As we plan to celebrate Thanksgiving and all we’re grateful for this year, I am thinking and especially praying for a few friends who have buried parents within the past year…and will set one less place setting this holiday. For some who are in the difficult position of a fresh loss, holidays can be really […]

After I delivered a message on people of faith and depression at a prayer breakfast in Chicago, my cousin, good friend and I walked to my car. My cousin, who is dealing amazingly well with her Parkinson’s disease, had awakened at 7 o’clock on a Saturday morning to be ready to attend the breakfast with […]

Since my struggle with depression, I’ve tried to take note of times I don’t feel depressed–times when I don’t have that numb feeling following me throughout my day. I’m happy to report that lately I’ve been feeling like my old self more and more. Why, you ask and I ask myself? I’ve been getting out! […]

Since I’ve committed to writing about women of faith and depression, I want to share when I’ve found something very helpful (and true!) During my Bible reading time (I pray for help to read more!), I read the devotional commentary and Scripture from Aspire: The New Woman of Color Study Bible. This Bible was one […]

This weekend (on my 41st birthday, to be exact), I had the opportunity to share with the women of Bethany Baptist Church in Evanston during their one-day Women’s Conference. When asked to participate, I was also asked to send in a topic that would fit with their theme: Real Women With Real Issues In The […]