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Parenting Lesson from My Great, Great, Great-grandfather

But first you have to look at one of my babies…………. Interestingly, during Black History Month, I learned that my third great-grandfather helped his 15 year old escape slavery. The escape was successful and that 15 year old traveled from North Carolina to Rhode Island to establish a family line that is alive and wellContinue reading “Parenting Lesson from My Great, Great, Great-grandfather”

Things We Do

I grew up in a small town in eastern North Carolina on the outskirts of of a tiny town (SHOUT OUT TO THE 252!!!!). Racial lines were pretty clearly defined. The way this basically played out is that there was language to define things that black people or white people “do”. If you did “X”Continue reading “Things We Do”

Live Your Best Life (or something like that)

These pictures were all taken in the same place, by the same photographer. Not only are they beautiful landscape images (says the photographer), but they share wisdom. The key to living your best life hinges on how we discipline ourselves in these these three ingredients: how we invest our time and efforts the patience toContinue reading “Live Your Best Life (or something like that)”