Favorite Teachers

Teachers are the mortar of society. A good teacher helps to bind knowledge within us. Excellent teachers allow us to ask “why?” and then allow us to think through to our own conclusion(s). When we veer off the path a good teacher will guide us back and orientate us in the right direction.

Built By Bullies

My first encounter with a bully was when I witnessed a classmate have milk poured on their head. I was 5 years old and waiting for my mother to pick me up from half day kindergarten. I recall thinking that the act was mean but the kid who did it was much older, so I […]

Pressures of Perfection

What doesn’t kill you…makes you not dead. Oh you thought I was going to say what doesn’t kill you…makes you stronger. Well sometimes that is not the case. There are situations that people make it through and wish they were dead. My life has not been perfect but I’ve overcome various obstacles in my path. […]

Heatstroke…Is No Joke!

On average 38 children die from being left in unattended hot vehicles each year. In 2014, there were 32 deaths due to children being left in hot vehicles. As of July 20th of this year there have been 10 reported deaths of children associated with being left in unattended vehicles.* Last year, my husband and […]

My Southern Heritage

My southern heritage includes enslaved blacks working for white plantation owners in Clarendon County located in South Carolina. This is my response to those who say the Confederate battle flag that flies on the South Carolina State House grounds is part of southern heritage. Every story has two sides and my side traces back through […]

I MISS MY MAMA

My mom died today. Well actually today is the anniversary of her death. It has been a few years now. It has been enough years where the deep ache in my chest and gut has dulled but still enough to be noticed. Yet no matter how many years pass, I will miss her. She was […]

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 […]

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 […]

My Granddaddy Hamilton

~~~ Today is the day when we celebrate father’s in the United States. I’ve highlighted my dad in past Father’s Day inspired post but today I am paying homage specifically to my granddaddy Hamilton. Due to various reasons, which I choose not to discuss today I had four grandfathers but granddaddy Hamilton was at the […]

Consequences

~~~ A recent local news story lead me to think about the consequences of our decisions, both good and bad. There was a tragic incident where a male teenager was arrested for felony DUI after his brother died in a car crash. I later learned from a person who knows the family well that the […]