Archives for October 2014

Yesterday, I was reminded once again how very special it is to feel like you’re a real part of a community. The Wake Forest Walgreens went out of its way to “showcase” the work (or mission/purpose) of this local author. I was awed! There was a special spot carved out for me at the very […]

So, I got something today, after having designed it yesterday, that I haven’t had since I left ECU’s College of Education back in 2004, where I had been a Visiting Assistant Professor–I got cards. When I completed my doctorate in 2003 and signed on for one academic year in the Department of Educational Leadership, the […]

This morning I learned a most fascinating thing in a most unexpected place. Since I have an upcoming book signing, I decided to stop postponing my flu shot. So, I headed to the Target Clinic near my house (since I have multiple friends who work there), and I was the very first person in line […]

In recent days, I’ve begun to “regain” my enthusiasm about my Christian faith. It’s not that I’ve turned away from God (in the truest sense) since I became well; it’s just that I haven’t felt nearly as close to him as I did when I was sick. When I spoke with a woman last week […]

Recently, I’ve realized something about myself that I haven’t wanted to own up to really–I’ve realized that I have become undisciplined and am thus far, far from the physically fit individual I was in my late twenties/early thirties; and this lack of “fitness” certainly has carried over to other areas of my life that aren’t […]

So, one close friend who read the post before last (“The Hardest Parts of Life”) said that it sounded like I really needed therapy/counseling. I had two immediate thoughts. The first was, “Yes, of course, I do! Don’t we all?!” And the second was, “What do you think my writing is?!” I said in the […]

Last night was a most special night, a night that I’ll call a time machine kind of night as I went two and a half decades back. The fact that I went to a reunion at all would shock many of those who know me best these days. I don’t think I’ve ever really been […]