After three weeks, six storms, nearly 60 inches of snow, and more tomorrow, it is only fitting that I bake a cake. I survived frozen pipes, snow on the roof, plow trucks blocking the driveway after what seem like endless hours of shoveling. Now, I have to turn around and do it again. Yes, I […]

We often hear the expression ‘my brother’s keeper’ used in various instances. Several articles, poems, books, movies, and websites have been created in effort to explain the meaning of the saying. Its origin is from the biblical story of Cain and Abel in Genesis 4:2-10. Cain murdered his brother, because the Lord favored Abel’s sacrifice […]

My brothers (Stanley, David, Antione, and Tony), there were times when it was impossible to differentiate who was keeping whom. Were they keeping me, or was it the reverse. Regardless of who did the keeping, they all have played a significant role in me becoming the woman I am. Today, I honor my Big Brother, […]