In a world that can seem hopeless, kids need a reason to hope. In addition to teaching our children how to get into college, play sports and chase the American Dream, there is something greater to be learned. He created the universe with stars and planets, yet the desire of His heart was to reconcile with people whom He loved. In this devotional, the author shares ideas of how to help your children have a personal relationship with God. Through scripture, art and stories, she shared the opportunities she had to teach her own child to get to know God.
In a world that can seem hopeless, kids need a reason to hope. In addition to teaching our children how to get into college, play sports and chase the American Dream, there is something greater to be learned. He created the universe with stars and planets, yet the desire of His heart was to reconcile with people whom He loved. In this devotional, the author shares ideas of how to help your children have a personal relationship with God. Through scripture, art and stories, she shared the opportunities she had to teach her own child to get to know God.
How To Raise God Wise Kids In A Satan Rich World
In a world that can seem hopeless, kids need a reason to hope. In addition to teaching our children how to get into college, play sports and chase the American Dream, there is something greater to be learned. He created the universe with stars and planets, yet the desire of His heart was to reconcile with people whom He loved. In this devotional, the author shares ideas of how to help your children have a personal relationship with God. Through scripture, art and stories, she shared the opportunities she had to teach her own child to get to know God.
So I am trying a few new things that I never would have had their never been a pandemic. I am testing the delivery services of places like Amazon, WalMart and Target. We are in a pandemic so I don’t have high expectations, but I want to see who does the best job.
First, I ordered groceries for delivery. Now, I realize that many people are doing this so I can expect some wait time. It was a five day wait for delivery, but I got to chose the time it would arrive.
I made sure I was up early, dressed and ready to meet them at the door. I got a text saying the driver would be there soon with my groceries. I received a text when the driver pulled up. They called when they were at the door. It was cool. They were polite and arrived on the top side of the hour verses the back.
I was nervous about ordering fruit, but I received some of the sweetest grapes I have ever tasted. Three of the things I wanted were not available, one was substituted. No big deal. I will do it again.
I have also ordered a variety of items from WalMart, Target and Amazon. ‘
By far Target is the best. First, there are not a lot of additional expenses when you purchase something. Right now, the shipping is free and the only other charge is tax. When I first pushed the order button, the delivery date was May something. I am in no hurry. I am not going anywhere. A day later the delivery date changed to two days from when I ordered it. I know, right. Something I thought would take several weeks took two days. Target uses the same delivery processes as others, FedEx, UPS, etc. But I guess Target customers get preference.
WalMart has made me a repeat customer because again, their delivery is on point. When I clicked order, I received messages that it would be mid May before I received my stuff. Then the next day, I got messages that delivery date had changed. All of my mid May delivery dates turned into the next week. Ding! Ding! Ding! They have access to more products than target and the prices are good. Again, there were not a lot of extra charges after I ordered. With free shipping, my products came within a week. There is only one thing I am waiting on, and I can cancel it up until it ships. This is cheaper than Amazon and more efficient.
Amazon has made me give up prime membership because it was a waste of money. All my Amazon purchases had May delivery dates and there was extra charges which made it seem high prices for such a long wait. I have decided that this is a place where I can get stuff I might not be able to find at the other two. For instance I am still waiting on a thermometer which has a delivery date of May 1 to 10 which I ordered in March. I would use Amazon as a last resort unless you like waiting on stuff.
This downtime has made me rethink how I spend and where I spend my money. I will spend much less on Amazon this year, and give other retailers a try.
In a world that can seem hopeless, kids need a reason to hope. In addition to teaching our children how to get into college, play sports and chase the American Dream, there is something greater to be learned. He created the universe with stars and planets, yet the desire of His heart was to reconcile with people whom He loved. In this devotional, the author shares ideas of how to help your children have a personal relationship with God. Through scripture, art and stories, she shared the opportunities she had to teach her own child to get to know God.
In a world that can seem hopeless, kids need a reason to hope. In addition to teaching our children how to get into college, play sports and chase the American Dream, there is something greater to be learned. He created the universe with stars and planets, yet the desire of His heart was to reconcile with people whom He loved. In this devotional, the author shares ideas of how to help your children have a personal relationship with God. Through scripture, art and stories, she shared the opportunities she had to teach her own child to get to know God.
Dancing During The Storm is a collection of short stories that represent people dealing with the storms of life. There are times when we have to decide are we going to lay down or fight. All of these stories tell of people who are either coming out of, in the middle of or going into a storm. In this second volume, the stories deal with justice, women’s issues and deception.
What have I been watching during the quarantine? Queen Sono, Miss Virginia and Self Made, Inspired by the Life of Madam CJ Walker. These are stories of women of African descent who overcame their adversities, but not because they were celebrities or born into the right family. It was a choice of everyone or no one doing better.
This is my salute to African American women during Women’s History Month. As much as I appreciate the Elizabeth Cady Stantons in women’s history, my heart is with Harriet Tubmans and Sojourner Truths. They not only had to deal with sexism, but racism also.
Stories like these remind me of the superpower of women of African descent and even more so of African American women. We save the world. Everyday. It is in our DNA because in this mix of Africa, Europe and Asia there is some fight in us that others do not possess. It is a strength that allows us to stand beside our men or even move on in front of him if he is too slow.
I say American because we have been put in a place and time that we really have the power to change the world. We are no longer limited to our communities but have a greater global community. Struggles like this pandemic turn on our creative juices so that we do better than survive, we thrive. I know great stories will come out of this.
Throughout history the strength of these women have threaten the establishment causing them to create laws, like the Tignon Law and the South Carolina Negro Acts, which were designed to create a slave class of people. You see they want our strength and work, but they do not want to give us the credit or profit from it.
When a woman of color ideas are stolen, the story of her work is not told. History is left thinking people of color cannot accomplish anything. Decedents of people of color are left thinking their people accomplished nothing. It tells African Americans that we are a useless people who can do nothing except what someone tells them to do.
I tell the stories of my people to my people so they know they built this world that others enjoy. That they are an incredible power waiting to change the world around them. That they are strong and resilient and have so much to offer, that they are a gift of God.
Our mothers fought through these laws and passed that on to us. Those African women in French America were told to tie up their hair and look like slaves. They created wraps that we still continue to emulate today. Centuries later African American women have the kind of hair styles that set trends around the world. We create clothing designs that empty pocketbooks from Asia to Europe.
I draw images of women with dark skin to so that everyone can see the beauty in it. For centuries beauty was not associated with melanated skin or skill. African Americans had been limited to a few skills, like cooking, cleaning and sewing, but could not be chefs or fashion designers. We as a people have made some progress since those days, you can still walk into organizations today and see no one who look like us. I want to remind people that just because you don’t see us there, doesn’t mean we aren’t doing it.
I tell stories about these women to deepen the fractured confidence of African American women. Our strength does not come without challenge, adversity, and dire circumstances. I want them to know that they can do anything regardless of their age, status, or education. I want to uplift my people in a time when they need it most. You are a beautiful incredible people.
Dancing During The Storm is a collection of short stories that represent people dealing with the storms of life. There are times when we have to decide are we going to lay down or fight. All of these stories tell of people who are either coming out of, in the middle of or going into a storm. In this second volume, the stories deal with justice, women’s issues and deception.
Dancing During The Storm is a collection of short stories that represent people dealing with the storms of life. There are times when we have to decide are we going to lay down or fight. All of these stories tell of people who are either coming out of, in the middle of or going into a storm. In this second volume, the stories deal with justice, women’s issues and deception.
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