I was in the hospital and had just had our last child, our only girl. I was in the middle of my dissertation as well. I decided I was going to quit and become a midwife.  You fussed at me in the hospital about not letting me quit. You yelled at me and said, "Baby,…

God is calling me to go in a slightly new direction in my faith.  I am a born again follower of Jesus Christ and I believe that the Word, from Genesis to Revelations is the true Word of God. However, I have begun to study the Messianic teachings and to read a Jewish Bible, called The…

Years ago my grandmother taught me crochet. I have also learned to knit. For some years I stopped doing it but have now picked it back up again in order to calm my stress. Thank God it is working!! I created a blog that is just about needlework and I also share how it helps…

Listen to 02 Shadow Dance by Anika-Tene' #np on #SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/isingforthechildren/02-shadow-dance

A few days ago, I made a post expressing my thoughts on Idris Elba winning People’s Sexiest Man Alive. First let me say, that I totally feel he should have won. The man is beautiful on so many levels and for a chocolate man to win this is HUGE, and that’s all I will say…

On the same day, we all found ourselves "attending" 2 funerals that brought to the forefront the scarring racism has brought into this country.  Instead of us being able to just sort of relish in the fact that the 2 funerals actually revealed some of the healing that has taken place, we found ourselves bombarded…

I am coming up on my 4th anniversary of the school I founded called The Living Water School.  This summer (we are closed from June until September) I did something a little different. I spent a great deal of my time, staying home, working in my yard, reading, praying, thinking, playing with my dogs, playing…

I AM a circle I have no beginning or end I AM a circle My hands surround the lives of men I AM a circle Time is within me I AM a circle And everyone I see At the same time I AM not a line No need to look behind Or in front Because…

Carnival Cruises was the most romantic and amazing way to celebrate 10 years with my love! It was affordable and they took such good care of us. All we had to do was talk, cuddle and love on each other!!

One thing I've learned in 10 years of marriage (and I'm doing these until tomorrow) is that marriage is one very long, hard, difficult, grueling, impossible, miraculous journey to me submitting to my husband. Whether you are a Christian or not, marriage only works with the 2 becoming one in some way. Think about it,…