Post Tagged with: "women"

/ May 14, 2013 11:59 pm

The Reality of Respect

Why I Shouldn’t Have Watched “Married to Medicine” By Tamara Prosper 05/15/2013 Last night I stumbled upon a new television program called “Married to Medicine.” It’s about the lives of four women who are married to doctors, and two women who are doctors themselves. Like most of its “reality show” predecessors, it is a complete mess!  A good friend of [...]

/ May 14, 2013 11:59 pm

Chains

Freedom Is a Requirement to Walk in Purpose By Silk Jazmyne Hindus 05/15/2013   My brain was enslaved Not by society, family, nor faith When I discovered my captor, who had my thoughts and actions mastered, I was shocked and amazed at the face It belonged to me   Thoughts, like actions, eventually become habits I was like the earth [...]

/ April 30, 2013 11:59 pm

Growing, Growing, Gone!

Moving from Mommy to Mother By Kairis Chiaji 05/01/2013 In an instant my entire being was consumed. I thought I knew what love was. I truly loved his father unconditionally. But this, this was something so big my mind could hardly contain it. Suddenly, I had an inkling of the heart it took to “sacrifice His only Begotten Son.” Now [...]

/ April 30, 2013 11:59 pm

What to Expect While You’re Expecting

Developing in Hope While Making Your Dreams a Reality By Myckelle P. Williams 05/01/2013   “See, I am doing A New Thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland.” ~ Isaiah 43:19 The past few years since the economic crash of 2008 were very difficult [...]

/ April 30, 2013 11:59 pm

To Whom Much is Given, Much is Required

In Pursuit of Purpose By Briana Williams 05/01/2013 This Earth, with all it’s complexity, tragedy, and manmade alterations, was originally given to us as a gift. In only six days, God labored;  speaking nature and it’s inhabitants into gardens, breathing life unto dust, and placing the dominion and the task of naming all creatures at the foot of man, all in [...]

/ April 15, 2013 12:01 am

April Editorial: April Showers Bring May Flowers!

Embracing the Lessons of the Storm as a Pathway to It’s Blessings  By Tameka Williamson 04/01/2013   “And once the storm is over, you won’t remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won’t even be sure, whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm, you [...]

/ March 31, 2013 11:59 pm

Overcoming the Odds

Fighting the Battle against Lupus By Keshia Smith 04/01/2013 Rebecca Lynn* wasn’t the type of kid to sit in one spot for too long. Her hobbies included attending school dances, hanging out with friends at the local skating rink RollerLand, playing volleyball, and running track for her middle school. So at the age of 14, when Rebecca started complaining of [...]

/ March 28, 2013 1:54 pm

Beauty For Ashes…

With Great Pain…Comes Great Gain By Katrina Smith 05/01/2012 There are many scriptures that penetrate my soul. There are the ones that cut deeply, letting me know that I have a lot of healing and then there are the ones that leave me with chills and a surge of inspiration and hope. That’s the beauty of scripture. It places the mirror in your [...]

/ March 28, 2013 3:59 am

Becoming a Runner

One Woman’s Journey From 0 to 26.2   By Nancy Paul 05/20/2012   “What do you do for a hobby?” she asked. I stared at her blankly, as she continued.“You know, what do you do that’s just for you? What are you passionate about besides your family and outreach in your city?” I blinked slowly and could almost hear the [...]

/ March 28, 2013 3:59 am

Breaking Generational Patterns

Breaking the Chains of Generational Spiritual Poverty By Cindy Lumpkin May 10, 2012   I had my first “educational” enlightening experience in my college freshmen year. I had been introduced to the term ‘cultural poverty’ via Sociology 101. From what I learned of the term, it was that certain poor people passed down poverty to their children. They passed it [...]