30 days of thankful
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November 18 : Working Out
I have never been a huge fan of exercise. Even now, I do not feel like it in the beginning, but after about five or ten minutes, I mentally celebrate the fact that I have not quit and things pick up from there. When I am done, I always feel way better than I started,… Read more
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November 17 : Friends.
My friends and I first met through a small group at my church. At one point, we just kept on meeting after small groups was over. We gather together to do art, talk about what is going on in our lives and to celebrate each other. I am thankful for the time we have spent together… Read more
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November 16 : Monday Phone Calls.
Just about every Monday I call my sister, Ben or she calls me. We catch up with what is going on in each other’s life and all of the national and international and internet, too. We listen to each other and that is not lost on me after all of these years. Some weeks our… Read more
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November 15 : Soul Food.
When I was a little kid, I remember my mother putting together a really nice dinner on Sunday afternoons. We had chicken, greens, cornbread, and black eyed peas. Sometimes there was a pot roast or catfish or ox tails and rice or macaroni and cheese. We could smell dinner as we entered the house after… Read more