When I thought about the topic for this blog post I had so much that I wanted to write, but as I am sitting here ready to type; I don’t know where I want to start. The last several years have seen race relations in this country go backwards to where it feels like Jim …
America’s Growing Pains
As I am writing this post, I just finished watching One Night in Miami that depicts one pivotal turning point in the lives for four friends - Malcolm X, Muhammad Ali, Jim Brown, and Sam Cooke. So many of the themes from the movie related to racism, race relations, and trying to dehumanize black people …
America, my country?
I don’t even know how to begin this post. America is the only place I’ve lived and the only country I’ve known. America is the place that my ancestors built through their blood, sweat, tears and forced enslavement. America is also the place that has caused me the most hurt and pain. Racism is destroying …
Is It Really a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood?
For those of you that follow my blog, you know that I usually write my posts on Sunday and share them then. But with so much happening in this country over the last week, I felt in my spirit that today was the day I needed to share. As a black woman in this country, …
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Sunday Family Dinner – Shift Your Focus
I have struggled to write this post for several weeks and even now it's difficult for me to formulate exactly what I want to say. Myself, just like the rest of the world is dealing with the crisis of this pandemic. We are all feeling various emotions from anxiety, to fear, to frustration, to uncertainty, …
WednesdaysWithTheDoc Podcast Show – Episode “The Month of Love”
In February of 2017, I published podcast episodes on The Month of Love. In these episodes, I talked about how to love yourself, how to love others, and practical tips on how to get more love in your life. As we are now 6 days into February and what some call the month of Love, …
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Special Edition – Are We Really Free?
So for those of you that know me and know me really well, you know that I love to watch movies. I am a big movie buff and often times I find myself uncovering the hidden messages or lessons in some movies. Today, I found myself watching The Free State of Jones. In full disclosure, …
What Is Your Preparation For the New Year?
As we are in the last Sunday of 2019 and are on the cusp of a new year, as you gather around the Sunday dinner table today, have a conversation about how you are preparing to enter 2020. I decided that to prepare for 2020, I was going to purge any old things. That includes …
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Sunday Family Dinner – Remember Why You Celebrate Christmas
I said before that Christmas is my favorite time of the year. My maternal side of the family always had huge celebrations for Christmas. There was always a Christmas play at church and other festivities with friends and loved ones. It always seemed like there was extra love, warmth, and friendship in the air at …
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Sunday Family Dinner – It’s Christmas Time!
Christmas has always been my favorite holiday and time of the year. Really, as soon as Fall comes in, I start to get tingly on the inside and begin anticipating the start of the Thanksgiving and Christmas Holiday Season. See, in my family we always had huge celebrations around the holiday and it just seemed …
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