My Christmas Wish This Advent Season: Full Inclusion Of Disabled Students In All Schools 

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“I’m sorry, but we currently don’t accept students with IEPs.”  This phrase has been told to me numerous times during my search for schools for my child.  And each and every time I hear it, I am stunned and hurt by the discrimination.  Even as a seasoned parent of a […]

The power of a praying Mother; Mary and Jesus praying on the Cross.

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Mother Mary Jesus had a wonderful, praying mother in Mary. She obviously had proven herself pleasing in God’s eyes with her faith, devotion, and love. So much so, that she was given the ultimate mission, to give birth to the Divine. I have been enjoying learning more about Mary. Mariology, […]

Musings on The importance of Mary and Elizabeth’s lifelong friendship:

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The Bible focuses on the relationship between Mary and Elizabeth very briefly and gives us little specifics. However, we can infer that Mary went to Elizabeth after encountering the Angel Gabrielle and stayed with her for three months, and they were very close. I’ve been learning so much about the […]

Musings On My Conflicting Feelings Regarding National Juneteenth Celebrations

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All my life, being Black, specifically African American (ADOS), the reality of being enslaved in America and being mistreated after the Civil War, has been my centering narrative about America. It was/is a source of pride to be a “survivor.” That’s my family’s message about being an African-American, it means […]

The Price You Pay For A “Ghetto” Name:

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February 27, 2017 We are finally starting to have the real, uncomfortable, long overdue, talks about race in this country. I’ve never been more proud, excited, and uncomfortable with national dialogue before! I’m even more uncomfortable than 9/11 to Iraq War, weapons of mass destruction, national conversations. Racism is hard […]