Inner Thoughts

I’m not going to pretend to make any New Years resolutions.  Will Smith said it best, “anything important enough to be a resolution is something you should have been doing already.” Christmas has come and gone and while I did succumb to my typical disgust of the materialism of the holiday season, I was touched by a few things this year…my son’s reaction to his new guitar…my brother epitomizing the meaning of, “it’s the thought that counts.” I’ve made progress this year. I’ve also regressed in some ways. I can only pray that there has been more progress than regress. I’m approaching a milestone in my life, one that I enter with much trepidation and anticipation. There’s a question I ask myself often–” what is the one thing you can’t leave this earth without doing?” I know the answer and I know that means I’m ahead of the game. I know my life’s purpose. Everything else is about how to work towards that purpose. I’m pruning. People in my life have to contribute to my growth in one of the following ways: spiritually, mentally, academically, or socially– in that order. I’ve said it before, I’m not superwoman. As my mentor says, “I’m not every woman.” I’m one woman who has been dealt a particular hand in life. I have two options…folding ain’t one of ‘em.

Small things…

Sohphia Langford was diagnosed with anaplastic medulloblastoma in 2007.

She’s had 4 brain surgeries.

Doctors gave her weeks to live. Read more »

Rape and Genocide in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

A Globe With Their Eyes "Wide Shut"

Women screamed all around me. Some clutched their babies while others held onto each other. With weapons in hand, men entered the open structure and randomly grabbed women, brutally raping them as the rest of us watched frozen in fear. In the chaos, I had not noticed the man suddenly standing in front of me. The machete he held was far less intimidating than the scowl on his face. He yelled at me in a dialect I was not familiar with and even though I could not understand what he was saying, I knew what was about to happen. Read more »