This is me and Jenise. Jenise and I have been roommates for 5 years, partners in ministry for 12 years, and friends for 17 years. We have been through Heaven and all nine levels of Hell together. We are so tightly knit that people have often accused us of being lovers. Â We are not lovers. … Continue reading SisterFriends
Month: July 2017
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, GENEVA
My mother turned 72 this week. I should be happier about that than I am. My mother has Alzheimer's. Every day, she vehemently denies that there's anything wrong with her. "I'm better than I was," she always says on the phone. It's a lie; she's getting worse, not better. Watching her rapid decline after the … Continue reading HAPPY BIRTHDAY, GENEVA
Independence Day Rant
This is not about the movie. This is about the holiday. I'll let you in on a secret…native Philadelphians do NOT like the Fourth of July. For us, the Fourth of July means an influx of tourists, lots of traffic downtown, and an impossible crowd at Penn's Landing (where the main fireworks happen). Forget going … Continue reading Independence Day Rant