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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

Unceasing Gratitude!

After what has seemed like months and months (and months) of transition, I have finally landed on solid ground and feel so settled, joyful and full of life that I can barely contain myself. It’s been a long road, filled with moments of doubt and fears that I would be swallowed up by an all-engulfing [...]

Posted in Atlanta Bound, Family, New Friends, Philadelphia

2010 in a Nutshell, The Good, Bad and Ugly

As 2010 draws to a close, I can’t help up reflect on this past year. I’ve taken some time over the last couple of weeks to reflect back on experiences of the past year and began to set some goals for the coming year. I finally started constructing my bucket list and will be posting [...]

Posted in Release and Invoke, Truth Telling

Adoption, More Than Just About Me

My mom jokes that my dad got two for the price of one when they were married. I couldn’t have been older than three years old, two years after my parents met. My birthfather disappeared months earlier, a common story shared by many occupation children everywhere the US military has it’s footprint. Committed to our [...]

Posted in Adoption, Faith/Spirituality, Family

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