Posts from ‘April, 2009’

I have to admit I am not sure what to title this post. I am dealing with some personal issues that I have not processed enough to share. I am going through some things that I believe will allow me to finish revising The Big Block Goes on Top. I can share this with you [...]

A few days ago, I saw something online that discussed difference in pay between men and women, of course being a woman with feminist interest and christian. Christianity does not discourage employers from paying workers fairly, If anything the bible has numerous reference to treating workers correctly. Personally, I have worked in the customer service [...]

At sixteen I wanted a drive just like every other teenager. My parents didn’t think I was responsible enough to have a car. It was not until ten years later that I got my drivers license. Now after learning how to drive I am learning to drive a car with manual transmission.  When I first [...]

When I use to ride the church bus I would always hear this gospel song about being on  the fence. I thought, that sounds so like me. I wanted a relationship with God but I was not willing to give up my desire for a man. This desire for a man has caused me to [...]

Happy Birthday to me. There are a couple of birthdays that I remember fondly. When I was younger my Dad through me a party in my grandma’s backyard. He blew up huge balloons and somebody landed in dog pooh in the backyard. The birthday party I had in second grade, stands out because uninvited everybody, [...]

On January 29, 2009, President Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act into law, demonstrating his commitment to ending pay discrimination against women. But significant gaps in the laws against wage discrimination remain. To further strengthen current laws and require the federal government to be more proactive in addressing wage discrimination, I urge you [...]

Today as the praise team sang, Praise is what I do. I thought back to when I frist hear it riding on the church bus for Word of Deliverance in Atlanta.  I had only been in Atlanta a few weeks then. I didn’t even know anything about New Birth. I heard the song and I [...]

At Burger King you can have it your way because you pay for it. It seems when someone else is footing the bill things go according to their will. My mother and I never discussed men or relationships much, but I remember her few words of advice if a man pays for something for you, [...]

Lack of privacy has been an issue for me. When I was younger I did not have my own space. I think in a way it has prepared me to share my story. Today someone asked me sharing too much.  I told them  I was modeling my autobiographical experiences after Maya Angelou and Juanita Bymun.  [...]

Yesterday all I could think about was the beginning of Maya Angelou’s,  I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. I thought about her reciting her Easter speech. I could relate to how she discussed feeling not liking what she was wearing. I can recall one Easter when I wanted Shirley Temple curls but they didn’t [...]