I was checking out at Lowes last night; it is time to plant my summer garden. It was apparent the young man checking me out had some special needs, his speech was a bit impaired, but he was easily understood and so pleasant and kind. As he scanned my okra, peppers, zucchini, and herbs, he […]

I don’t like the word sin. When I found out my baby’s heart wasn’t beating the doctor came back into the room to a tearful distraught woman, he tried to tell me about the next steps and my options. He finished and sighed a deep sigh and said, “can I pray for you?” Full of […]

My poor friends had to hear me whine and cry a lot about trying to understand my journey when it seemed nothing was happening, when I felt I was in the desert, when I felt that I was not getting to live out my life call of helping develop women and girls. There were long […]

One out of every two marriages end in the U.S. but we just keep walking our brides to the altar and giving them away, quoting our vows, “til death due you part”, throwing grand parties, showering couples with gifts, employing cake decorators, photographers, videographers and Dj’s, and wishing them the best of luck! If this […]

Permission to be happy… Several years ago my family moved across the country to Florida, at the time it was a huge step of faith, as Dr. French did not have a job there. We were going to go and “spy out the land” and he was going to keep his counseling practice and job […]

There has been a drought all summer, as I have run over what used to be Scary Snake Swamp turned into Dry Ground Gorge. All summer the ground has been cracked and dry without a drop of water.  Without water, there are no snakes. As I watched this dry ground this summer it reminded me […]

As I spend time with women, friends, and colleagues, I am becoming more and more convinced that our cultural climate is something that should be scrutinized and pushed against and we should make every effort to resist the many temptations and norms thrown at us, why? Because it is so unhealthy and therefore so are […]

This sweet potato was sitting in my fruit basket a bit too long and started to sprout. I had heard that you could dip them in water a bit and they would start growing roots. I decided I wanted to try. I have found joy in watching this potato sprout one root, then another, then […]

I drove 6 boys down to Sky-zone today. With a car full of boys, there are always a lot of smells and a lot of energy. I stopped at Barnes and Noble and grabbed myself too many books! Lol, and came to let them play as I read the day away. I decided to pick […]

To some, it comes easy, to others it is a struggle. I am a grown woman that has to be careful to not fall back into tying my worth to what I do, my accomplishments, my fantastic behavior, and how many books I read . The narrative that goes like this, “I do well at […]