Yesterday morning I got the news that an incredible young man who’s life I touched, who touch me with his kindness & helpfulness, just cheerful spirit, was shot & killed Tuesday night. I’m still trying to believe it. Kevin Ambrose, this bright, talented 19 yr old student who used to come to my program, InnovaTeen […]
I decided to alter this story a little but take a read: “One of my favorite stories is about a guy’s dog that fell into a dry well. The animal cried pitifully for hours as the guy tried to figure out what to do for his poor dog. Finally, he concluded that the well was […]
Many people reading the title of this post may assume that this would be about open relationships, casual dating, friends with benefits, or something along that line. I mean when someone says ‘no strings attached’, we tend to think of people wanting to have the freedom to do whatever they want with no commitment, however, […]
Some people tend to associate April 1st with April Fool’s Day, a day of jokes, pranks, or poking fun. Well, this is no laughing matter, nor is the insane amount of violence taking place among the streets of the city of Chicago, as well as many other cities not just in the US but throughout […]
My last post referenced Proverbs 31, which speaks to a woman of noble character. As I sit here typing on my laptop with 3 children under my roof, one of my nieces laying here beside me in bed, I must admit it’s a extra special moment to feel the love, warmth and sense of responsibility […]
Sometimes a man (or in a guy’s case, a woman) you might never expect, can turn out to be the love of your life. But how would you know? No, it is not his bank account, how often he takes you out, the kind of job or career he has, if you both ‘clique’, or […]
A lot has been happening around me personally around the youth of this city. These last two weeks alone have been trying, from incidents of parental abuse (physical & sexual) of a grade school student I work with, a teen hurting himself because of feelings of being unloved & talking about depression and suicide, a […]
Treasure those intimate moments…
Sharing something I wrote last year, my thoughts and feelings on the beauty & wonder of the gift of sex. Sex is like prayer… …a sacred sharing of your soul.
So, lately I’ve been in, heard and observed a few discussions and comments with women and men on their perceptions of the opposite sex, relationships, statuses and the like, which prompted me to write this post. I’m well aware of how others’ attitudes, opinions, and/or actions, in many cases can be belittling, offensive, or make […]
