By Dawn Onley My sister is running late. She’s always running late. I look to see where we are on the program. After two more people, I’m next to go. I look at my watch and then glance up the hallway. Still no sign of her. I rehearse in my mind what I’m going…

By Samantha McKenzie My heroes live in my house. They fight for me on a regular basis. They will run to my rescue at the drop of a dime. They have saved my life and my soul on many occasions. They are my family. My heroes aren’t in the movies. Neither are they told about…

“If there is no struggle, there is no progress.” – Frederick Douglass By Dawn Onley When I was younger, I use to cringe during testimony time in church. In the Black church, this was the time when the preacher would ask if anyone had a testimony they’d like to give about how good God had…

“Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.” ~ Warren Buffett By Samantha McKenzie Today is not a dress rehearsal. Matter of fact neither is tomorrow. There’s no easy way to coax this conversation. It’s just one of those reality busters, in-your-face, whatcha gonna do about it…

By Dawn Onley I love the time that I get to spend with my six-year-old son. There’s not a lot of extra time during the weekdays, with daily homework and often karate and drum lessons consuming space in our already busy schedule. But whatever time we can get, I see as important, and we utilize every…

When you reach the end of what you should know, you will be at the beginning of what you should sense.” ― Kahlil Gibrán By Samantha McKenzie I’m still a sucker for a love story and a fan of a good ‘chick flick.” I tend to look for love in all types of people, even…