So Let it Be
Today begins my last week at my current job where I have been employed for nearly 5 years. In the past years my co-workers have seen the best of me . . . and the worst. We have healed, laughed, fought, cried, eaten, partied, prayed, envisioned, fallen and gotten up again together. […]
Bring Home the Bacon, Fry it Up in a Pan
I returned to work a couple of weeks ago after a 7-month maternity leave. Days prior to my return I could feel the anxiety building within me. I wasn’t sure I’d actually be able to leave Zion for several hours a day. I returned to work out of necessity; food, gas, electricity, rent, water . […]
Leaving Your Mark
As I parked my car in the garage last night, I felt myself getting excited to pass through the doors of our home. Yesterday was a long day. Thursday, with choir rehearsal late into the evening, is my big work day. It begins early and is full of preparation for weekend services, and ends late […]
The Closest Thing
It’s 4:22 in the morning as I type this blog. At around 3:17, my eyes flew open with the thought of everything that is before me to do. I feel, for the first time in a while, over committed. There was a time, here recently, that my angst was at the stagnation I felt my […]
Successfully Sleepless
Promptly, at 2:34 this morning, my eyes flew open and I knew they’d be open for a while . . . it wasn’t one of the fleeting things, and I immediately understood that. Marc is traveling, so falling asleep at all was the stuff of mythology. Yielding to my wide-open eyes, I grabbed […]
Joyful Legacy
Yesterday’s Oprah show topic asked the question “Can women have it all?” The show focused on a discussion of mothers some; stay at home and others working out of the home. Having recently had a child myself, I was interested in the topic and the views of each woman participating in the panel. As I […]
Let Freedom Ring
With butterflies in my stomach, this weekend marked the first time I “officially” led worship at my new job. (That feels weird to say because when I’m choosing the songs to sing, gathering vocalists to sing with, and leading worship it doesn’t feel like “work” . . . course, it’s early yet . . […]
Walk the Talk
My husband Lee has always believed in community. If you talk with him long enough you’ll find yourself answering questions about how committed you are to your community, to kids in it, and the wellbeing of Black people worldwide. It’s often been a sore spot in our relationship. In conversations with friends, many times I’ve […]
Noticed
I did it. I gave my notice Thursday. I gave my notice . . .
Let me explain. I don’t know how many of you My Goodness Magaziners remember, but I started this job through a temp agency around 7 months ago. It began as a two-month assignment and parlayed into today. Once my original project […]
What if Jesus said, “no”
What is it you believe you were born to do, the purpose only you came here to fulfill? Yesterday as I contemplated Jesus, his courage, his passion, his willingness to make meaning out of his life, I began thinking what would have been different if he let fear get the best of him or decided […]
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