Happy Thursday Divas! Today is an extra special Thankful Thursday here on Divas With A Purpose… My youngest son has been counting down to this day since Christmas morning. He is a huge fan of birthday celebrations and has been reminding us on a very regular basis that he is almost six years old. I…
I remember vividly the day my oldest son and I went to his first football practice. It was a normally hotter than hot evening in Texas. I don’t know who was more nervous – him or I. As we approached the field and saw these young boys two and three times his size, I had…
Darius Simmons. Trayvon Martin. Jordan Davis. Tim Stansbury. Ramarley Graham. What do these names have in common? They are young, African-American males that have lost their lives way too soon at the hands of others. The news coverage of these stories and way too many others have inspired a call to action. I am the…
My five-year-old recently came up to me and said “Thank You Mommy!”. Thinking I had spaced out on a conversation I asked what I did. His response almost (okay, it did!) brought tears to my eyes – “Nothing really, I just wanted to thank you for being my mommy!”. Riches, electronics, nice cars, travel –…
Almost without his notice, Tom had slipped from childhood through adolescence and then into young adulthood woefully unprepared for that transition. Both his childhood and his adolescence had been hells of isolation and rejection. And there had been no emotional support at home either. His only tranquility had been the wilderness, to which he escaped…
