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Faces of Heart Disease

This is a photo of my late mother Donzella Boldman, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, cousin, friend and member of a close-knit church family. It is also a photo of one of the many faces of heart disease. Does this surprise you? Would you be surprised to know the #1 cause of death for women isContinue reading “Faces of Heart Disease”

How Far Will You go in Life?

“How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant of the weak and strong. Because someday in your life you will have been all of these.” – George Washington Carver, American Botanist and Inventor

Our Beliefs About Ourselves

“Whatever we believe about ourselves and our ability comes true for us.” —Susan L. Taylor, journalist

We All Have Dreams

“We all have dreams. In order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline and effort.” —Jesse Owens, world record-setting Olympic athlete

Recognizing the Humanity…

“In recognizing the humanity of our fellow beings, we pay ourselves the highest tribute.” —Thurgood Marshall, first African American U.S. Supreme Court member

February is African American History Month

“One day our descendants will think it incredible that we paid so much attention to things like the amount of melanin in our skin or the shape of our eyes or our gender instead of the unique identities of each of us as complex human beings.” —Franklin Thomas, activist, philanthropist, and former president of theContinue reading “February is African American History Month”

It isn’t Always About Finding Yourself

“Life isn’t always about finding yourself. More often than not, it’s about discovering who God created you to be.” —David A. R. White

A Closer Look at Ice

Something different happened earlier this month. The lake froze. Not that common around here, but it does happen. I’ve never thought that much about ice. I try to avoid it as much as possible. We lived across the road from a lake before we moved here. It would freeze and people would cut holes inContinue reading “A Closer Look at Ice”