SubscribeIn Beijing, we are the tourist attractions (0)
9/03/10 •
As we walked the five or so minutes from our hotel to Forbidden City’s ancient sprawling grounds, people on the streets of Beijing stopped what they were doing to look at us. Some nonchalantly, others intently. Obviously, they don’t often see four beautiful African American women of various ages and hues strolling down their streets. [...]
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Adventures in China (0)
8/30/10 •
My daughter is on her way back to college today, and I am accompanying her. So are two of her aunts and her pastor. We all want to make sure that she gets settled just right in Beijing. This will be a learning experience for all of us. While she is getting adjusted to a [...]
Dealing with your new normal (0)
8/28/10 •
Sometimes life crashes in on us with such force that it changes our normal way of being. That’s what happened five years ago in New Orleans. Charles Evans was trapped at the New Orleans Convention Center with thousands of other desperate New Orleans residents following Hurricane Katrina. Then age 9, Charles touched my heart when [...]
Moving beyond anger to do good (0)
8/25/10 •
“Are you angry, bitter, ticked off?” the CNN commentator asked Shirley Sherrod, who yesterday said no to a job offer from the man who fired her weeks ago. Sherrod, as you may recall, is the former Agriculture Department official from Georgia who was summarily dismissed by the big boss at the USDA when a conservative blogger [...]
Unleashing the power within (0)
8/23/10 •
What would happen today if I fully uncorked the power that resides within me? What if you did the same? Just imagine if women of God of all shades stopped today and really lived Philippians 4:13 without doubt and fear. What would happen if African American women, some of the strongest women created by God, unleashed [...]
