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[Hands & Feet] Letter from a Pastor

I attended Decatur United Church of Christ this past Sunday morning. Their senior pastor, Reverend Glenna Shepherd, shared powerful words of hope during the inter-faith blessing at the Rally for Truth at the Georgia State Capitol this past Thursday. You can find the message she shared with the crowd here! She and I had the opportunity to [...]

Posted in Atlanta, Faith/Spirituality, Social Justice

In the Classroom of Life

Only three and a half months into 2010 and I have already learned more than my fair share of lessons for the entire year. Most of them were unexpected, nevertheless valuable. So, here goes: Lesson #1 Have Faith in Other…Women! I never thought that I would have a BFF. I don’t really like women.  Did [...]

Posted in Family, Relationship, The Medic

Winds of Change, America’s “Berlin Wall”

I am not sure if it has fully sunken in that Barack Obama is our next President of the United States.  I am truly overwhelmed with emotion. I have not been able to stop crying since CNN announced Obama’s victory last night.  I initially planned to head home around 10 pm, but decided to stay [...]

Posted in 2008 Election, Activism, Politics