Sep 10, 2021 | empower
From a distance I marveled at my friend as she led her team through a voice of inner confidence that resonated with fortitude, poise and assurance. Tears misted over my perspective that few were privy to, for I knew the sting that remained on her skin from the...
Dec 13, 2020 | empower
C’mon woman. Or should we change that to Woman, c’mon? Let’s start lifting lids. Sure we all have invisible canopies and barriers, but have you placed them on other women, or even yourself? Do you approach life with possibilities, or through the lens...
Aug 13, 2017 | empower
Let grace find you, and please, let it move you. Tell me that you care more than a head-nod about people who live lives, not like yours. And if you follow Jesus, tell me you get it – that the cross Jesus was crucified on binds your faith and stands at the intersection...
Feb 15, 2017 | empower
In the squarish mile suburb of NYC where I grew up, right near the western approach to the George Washington Bridge, its proximity to the city afforded me glimpses into very ordinary lives of the children of artists, writers, university professors, movie, television...
Dec 29, 2016 | empower
Dear 20-someone, The recently silenced soundtrack of another 80s pop icon brought back realities and memories of my own 20s, prompting my letter to you. So many changes are going on in the larger world – and your own world too. I can’t speak how this right-now-crazy...
Aug 28, 2016 | empower
Peaking through the needles and scant branches of the pine, my heart pounded a little faster. The sting of the last hit to the neck accelerated my adrenaline enough to acknowledge I was determined to apprehend our flag, but I needed help. As one sister took offense,...
