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Sixteen shootings, seven of them fatal, occurred over a span of three days. This Summer alone, here, in Baltimore City, there have been more than sixty-seven murders. This is heartbreaking to me. Men, women and children of various ages, races, and ethnicities are losing their lives in our city streets. While the politicians and we,Continue reading “The change we want to see is in US”

“Lord, help me to accept the things I cannot change, the COURAGE to change the things I can, and the WISDOM to know the difference”. This, The Serenity Prayer, I learned as a young child. My grandfather taught it to me when I was maybe nine or ten years old. Throughout the years, I haveContinue reading “Let Them Walk”

In a world where we are losing lives at an excessively high rate, almost daily, there is no surprise to me that the suspects and victims are getting younger and younger. When a nine-years-old child can kill another child, and there is more remorse shown for him than that of the victim, it is noContinue reading “Hold Our Youth Accountable, or This Cold, Hard World Will”

What a week! Sometimes I just don’t even know if I can believe what has been happening in my life. If I didn’t know better, I’d think God was punishing me. I am simply trying to remain faithful, knowing that this too, is a test. After one hurdle, surely another awaits; yet I still praiseContinue reading “And STILL, I Praise HIM!”

Today is Wednesday, August 10, 2022. We are seven months into the year. Although we are more than halfway through 2022, it seems like the year just began. Before we know it, we’ll be looking at 2023; a new year, and the same old us…that is, if we continue on the path of destruction thatContinue reading “Mend the Broken Fences”

Reflecting on my pastor’s homily from last Sunday, if we do not operate in our relationship with God with a healthy mind, life can seem impossible. For many, the phrase “life’s a bitch then you die” is more than a phrase, it’s a reality. With repeated tragedy and struggle, living life for many of usContinue reading “Life’s a BITCH, Then, You Die!”

Today, Wednesday, July 27, 2022, is a day that I will never forget. On this day, my sweet friend, Tara, was laid to rest. It’s not the day that I learned of her passing, or the day that she died that will be forever engrained in my mind. It is the day that I saidContinue reading “Goodbye, My Sweet Friend”

It is Sunday, July 10, 2022, and already this year there have been 180 murders in the city of Baltimore. This number does not encompass all of Maryland, only Baltimore City, and does not include any that have taken place since the publishing of this article. In my opinion, which I give without care asContinue reading “We Can Run, But Cannot Hide”

As I sit here on the day after my 52nd birthday, I am speechless. I am nothing but grateful for all that God has done for me. It is a miracle that I am alive to tell how good God has been in my life. I can’t even count all of the miracles he hasContinue reading “I Can’t Count All of the Miracles”

It’s Monday, July 4,2022; one day before my 52nd birthday. As I sit here, I feel blessed to see another day, however, I realize that I have lost so much over the last few years. From my failed marriage that I thought would be forever, my broken family, lost career that I absolutely loved, toContinue reading “Happy Fourth of July!!”