I toyed around with topic’s for today’s post, and nothing was really jumping out at me…at least nothing that didn’t require more time than I had to dedicate to a post today. Then I thought about something that had made me smile most recently, this photo: This was a candid photo taken while I was playing with a toddler named Eden at the Seeds of Hope orphanage in Ndola, Zambia. Eden and the other children at the orphanage have been orphaned by HIV/AIDS. Some of the children are also infected with HIV. What you can’t see is the big grin Read More
Blog
Never stop dreaming
Yesterday, I saw a video spread across the internet like wildfire, but it wasn’t until late last night that I finally decided to click “play.” By now, I’m sure you’ve heard of Ted Williams, the homeless man with the golden radio voice. In the original video (taken by a newspaper reporter from the Columbus Dispatch), we see Williams on the side of the road, holding a sign that says he has a “God given gift of voice” and that he is an ex-radio announcer who has fallen on hard times. During the video, he’s given a chance to wow the Read More
Where’s my package?!
I ordered a package in December via Amazon.com. The estimated arrival date was December 22nd-28th. Unfortunately, the package was coming from New York; and as you know, the east coast got slapped with ridiculous snow storms during the last weeks of December. So the package didn’t actually make it to FedEx until December 28th. FedEx didn’t bother trying to deliver it before this week because they apparently had too much to handle. They guaranteed me yesterday that it would be delivered today. I checked the FedEx website’s tracking function, only to discover that the most recent update was from 10:13 Read More
Just one of those days…
Have you ever had “one of those days”? One of those days where little things that normally wouldn’t annoy you begin to pile up until you can’t ignore them anymore…and then they keep piling up? Then, because you’re agitated, perhaps you start thinking about the things you were hoping to accomplish and become in life and start to doubt…your faith starts to waver? I’m having one of those days…I’m kind of freaking out about some changes that are coming and am struggling to practice what I preach. I was re-reading some notes I’ve posted on Facebook and came across this Read More
Don’t go changing…
This is the time of year when everyone commits to making a plethora of changes. So it may sound odd to you when I say: don’t change…at least, not yet. Very often, people are frustrated with where they are in life and assume that the only way to make it better is to change. And while change may be just the way to go, before you head down that path, you should stop and take some inventory. How will you know what you should be doing if you don’t know what you’re equipped and called to do? I want to Read More
It’s a new year!
Happy New Year! Since childhood, my family’s New Year’s Day dinner has included black-eyed peas and greens. Many of you probably know the history behind this tradition, so I won’t go into that. Today, I’m thinking about how my experiences from the past few years are shaping this tradition for 2011. I will still be preparing black-eyed peas, greens and cornbread. However, this year, I will also prepare a small serving of nshima. Nshima (pronounced “shee-ma”) is usually made from maize and is a staple dish in Zambia. It is similar to West African fufu and Kenyan ugali. I was Read More
The future begins now!
One day, I realized that starting a blog would be a good idea. Instead of getting started that day, I did what I often do: overplan so much that I did nothing. Years (literally!) later, I have decided to just start writing and see what happens. Depending on where you are in the world, it is 2011 or soon will be. This is the time of the year that people begin making lists of things they’re going to do “when the new year comes.” I had decided to start my blog on January 1st – it just seemed like a Read More