It can be really scary to go it alone. It can be really scary to go it alone.   There is great comfort in being part of a team or working with a group on a project.  If things do not go as planned, you are not the only one at fault.  You don’t have to… Continue reading Pave Your Own Road

Enterprising women are the backbone of society. Woman, and especially enterprising women, are the backbone and spine of society.  Without enterprising women; society could not stand, it would collapse.  The vast majority of households, communities, organizations and businesses are sustained by the labor of women. Too often, that labor goes unnoticed and uncompensated. The first… Continue reading Enterprising Women

PUT ON THE ARMOR OF GOD STAND FIRM STAY STRONG WALK ALONE  They charge like warriors; they scale walls like soldiers. They all march in line, not swerving from their course. Joel 2:7 The Armor of God: Ephesians 6:10-17 10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might. 11 Put on the full armor of… Continue reading The Armor of God

IF I WILL NOT PUT THE TRUTH IN MY BOOK . . . After I self-published my first poetry collection, Faith 2 Talk, I went to see the renowned poet Nikki Giovanni.  Nikki discussed a book she wrote about Rosa Parks.  During her discussion, she remarked: “If you don’t put the truth into your book,… Continue reading TRUTH

Each year begins and ends differently.  Christmas day is a benchmark of how my year has been.  As a child, the coming of Christmas was a time of excitement and anticipation.  As an adult, the coming of Christmas is a time of memories and reflection.  The American holiday season is a time that acutely highlights… Continue reading When home hurts

I realize if I do not write, I will perish.