Daily writing promptIf you were going to open up a shop, what would you sell?View all responses Once, a student at a prestigious university in California asked me why he paid for college but also had to do the work assigned. I explained to him that the product I sold as a Sociology professor was... Continue Reading →
Don’t Ever Lose Your Faith!
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 →
When I Was the Barbarian at the Gate!
Daily writing promptWhat's the most money you've ever spent on a meal? Was it worth it?View all responses I decided at a period in my life that I had to learn to enjoy life alone, to find joy in my own company. I had kept dating the wrong people because I wanted so badly to... 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 →
Is There Anyone Still Alive in English Villages?
Daily writing promptDescribe one habit that brings you joy.View all responses I love to read and binge-watch English murder mysteries. Through Acorn and Britbox, if I am not careful, I will spend every waking hour watching the wonderful detective chief inspectors and coroners and their sidekicks solve the deaths of people in the small villages... 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 →
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 →
Learning to Discern What’s Really Important Leads to Harmony in Relationships
Daily writing promptWhat could you let go of, for the sake of harmony?View all responses I had to learn to let go of needing to have every decision regarding my home with my husband go my way. Conflict regarding which way the toilet paper rolled, how the sheets on the bed should be placed, and... Continue Reading →
Music Connects Us to Strangers and Friends
Daily writing promptWhat is your favorite genre of music?View all responses Jazz is my favorite music, for the cool sounds of Marsalis, Monk, Gillespie, and Baptiste make my feet move and take away my sorrows. To hear jazz played around the world reminds me of our connections to each other across the categories created to... Continue Reading →
Help from Heaven 