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He Wasn’t Trying to Die

Rest in Peace Michael. One thing that continues to trouble my soul since June 25, 2009 is the fact that Michael Jackson was not trying to die.  He had too much to live for -first and foremost, his own children, along with his passion for healing the world through healing children.  At 50 years old, [...]

God’s Plan for Success Doesn’t Always Mirror Our Own

I have certainly lived long enough to know the truth in the saying… “If you want to make God laugh, tell him what you have planned.” Whenever we plan anything involving others, there is the guarantee something in the plan will change. Over the years, I have been fortunate enough to work as an event [...]

Praise Is What I Do

“And David danced before the LORD with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod. So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the LORD with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet. And as the ark of the LORD came into the city of David, [...]

Does God Really Provide a Soulmate?

Recently I attended an event with a group of Christian women who prayerfully watched the documentary film Soulmate… Everywoman’s Journey to Finding True Love.  The film’s description as listed on Amazon.com is “For those still waiting to exhale, Soulmate is a gripping cinematic journey into the realities facing today’s successful, saved and single African American [...]

Why We Need Education

Education is a life-long journey. Since its inception, the mantra of the United Negro College Fund has been “A Mind is a Terrible Thing to Waste.” Gone are the days when a high school diploma is the minimum entry-level requirement to begin a well-paying career. Whether you are seeking a career in services industries, the [...]

Understanding Love

What I have come to realize after being divorced for many years, is my ex-husband and I did not share the same core values. For him, the ideal marriage was keeping a wife “barefoot and pregnant;” to use an old phrase. During our relationship before we were married this deeply embedded ideal, passed down from [...]

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