Mercy Mercy Me

~~~ Recently, I had my six month dental visit. I do not have an aversion to the dentist, thanks to my mom locating a gentle pediatric dentist during my childhood. Sadly, my mom did have horrifying childhood dental experiences including extractions without the benefit of Novocain. Thank heavens, I only learned of her tragic […]

SC STATEWIDE PRIMARY ELECTIONS

~~~ I will not go into a long drawn out message. Today in South Carolina are statewide primary elections for both major political parties. Go to http://www.scvotes.org to find your polling place and see & print a copy of your sample ballot as well as other details. REMEMBER your vote is your voice…don’t stay silent. I […]

Dear NPR Executives

~~~ In the blog post Do We Care?, I hit on the main points of financially supporting public radio and television. However, when you are disappointed in any organization whether it is an elected official, retail business, or a public radio broadcast group, it is important to speak up and speak out. Below is the […]

Do We Care?

~~~ Today, I learned that one of my favorite National Public Radio (NPR) shows, Tell Me More will be taken off the air August 1st. In addition to cancellation of the show there are 28 positions that are being eliminated. As reported by NPRs The Two-Way, “These times require that we organize ourselves in different […]

Mother’s Day Musings

~~~ Mother’s Day use to be one of my of my favorite days, until 2011. This is the year that my mom passed. I still had my grandmother to be with and love; however, not having my mom that first Mother’s Day was and is still painful. My grandmother passed a few weeks after Mother’s […]

Girls Around The World

~~~ Every girl on this planet that we inhabit should be afforded the right to an education. Every girl should be able to feel safe and not live in fear of being hurt or taken from their family. A little over one and half weeks ago the news of 270 Nigerian girls, abducted from their […]

Food Angels

~~~ When I was a child my mom told me to always be kind to people, especially service workers. People who worked in the kitchens and did janitorial work she said would always be helpful. From time to time to make extra money she would do some light housework for a friend. Her belief was […]

With Humble Hands

Originally posted on PaisleyPerspective:
~~~ Pound Cake Love April 15, 2011 at 7:04am marked the last time, I communicated with my mother at least in the earthly realm. She breathed her last breath sometime that morning. But this blog post isn’t to reflect on her death; for that you can look at post from April and May…

Peace Be With You

Originally posted on PaisleyPerspective:
~~~ Early in our marriage, my husband and I decided to continue attending our individual churches. He is Catholic and I am Baptist, we figure different staircase same heaven. We alternate taking time to attend each other’s church and after 19 years of marriage, it works for us. One of the…

Photo Collage: 2013 Year In Review

A photo often says more than a full written page. In thinking through the the events important to me in 2013, I consolidated to four photo collages. Family, Sorority, & Political Activism as well as some main news items are the pinnacle of my year. So as promised in the 2013 Year In Review blog […]