Why I Got Tested for HIV: A repost from 2010 for World AIDS Day
I have never had a blood transfusion. I am not a drug user. I was not birthed or nursed by someone with HIV. I have had only one partner. Now, I know a woman who has never had a blood transfusion, is not a drug user, was not birthed or nursed by someone with HIV, and...Africa Called & I Answered
Flashback Fridaywith an excerpt from my third book, One Girl, Third World: It was March 7, 2008—the morning I was leaving for Sierra Leone, Africa for the first time, when I had this conversation with my nine-year-old son, Jack: Jack: I have one question for you. Mom:...A Boy, A Ball & His God
I have a great son. Jack’s your typical teenager. He loves basketball, isn’t a big fan of school, likes to hang out with his friends. He also loves God. A few years ago, a couple things converged in my son’s life. He and I read Take Your Best Shot by...World AIDS Day
December 1 means something to me now. It’s not just the first day of the last month of the year. It’s not just a random day between Thanksgiving and Christmas. It’s a day that is set aside to remind people like me that there is a disease that has not been beaten...Goodbye, 7
So my monthly 7 updates sort of felt to the wayside a while back. And I must admit, I did not finish strong. This month was about giving up stresses and replacing them with seven intentional stopping points throughout the day for prayer. I did three times a day for...Upcoming Events
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BEAUTY FOR ASHES Retreat
@ The Perch
BEAUTY FOR ASHES Retreat
@ The Perch
Mar 2 @ 9:00 am – 3:30 pm
You are invited to set aside time with God to reflect on your current or past pain, to ask yourself who has been speaking into your life (both good and bad) and how that’s influenced[...]