It’s the official last full week of summer. And, the summer growing season is winding down too. I’m looking forward to cooler temps and the leaf color change on the many trees on our property. It’s been a hot one this year and I’m ready to open up the windows and enjoy those cool evening breezes.
Read MoreI decided to just google “food in hospitals”. Oh, my goodness!!! What in the whole, entire world?!?!?!?
Read MoreFor communities of color, faith/spirituality is an integral core value and informs a lot of their choices, including how they eat and interact with the environment. As many rediscover that faith/spirituality and embrace it, they see improvement in their health. Honor their faith/spiritual beliefs.
Read MoreFortunately, when we removed it (cheese/dairy) from our diet, what we thought were seasonal allergies in our son who was seven at the time, was really a dairy allergy and from that point forward, his allergy-like symptoms were gone.
Read MoreWe all know how important exercise/physical activity/movement is for weight management. Imagine how it would be to encourage your child to exercise for fun and read while doing it. No pressure......just fun. It could be a bike or exercise ball. And if you have neither, let them play hard and THEN do their schoolwork!!! Actually sounds like recess to me……IJS.
Read MoreA lot of things can fall out of a family tree when you start shaking it though. Watching Skip Gates help people Find Their Roots proved that and was so intriguing to me. As interested as you may be in discovery, many are struck by the confirmation of details that can be life-altering or life-affirming truth. And the details of the circumstances can sometimes be kinda tricky to navigate.
Read MoreWasn't a real okra eater until I stir-fried it. YUM!!! Oh, but I will eat it if it’s Southern fried to a perfect crisp. ….plant powered crisp of course. The gumbo is from my late mom Shirley. Make some now and freeze for later. Enjoy!!
Read MoreSo, whenever I read about Black families and the failure of Black marriage….I wonder who they are talking about. Both our parents marriages lasted. I’ve got plenty friends who have been married as long or longer than us, and some who have remarried after loss. My bridesmaids and childhood friends and college schoolmates and friendships developed later in life are all long-term lovers in marriage.
Read MoreI love canning jams, salsas, tomatoes- with fresh herbs from the garden- and peaches. It’s such a treat to crack open the jars in November for family gatherings. And, everything smells like summer.
Read MoreI can remember the country’s Bicentennial Celebration in 1976. All of the build-up and the parades and the speeches and the rides on the river and the fireworks and the special graduation ceremonies with medallions and the such. And, even as a 17 year old, there was a hollowness in my heart that I could not explain.
Read MoreI love me some Black men. I want them to live every single day that the Creator has intended for them.
Read MoreAnd, those illiterate, newly freed people created a word to commemorate it!! June + Nineteenth = Juneteenth!! I love my people!!!
Read MoreThis Men’s Health Month--Man UP!! Do the hard stuff so you can be all that!!!!
Read MoreI am convinced that no matter how much exercise, sleep, healthy food, preventive visits to the doctor a man makes.......he is NOT healthy if he is assaulting those he claims to love.
Read MoreMake sure there’s plenty yellow melon at the cookout this weekend!! Then cue the music!! Somebody is about to have a paaaaarty!!! Have a fabulous Memorial Day Weekend!!
Read MoreAnd, while the laws have been changed, the hearts have not. These descendants of the enslavers have carried this grudge for hundreds of years and like the cicadas that go underground, they emerge every so many years, to devour their prey.
Read MoreMemorial Day Weekend!!! The “unofficial” start to summer is almost here. I’m sure many of you are chilling and grilling and perhaps even counting how many summer gatherings you can have with your friends. I’m already smelling the charcoal in my neighborhood. All some folk need is a little bit of heat and they’re out there on the grill. Before you get too excited, consider this.....
Read MoreMy mom was my best friend!! I know that there are a lot of parents who don’t ascribe to the best friend idea with their children. As a matter of fact, in many homes we hear “I am not not one of your little friends!” LOL. As my mom mothered us we saw love at its best…and she became our BESTEST friend.
Read MoreIf we are really honest, the challenges of the last few years around COVID and the longing for a return to “normal” coupled with the Social (In)Justices we have observed and experienced are on top of the regular challenges that we face. And if we are honest, we are woe out!!
Read MoreIt’s Minority Cancer Awareness Week and this past weekend, I had the privilege of spending some time with cancer survivor Ruby Lathon, PhD during the live stream of Lifestyle Medicine: The Science of Making Man Whole. As we talked, I realized that between the 2 of us Black women, we have 41 years of Cancer Survivorship.
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