I thought to myself, wouldn’t it be nice if people went out of their way to care for others all through the year as opposed to the holidays? As I was out and about today I saw people going to and fro that need love on a more regular basis with some consistency. If we […]

It’s that magical time of the year! Christmas carols are playing 24 hours a day. People are shopping nonstop in an effort to supply their loved ones with all the desires of their hearts. Anticipation is building to a fever pitch for that special day! It’s the pivotal day of the year that is designated […]

  During the course of our lives we are usually consumed with doing two things, building and fighting.  We build to create better lives for ourselves. We work on making ourselves better people and building our families and friends up. This takes time and effort and LOTS of energy. Building is not something that can […]

  Being self sacrificing is a trait that many people have. They are  the ones who are always serving at dinner parties, they make sure that everyone is comfortable, they say yes to most of what people ask them and as a result people come to them all the time when they run into a […]

    On Capital Hill EVERYONE is pretending like they have not sold us all out to other countries. Backroom deals with corporations, NAFTA, etc have destroyed the economy of our country. Everything is outsourced and who suffers? The American people have been sold out by its elected officials. Very few major companies make items […]

Have you ever tried to squeeze into an article of clothing that you know was too small but you thought you would try anyway?  Have you ever worn shoes that were too small because you they made your feet look cute but they ended up giving you blisters?  That same thing happens everyday when we […]

  Mother’s Day is just a blink away! Sunday morning services will be filled, greetings of Happy Mother’s day will fill the air and many women will be on cloud nine.  It is the day that has been designated to honor those that play the role of mother; those who cook, clean, nurse their children […]

  Bad boys and bad girls are all the rage these days. They are splashed on the covers of magazines, they have invaded prime time television with their fighting and egos and are literally everywhere. Fathers that have daughters have nightmares about their little girls marrying  Mr. Wrong. Mothers will fight tooth and nail for […]

The CDC estimates 1.1 million people in the U.S are living with HIV the virus that causes Aids. African Americans represent 59% of the newly diagnosed HIV cases in Chicago, Caucasians represent 23% of the newly diagnosed HIV cases in Chicago, and Latinos represented 16% of the newly diagnosed cases of HIV in Chicago according […]

It’s a new year!  Get your 2012 started out with the 3 F’s Faith, Family and Finances per Michael Nwoke. Get your houses in order!  Faith- Strengthen your relationship with your creator so that when the storms come you won’t fold. If you are  unable to stand in your faith you definitely can’t help others. […]