Multicolored MommaFrom the book Jambalaya by Luisah Teish (I strongly recommend)
My sweet coffee skin Hold secrets in its shade,Whispers silent warningTo a black and white world
Do not box me inIn your narrow racial jackets,Too tight to move in,Too thin to wear.
My brown pores bleed With the sweat of many nations,Generations of colorsOoze down my [...]

Finding words to express the frustration and anger I feel for the people of New Orleans is hard. I knew from the beginning of this trip that I wanted to see and experience the real New Orleans and not the tourist trap of the French quarter that everyone uses to represent the city. [...]

And the Saga continues onto day two. We are up at 8am (6am California time and I am exhausted) and we are showered and out of the hotel to get to a café with free wifi. We are sipping our morning coffee drinks while Jody is making phone calls from the list and [...]

I am going to do several blogs regarding the experience of the last weekend in New Orleans. I decided to do that so that one blog would not be too long and therefore not scare people away from reading them, LOL.
For those who may not know, I went to New Orleans with one of [...]

So many things have happened since I last blogged. I have been feeling a little unmotivated to blog or even update the podcast. As things are slowing down some I am working hard to get back on track with those things.
It has been a year of trials, rewards, surprises and grief. [...]