Celebrating Our Differences
Camille Bennett wears many hats. She is Co-owner and Director of Focus Scope – 3 child care centers; the Founder and Executive Director of Project Say Something, a non-profit group advocating racial justice; and the Minister of Living Spirit Church. This workload can be taxing and yield…
During the Thanksgiving holiday of 2019, I began to suffer both TMJ from holding my mouth open wide and long for dental work and a flu-like illness. Two X-Rays showed no abnormalities in my lungs, so I insisted on getting a Cat-scan, which my doctor was reluctant to…
One thing that marvels me the most is watching a baby nearing her seventh month leaning against the sofa. She’s ready to take that first momentous step forward. Then, as she moves gently away, she takes her first step and plops! That’s joyful to watch. The next thing…
By Ute Bonn Pitts Living in the current situation will make us look deeper into ourselves and what we are about. War, pandemic, inflation, food shortages – all fear-inducing. It is not easy to stay positive and have faith, and trust that God has it under control….
Where are you going? Are you moving in the direction of your dreams and desires, or are you wandering along, going through the familiar motions of well-worn routines? Your direction is something to think about. What direction is your life taking? And do you realize that your…
About this work Undiagnosed is a series of self-portraits that explores my journey with mental health struggles. With this project, I wanted to provide visual representations of my feelings living with depression and social anxiety. During the fall semester of 2021, I struggled the hardest with my…
Photo by Karlis Reimanis on Unsplash The Quantum You, 2022 Have you or will you make resolutions for the New Year? Chances are you have. Chances are you will. Odds are, you won’t keep them. The grim statistics show only 8% of resolutions will survive the year,…
Photo by April Vafeas: Crabcake and Asparagus My Review: “If you want delicious Vegan cuisine in a warm Southern setting served by a renowned chef and teacher, visit Staff of Life. Everything I’ve tasted there, from the salad, homemade bread, crab cakes, pasta, and my favorite, chicken cordon…
During my annual mammogram and subsequent testing of suspicious calcifications, I was diagnosed with Stage 0 DCIS BREAST CANCER. Stage 0 ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) is non-invasive cancer where abnormal cells may be in the lining of the breast milk duct. In Stage 0 breast cancer, the…
2019 was the year that forever changed my life; what I now can say was honestly for the better, but at the time, it did not seem as so. First, I started out having headaches countless times a month that ended in daily pain. The pain was so…