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May 2018

May 26, 2018

How Duckweed And Turtles Can Change Your Life

Duckweed and turtles can change your life. At one of my favorite parks, there...

May 19, 2018

Sleep Woking Folks (“Stay Woke” Has Issues)

"Stay Woke" is so popular, you can buy a t-shirt and magically transform into...

May 12, 2018

Napping While Black: America’s Graduation Gift to High School Seniors

It is May. It marks graduation season in the United States. And Saraah Brasch,...

May 06, 2018

Love and Gaslight: Does Spiritual Privilege Exist?

Love and light. It is not just a phrase used by your raw vegan, ginger...

April 2018

April 29, 2018

Making Peace With My Childlessness

I shall not ever get to be a biological mother. I have grieved over...

April 22, 2018

Can Good Christians Be Unintentionally Racist? Issues Part II

In Part One, I unmasked three ways kind and loving Christians unintentionally support a racist...

April 15, 2018

Can Good Christians Be Unintentionally Racist? Issues Part I

If you have been in the United States for at least thirty minutes or...

April 08, 2018

Want to Know Your Purpose? Start with Gratitude Part III

In the Part I, I suggested that our purpose—God’s will for our lives is...

April 01, 2018

Want to Know Your Purpose? Start With Gratitude Part II

In the Part I, I introduced this realization I had about our purpose—God’s will for...

March 2018

March 25, 2018

Want to Know Your Purpose? Start with Gratitude Part I

Have you ever wondered, God what is my purpose? Whelp, the Bible says that...

March 18, 2018

Omarosa: Sell-Out or Braveheart?

Whitney Mariah Janet Beyonce Madonna Selena Rihanna Beloved by the masses, these stars’ ubiquitous...

March 11, 2018

Who Made You God? The Problem with Trying to Save People Part II

In Part I, I discussed honoring people’s free wills, our own principles and trusting...

March 04, 2018

Who Made You God? The Problem with Trying to Save People Part 1

Have you ever met people who seem like they are bent on a self-destructive path-as...

February 2018

February 25, 2018

I Don’t Feel Like Social Justicing: Race and My Husband’s Medical Emergency

Over the past week, my husband, the love of my life, my best friend,...

February 18, 2018

Lose the Guns and Keep the Privilege: Facing the Issue of White Male Mass Shooters

A recent school shooting had taken place. It alarmed and grieved many of us, who...

February 10, 2018

My Thoughts After Two Ageist Encounters Within a Month

The United States’ obsession with youth has created a monster where disrespect to olders...

February 03, 2018

Yep! They Remembered: When People Bring Up Your Past

Have you ever wanted to do something different, anything from a new hobby to...

January 2018

January 27, 2018

Why I Stopped Laughing at Black Comedians Who Dress As Black Women

I used to watch and laugh at Black male comedians who would wear dresses to...

January 20, 2018

Beyond the Black Dress: Five Ways to Stop Sexism in Hollywood

When you have millions from the public and your peers applauding your fashion choice, I...

January 13, 2018

Get Out of Your Own Way: Avoiding Turnpikes and Following Your Gut

I avoid turnpikes, toll roads, or whatever else you want to call them, as much...

January 06, 2018

Give Civil Unrest a Rest: Three Things to Face Before the Next Race Riot Hits

I think we need to face a few issues about race riots. Since we are...

December 2017

December 30, 2017

It Was Not Your Best Year After All: Finding Heaven in a Hell Year

I went through hell this year. These days it seems rather taboo to own up...

December 23, 2017

Lessons from Cliff Rappelling and Why I Am Over It

I am a Black woman visiting Utah. I feel like a Black woman visiting Utah....

December 16, 2017

Does This Black Woman Think My White Husband is Racist?

I think there is a Black woman out there who might think my husband is...

December 09, 2017

Joy Reid, Sam Seder, and a Priest: Who Needs a Writing Confessional?

A growing trend within our U.S. society is to rummage through social media garbage and...

December 01, 2017

She is Meghan Markle, Not Keisha Kaepernick

I do not mean to rain on Black women's celebratory barbecues, which is a signal...

November 2017

November 22, 2017

The Perv Plague is Real and Women Need Jerk Vaccines Against It

We have a Perv Plague. That is, a plague of perversion. Someone needs to say...

November 17, 2017

The Call For Trump’s Impeachment: Another Highway to Hell With Our Principles

[social_warfare] I did not know AC/DC was a Christian rock band. Was “Highway to Hell”...

November 10, 2017

Has #MeToo Been Whitewashed? Three Things to Stop and One Thing to Start

Has #Metoo become another case of whitewashing a movement? When Alyssa Milano asked for victims...

November 03, 2017

How September 11 Changed the Way I View the Las Vegas Mass Shooting

Some situations are Black and White to me. Some situations are clear as day, while...