Looking for Live Kidney Donor for My Brother
Dear Friends, My sweet brother, Glenn, has been on dialysis since February 1, 2021 and is in need of a […]
The Family
Po-Po-Poetry: Honey, I Love
In honor of National Poetry Month, I am kick off a series of poetry posts by featuring Honey, I love […]
Growing Up in The Blackness
Growing up in The Blackness.
Breakfast for Dinner
It was a surprise, a treat, and a strategy although as a kid at the time, I felt it was […]
Solid as a Rock – My Brother
A tribute to a brother who is solid as a rock.
Happy birthday though
My husband gets on my nerves and then I swerveWanting to be right up under himKeep him nearCause he’s the […]
Mother May I?
Mother may I tell you how blessed I have been that you are my mother? On the grand occasion of […]
My Saige – My First by Candelaria Norma Silva
I wrote this poem in an online poetry class – With Dedication Writing Poems to and for Other People, taught […]
Distance Reading
My reading distances me; it takes me away from people I love. It sometimes forms a barrier. I need to […]
Keep your eyes on the prize: finish the degree!
Dear Daughter, You have delivered them to college (Morehouse and North Carolina A&T). What you’ve been grooming them for truly […]
Celebrating Norma Jean – 85
In 2011, I wrote a post titled, Don’t Change: An Impossible Request of Family. It seems like it was just […]
Channeling my inner Norma Jean (Mama)
My mother is a strong woman. When the going gets tough, she gets tough and keeps going. I channel my […]
Welcome to the family – Cyrus McQueen & Leanne Gordon ...
Our family welcomes you, Leanne. Whenever there is marriage, it is a vote of confidence in love and in the […]
We are all connected – Women’s March Boston
Participating in the Women’s March in Boston on January 21, 2017, with the multitudes of people got me to thinking how […]
What happened to food aromas?
I was standing in front of the bakery in Roche Brothers downtown. The pistachio donut looked really tempting. What the […]
How are you gonna hurt my feelings?
I had a great time visiting my family in St. Louis recently. Our trip was cut short but before the […]
My mother prays for me
For the first time in many years, I have seen my mother twice in the course of two months. (Yes, […]
The Father Lottery
Do you know who your father is? Bing . You get a point. Some people have no idea who their father […]