‘What’s In A Name’ There are some cultures that use rituals when naming a baby. I recently read the blog Just Genesis about African Naming Practices, which states: Giving a child a meaningful name in Africa requires accepting that the child has a personal dignity right from the moment of conception that needs toContinueContinue reading “Author Feature~ Andrea Daniel”
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Uncomfortable
I’ve realized how uncomfortable I get when people talk about other people, be it their clothes, their hair, and especially their personal business. I am not sure when it started, or if that feeling of being uncomfortable was always there lying dormant some place. Lately I’ve noticed it more and more. Now, it’s not toContinueContinue reading “Uncomfortable”
Happy Birthday to Me
Happy Mother’s Day Mom
Mother’s Day I have been without my mother for the last twenty-four years. Most of that time she was here in the physical but her spirit was long gone. I was nineteen when my mother was diagnosed with Pre-senile Dementia which later would become Alzheimers. My Mother lived twenty-one years with this disease taking awayContinueContinue reading “Happy Mother’s Day Mom”
Whitney Houston
Words cannot express how deeply hurt I am over the loss of one of the greatest voices of my time. My only solace is of the many memories I have of laying on the floor in my livingroom as a teenager and playing her albums over and over again. My heart aches for Whitney’s daughterContinueContinue reading “Whitney Houston”