Being diagnosed recently with Congestive Heart Failure means a lot of encounters with nurses in the Emergency Room, labs, and hospital floors. Yesterday, as I endured another scan, the nurse who uses ultrasound to find veins couldn't do so on me. She was so kind and empathetic because she knew her actions hurt me. I... Continue Reading →
Hidden Figures Brought Tears and Pride in Being a Black Woman
Daily writing promptWhat’s the last movie that made you cry?View all responses I did not know the history of the black women who worked at NASA and helped with John Glenn's historic orbit and the Apollo 11 moon landing. To see Black women portrayed in a film as more than domestics cleaning houses and as... Continue Reading →
My Faith is the Key to Living with Uncertainty
Daily writing promptHow do you deal with uncertainty?View all responses Life is full of uncertainty, with each day a mystery to be lived. The uncertainty derives from a lack of control over so many factors. For example, when driving, all we can control is our own cars, but not the cars of fellow drivers who... Continue Reading →
My First Job Taught Me Adults Can’t Walk Off a Job Because They Hate It
Daily writing promptWhat’s a moment when you realized you were officially an adult?View all responses I knew I wasn't a kid anymore when I got my first job in a chicken processing plant. I was so excited to think that I was about to earn my own money. But on the first day, I wondered... Continue Reading →
A True Neighbor Looks After Your Property
Daily writing promptWhat’s a moment when a stranger completely restored your faith in people?View all responses We moved to our home seven years ago. It is in a semi-rural location, and the quiet was something I was not accustomed to, having always lived in urban settings. Even though we were told we didn't need to... Continue Reading →
I Still Would Like to Buy the World a Coke and Keep It Company
Daily writing promptWhat’s a piece of media (book, movie, song) that changed how you see the world?View all responses In 1971, a commercial premiered with people of many races and ethnicities standing on a hillside, singing together about furnishing the world a home with love, buying the world a Coke, and keeping everyone company. It... Continue Reading →
Being Elderly Isn’t Just Pain and Forgetfulness!
Villa Nova, Portugal , May 2026 I would tell my 20-something self not to fear getting old. When we are young, we see being elderly as the antithesis of youth. We envision a time of pain, slowness, forgetfulness, isolation, and loneliness. But I have found it a time to reflect on what is possible and... Continue Reading →
Quitting a Good Job to Fulfill a Dream Pays Off Every Day
Daily writing promptDescribe a risk you took that you do not regret.View all responses My job in IT was being outsourced to another company in 1997, and the company only gave us thirty days’ notice. I was age 46, and I was in college part-time, but I knew that if I were to become the... Continue Reading →
I Look At Social Media, But I Don’t Share My Life
I came off of Facebook because I spent too much time distracted by reels. I also began to be disturbed at the ugliness of the rhetoric. Even when I taught college students, I advised them to be careful what they posted on social media, for fear of losing a future job because of an ill-advised... Continue Reading →
Speaking to My Daughter Every Sunday, No Matter Where I Travel, Keeps Me Connected to Family
Daily writing promptDescribe a positive thing a family member has done for you.View all responses My youngest daughter and I talk every Sunday. I have always found a way to. speak to her, no matter where my husband and I are traveling. That’s why when we arrived in Portugal last Thursday, and I could not... Continue Reading →
Help from Heaven 