This year for myself, I added to my vision board reading 1 book a month by black authors. It has been off to a GREAT start so far. I want to share my reviews of these books so that others can reap the benefits of my readings and I can simply share my opinions. January - "Blackbirds" by Eric Jerome Dickey So, I purchased this book 2 years ago for a friend who was in the hospital. She gave it back, it sat on my shelf for a year. Eric Jerome Dickey and I have a long standing relationship. I fell in love with his writings in 2005. Books I had no business reading as a teenager, but he talked about things I had no knowledge of such as sex, love and weird family dynamics. I can honestly say he taught me a lot. From "Milk in My Coffee" to "Cheaters" and even "Between Lovers" I could imagine or even see myself in his characters. I spent plenty of summer days curled up on the couch at Cedar Valley College reading his work. So reading this book w
This is a simple blog- journal of a type about my life- being female, black and trying to be saved. I have challenges, I have triumphs... I want to share. I want to talk about church, friends, family, relationships, makeup, fashion, hair and everything in between. Maybe I can become good at this blog thing.