromise My Intellect: Fandango Flash Fiction Challenge
He wiped the dust from the stairs before we sat down. His disdain for me masqueraded as a concern. So when he uttered those four dreaded words, I knew I wouldn't like what I was about to learn. No matter the slant he tried to put on the words, I knew that my heart was... Continue Reading →
Take Me With You, Mr. Train Engineer!
I wait for the trains to pass each day, Watching enviously from the hillside. I wonder where they are headed, Wishing I was going along for the ride. So many places that I could visit and see, And peaceful people I so long to meet. But I can only dream as the trains go by,... Continue Reading →
Happiness is a Family Affair, Sometimes!
Daily writing promptList 30 things that make you happy.View all responses I can list 38 "things" that make me happy. One (1) extraordinary man who has added joy and adventure to my life for nearly 20 years. Thank God for Internet dating! Between us, we have eight (8) children who keep us feeling needed and... Continue Reading →
A Firm Faith to Stand on God’s Words
A fountain in Corbevoie, a suburb of Paris, France, May 2023 Isaiah 7:9 “Unless your faith is firm, I cannot make you stand firm.” When King Ahaz of Judah learned that the two kings of Syria and Israel were planning to attack Jerusalem, he and his people were scared, trembling “like trees shaking in a... Continue Reading →
A Living Witness that the Promises of God Are True
Daily writing promptHow would you describe yourself to someone?View all responses I thought it was a good bargain: a physical beating in exchange for hearing someone say to me, "I love you!" I was 17 and had never heard those words spoken by anyone, not even my parents. I think that a part of me... Continue Reading →
The Evidence of God’s Goodness
Luke 7:11-16 Soon afterward, Jesus went with his disciples to the village of Nain, and a large crowd followed him. A funeral procession was coming out as he approached the village gate. The young man who had died was a widow’s only son, and a large crowd from the village was with her. When the Lord saw... Continue Reading →
Off to See the Land of the Vikings
Daily writing promptIf you won two free plane tickets, where would you go?View all responses Let me share a funny story to start. I lived in a small Midwestern city surrounded by cornfields for one year as I taught at a nearby university. Finding a hairdresser was difficult for a black woman, but I finally... Continue Reading →
A Beloved Name
Daily writing promptWhat's the story behind your nickname?View all responses My children call me "Gina. I became the legal guardian for two nieces and two nephews, ages 2-6 when I was 21. They had called me Gina since they could talk. When their mother, my only sibling, died unexpectedly, and I took physical custody of... Continue Reading →
A Promise Is Forever
Image credit by Jules Paige Fort Washington, WI Looking at the rainbows over the water, My soul finds sweet peace once again. I remember the joy found in such beauty, When I visited the ocean with kith and kin. I'm grateful I learned early the power of the water To soothe me and take away... Continue Reading →
Help from Heaven 