Jerry and Carla on the Riverboat Cruise - Memphis

On our final night in Memphis last week, we enjoyed a wonderful evening on the Island Queen Riverboat.   It was like a date night for all of us.  We traveled with a group of 26 ministers and their wives from the central Mississippi area.  It was a wonderful week, and that last night was really sweet.  It was nice to be with this group in settings outside of the church and the pulpit.  Granted, my husband is a minister, all of the men were, and I have developed great relationships with all of the wives.  As a couple, we have great rapport and a kinship with all of the couples.  This night was a time to relax and enjoy our spouses, and the company of the other couples.

We dined and danced!  (more…)

The Slave Haven Museum was one of the sites we visited last week during our vacation in Memphis.  I was not prepared for what I experienced!  I had a reaction that I’ll never forget.  I felt a most unusual connection to the souls and spirits of my people throughout the “Jacob Burkle Estate”, which was a home used as a leg of the Underground Railroad.  A place where Harriet Tubman and hundreds of slaves were allowed in during their quest for freedom.

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Good Day!  A very common word that I use quite often is WOW!  I use it often because I find myself awe struck or speechless over the most incredible things.  For some, what I find WOW and wonderment in may be mundane and simple things for them.  I’ve been labled over the years as a “Polyanna”, “Gidget”, “Goody-two-shoe”, and one who looks through rose-colored glasses. (more…)