This post is written with permission from a grieving mother who still has hope. Few things are harder than burying a child. In our finite minds it simply is not the natural order of life. Earlier this year, that is exactly what Sheree had to do when her 19 year-old daughter Dede was killed…
Marcus and I go to the same church. I met him 10 years ago when my husband was called as the pastor. He was in high school at the time and was memorable for several reasons: mainly that he is over six feet. As a teenager, he was smart, mannerable and funny. He did play…
For the last several days, we watched news reports of the exchange between Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and Muslim parents of a fallen U. S. soldier, Khizr and Ghazala Khan. Trump felt unfairly criticized by Khan at the Democratic National Convention last week and responded to those criticisms. I, like many others, have watched…
I recently served on a committee to address the diversity of an organization. The head of the organization and the diversity committee was a white man. I believe he truly was sincere in his desire to achieve greater racial and class diversity. As he shared his hopes for the committee and organization, he made a…
Eighteen years ago today, at 2:00 p.m. I stood in the St. James United Methodist Church in Kansas City, Missouri surrounded by family and friends and said, “I do” and “I will.” I wish I could remember what I thought marriage would be like on that day. I am sure it was something unrealistic and…
For the last several years, I’ve had to deal with a toxic person. You have probably had your share as well. Toxic people are usually family members, co-workers, church or PTA members with whom you must interact—even if it is on a limited basis. I am not talking about the person with the quirky personality…
Prince fans have spent the last several weeks mourning the death of this cultural icon. I have continued to enjoy Prince’s music as an adult, but he is embedded in the soundtrack of my youth. When I learned of his death, I thought about my best friend Erika and how we would spend hours talking…
A couple of years ago I started posting Facebook status updates called <insert blank stare> when I would share absolutely ludicrous statements colleges students I teach make and my fantasy reaction to those statements, which was to simply give them a blank stare. These statements usually come at the end of the semester when those…
On Monday, Tamara Gibbs, creator and founder of Single Serving for Single Women, wrote about what it is like to be single and in love. Today, she shares in her guest blog post what it is like to be single and waiting for love. I love that final scene in Sixteen Candles when Molly…
Though I am married, I have many single friends whom I love and are dear to me. For the overwhelming majority of my childhood, my mother was a divorced, single woman. I got married in my late 20s, so I do remember what it is like to be constantly asked about your love life from…
