Caroline stood by her grandmother's casket and looked with such love on the woman who had raised her when her mother had simply walked away and left her. Nana was so cool, and everyone who knew her loved her, for she was real. There was nothing artificial about Nana, as she told people exactly what... Continue Reading →
Standing by the ocean looking at the people cry, Kaley's soul seeks peace for them. She remembers that three to five women die every day from domestic violence As a survivor, she's asked to speak a word of comfort, but, how do you make sense of senseless acts? As she lights a candle and lays... Continue Reading →
Easy streets are situations in which problems, difficulties, and worries can be avoided. I am a living witness that there are no easy streets in this life. Yes, there may times of tremendous financial comfort and security, but lives free of worries, problems, and difficulties simply do not exist. You cannot be too cute, too... Continue Reading →
Recently, I was reminded of a remark that my best friend's father made one day when we were swooning over some guy. Mr. Bubba said,"There's a difference between a real man and a guy in a pair of pants!" Of course, being two teenage girls, we laughed at him and never missed a beat in... Continue Reading →
I had just completed a lecture on domestic violence. I told the young women that they should never keep anyone in their lives who puts them down and calls them names. I also told them that if the person you love does not support your dreams and tells you that you will never accomplish them,... Continue Reading →
From experience, I know that the old saying that every man is a dog is simply not true, but I have, unfortunately, met men who qualify as curs, mean and cowardly persons, as unfriendly as mongrel dogs. Having been raised only by women, and never having lived in a house with a male and female... Continue Reading →
We all need a safe space, a place of refuge from the difficulties and challenges of life. It is important to choose a safe space that has the power to strengthen and keep us in times of trouble and upheaval in our lives. In the psalm for this week, Psalm 46, one of the descendants... Continue Reading →
The chick flicks always seem to show the most desirable men as the captivating men whose smiles make women "weak in the knees." These are the ones who appear attuned to just what women want and need. The implication is that if you are looking for the man of your dreams, the knight in shining... Continue Reading →
Commentators say that today people do not change their minds on issues, even when presented with the "facts." What is a fact? It is a statement that is indisputably the case, meaning a reality or a certainty. So, I started to think about some statements that I believe are indisputably real and certain. Here is... Continue Reading →
No one on the bus wanted to sit next to me. I cannot say that I blamed them, for I was a mess of torn skin, a torn soul, and torn fabric. I was running from a bad situation, one in which I was promised that I would suffer the same assault to my body... Continue Reading →
Help from Heaven 