Clothes shoppng - Spring 2013

So with lots of encouragement and a more than a little professional assistance, I am brave enough to venture out on my own, to shop for clothes.

It is spring and even I --the novice-- knows and can appreciate the value of a crisp, white blouse. I'm told they are an essential part of any well appointed wardrobe, that they can dress up any pair of slacks and of course, allow you to be ready and dressed with little angst or forethought. Essential.

I'm told that the side tie is flattering, as well as, the blouses with the fit and flare seams--two in the back and/or two in the front.

But every one I own, as well as every one I try on, makes me look flawed --to my own self. Flawed --you know-- rounder than our mind's eye can accept, believe, or translate to reality. I mean, usually when I stand in the mirror, I am able to explain the flaws to say to myself, "not bad, considering".

So I'm just saying, that if I  try on a blouse where even I can't explain the body flaws, then clearly, there something wrong with the blouse!

Wiser on Wednesday - Golda Meir

Happy Birthday!!! Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.


“History teaches that the struggle for justice is not a sprint, it’s a marathon.”

Hope

Thoughts and Musings - On Trouble

No Trouble don't last always...But Trouble doesn't wait for us to feel better either. Not quite as pithy but just as true. We often must do our best when we don't feel our best. This is surest way to break the momentum of evil, disorder and the spirit of fear: Striving when we should falter; speaking when grief and weariness would silence us; and loving when we should hate; forgiving when rage is justified; singing when we could be crying; and laughing in the face of utter despair.

 
Trouble don't last always because love is the only indomitable force in the universe. - Toby D. Sanders

Facebook - September 25, 2012

Just As I Am - September 2, 2012

"So here's the deal. We needed a piece of music for a jazz communion service. The bread and cup would be served continuously. It needed to be an inviting tune, perhaps something familiar, yet reflective and soulful. Aisha suggeste d this old hymn, recommended the key, and Bill Carter wrote a new arrangement the day before the service. Simple."

Simple? ...For some…maybe…but for many of us, not so much. I am not writing to suggest that we get stuck in our old and comfortable ways—we do—but that is not this post. I am writing to marvel and wonder at how well God uses us with the gifts and abilities that we have. No need to get more; just use what we have. I’m just saying.

I see the skills, knowledge and abilities of many of my pastor friends and colleagues. They are/were lawyers, CPAs (Certified Public Accountants), musicians, parents—then and now—journalists, teachers, social workers…the list is endless! And yet, I can see in the midst of their ministries, how these not-so-former skills are being used for the glory of God. Just as I am, indeed! To the glory of God ...just as I am!

Perspective...the worst traffic ever

Outer loop... Inner loop... The Beltway... 495...no matter the name it equals the worst traffic ever* unless... you live in Nigeria .

 
 *Apapa-Oshodi Expressway, Nigeria  "World's Worst Traffic Jam - How a 40-mile Trip to Lagos took 12 Hours" -Joshua Hammer July/August 2012 The Atlantic