“Hanging Clothes on a Line” My daughter, Hannah, has recently been accepted into Veterinary School at a large university in Sydney, Australia. She starts her training soon, but moved to Australia two weeks early before classes start to allow herself time to adjust to this new place. There is always an adjustment to any new [...]
“Nozema”
“Nozema” Nozema is the real name of the young black woman who raised me as a young child. She was hired by my grandmother to be a Nannie for me and to help around the home after my mother had her second and third babies, my sister Jane and my brother Walter. With two small [...]
“A Place for Many Opinions”
“A Place for Many Opinions” In a large house, with many persons living together, we would be hard pressed to find unison of opinions, particularly about things political. While I hold many strong opinions and beliefs, it does not mean that I am not open to dialogue on any and all issues of life. The [...]
“A Word for the New Year”
January 1, 2018 “A Word for the New Year” “Behold, I will do a new thing. Now it shall spring forth; Shall you not know it? I will make a road in the wilderness And rivers in the desert… To give drink to my people, my chosen. This people I have formed for myself They [...]
“The Gift of the Christ Child”
“The Gift of the Christ Child” And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was righteous and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel; and the Holy Spirit was upon him. And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Spirit, that he should not see [...]
‘The Gift Of Jerusalem”
“The Gift of Jerusalem” “And it came to pass after these things, that God did test Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, behold here I am. And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him [...]
“Beauty”
“Beauty” Last night at the Peace Center in Greenville, S.C., I was privileged to accompany my wife and daughter to a performance of “The Nutcracker”, performed by the International Ballet. International guest stars including Adiarys Almeida and Taras Domitro (from Cuba). The Greenville Symphony, led by Conductor Maestro Edvard Tchivzhel (who defected from Russia), performed [...]
“Now Thank We All Our God!”
“Now Thank We All Our God” Now thank we all our God With heart and hands and voices, Who wondrous things have done, In whom his world rejoices; Who from our mothers’ arms Has blessed us on our way With countless gifts of love, And still is ours today. (Verse 1 of the hymn, “Now [...]
“Thanksgiving Turkey”
“Thanksgiving Turkey” Tomorrow is Thanksgiving! It is a feast of celebration in our home, as it is the same in so many other homes across the USA. The tradition of Thanksgiving apparently goes back to the Pilgrims and the Indians of Plymouth, who somehow put aside their differences to sit down and have a Thanksgiving [...]
“The Christian Women and Boko Haram – the Chibok Diaries”
“The Christian Women and Boko Haram – the Chibok Diaries” BBC news reports today provided an excellent article entitled: “Chibok diaries: Chronicling a Boko Haram kidnapping”. (BBC News, Top Stories, October 23, 2017) The journalist Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani interviews Naomi Adamu, who along with Sarah Samuel and three other girls used their books to chronicle [...]
Modern Stories of the Way 