Tag Archives: hope
Little Acts of Kindness
RAVE to spring. Spring has officially sprung itself from the deep sleep of a cold, wet, PNW winter. While I do not mind the sleepy gray of winter, I am of an age where the sweet song of early birds and … Continue reading
Culture Styles
Style has a profound meaning to black Americans. If we can’t drive, we will invent walks and the world will envy the dexterity of our feet. If we can’t have a ham, we will boil chitterlings; if we are given … Continue reading
The Courage
May I have the courage today to live the life that I would love To postpone my dream no longer But do at last what I came here for And waste my heart on my fear no more. Try it: Write … Continue reading
Thanks for Sheltering Me
The apartment was 1,300 square feet of uncertainty, the red front door welcoming me to life after divorce. For three years, it sheltered me, a single mother of two, allowing me to rediscover who I was without a wedding ring. … Continue reading
My Radiant Light
My close friends know that I lost my mother to ovarian cancer. They don’t know that five years later, I lost my brother to a fatal accident — and that within months of his passing, my father also died, his … Continue reading
