2012 is upon us. Sometimes it’s just easier to begin “a new” with the change of season or year. Thankfully in reality every morning brings new mercies. Either way each and every one of us has at least one new leaf waiting to be turned. Knowing thy self is easier said than done. Accepting thyself [...]

Basing his philosophy on ancient Toltec wisdom Miguel Ruiz said it best in his book, The Four Agreements.

I am really looking forward to seeing the Hunger Games movie. Another teacher recommended the book so I read it over the summer—glad I did! I’m hooked on the series. With the movie coming out in March I was excited to see who had been cast for the roles. During my Google search I stumbled [...]

To bring to light our need to reorient ourselves to the prophetic religious calling and tradition – rooted in the antebellum opposition to slavery, by informing ourselves, exposing, renouncing and overcoming the harsh realities of institutional and societal injustice.

This cookbook contains 300 outstanding soulful and soul food recipes including main dishes, breads & rolls, soups & salads, vegetables & side dishes, appetizers & beverages, desserts, and cookies & candy.

About a year ago I did an article about pursuing book awards. Well with Minnesota book awards finalist just being chosen, I thought I’d update the article to include information on the MN book awards. Pursuing Book Awards Writers, make sure you pursue book awards for your work published last year. Book awards promote your [...]

Replacing the “n” word with the word “slaves” covers-up the true attitude of many living in south (or U.S) during that time.

This time last year I was telling my daughters and son-in-law that I wanted a fireplace for Christmas. Nothing fancy, one of those fireplaces that you just push against the wall-could even been electric. Well my daughter came across a floor model stereo system that looked like a fireplace. One of consoles made back in [...]

This book was great! The story took place in Jackson, Mississippi during the civil rights era. Now when the main character, Skeeter, decides to write a book about the realities of being a black maid in the south, Abileen (who is one of the maids) knows that they are risking their lives by getting involved.

The people behind us, an older couple, whispered through the movie ( a little), ate popcorn, snickered a couple times