• About the author . . .
• Black History
  • Blacks Missing from the History Books and the Big Screen
  • Mary McLeod Bethune
  • Poverty – The Stirrings of Gordon Parks’ Work of Art
  • Racial Identity
  • Stirrings of Poverty – Gordon Parks
• Blogs
  • A Change of Heart – A Christmas Story
  • A Mother’s Day Healing
  • A Sacrifice With A Purpose
  • A Writer’s Encouraging Words
  • Aging and The Fear of Death
  • Change YOUR World. Be Motivated.
  • Diana Nyad – Her Bucket List Fulfilled
  • Editing Services – Alex McGilvery
  • Fight & Die For That Inch
  • I Promise . . .
  • Inspiration for Writers
  • Inspiration for Writers(2)
  • Killing of the Innocent
  • Kindness and Tenderness
  • Land Squatters
  • Missed Opportunities
  • Movie Night
  • My Joy Isn’t For Sale
  • Olympic Skating – A Michael Jackson Tribute
  • Parenting
  • Payback
  • Person of Prayer
  • Publishing Terrifies Me!
  • Resolutions
  • Returning to School
  • Ruby for Women – A Christian Web Magazine
  • Saving Our Elephants
  • Shine Like the Dawn – Psalm 37
  • Still in Love
  • Struggling With Your Past? Struggling With Forgiveness?
  • Success is a “Choice” Away
  • Take a Break and Laugh a While
  • Thanksgiving – A Thanksgiving Tradition
  • What’s Up Ahead?
  • You’ll Get Through This
  • You’re Not Alone
  • You’re Priceless
  • Religion
    • Devotionals
      • Love on Purpose
      • Living the Word Through the Living Word
      • A Broken Marriage
      • God Sees
      • God’s Wisdom and Power
      • House of God
      • Indebted to Love
      • Perseverance
      • Spiritual Adoption
      • What Would Jesus Do?
      • December Devotional – The Good Shepherd
      • November Devotional – An Exemplary Life
      • November Devotional – Can I Do This?
      • October Devotional – Home
      • September Devotional – Judgment Is Self-Serving
      • August Devotional – Calm in the Eye of the Storm
      • July Devotional – FAITH
      • June Devotional – Vote!
      • May Devotional – I Am What I Think
      • April Devotional – The Love of Christ
      • March Devotional – I Don’t Need to Know Why
      • February Devotional – Stand Firm
      • January Devotional – The Fall Led to New Beginnings
    • An Unlikely Choice
    • Barabbas
    • Enoch
    • God’s Presence
    • He is Alive!
    • Overwhelmed
    • Simon of Cyrene
    • Sodom and Gomorrah
    • Thankful for the Suffering
    • Waiting for the Messiah
    • Zacchaeus – A Family Saved
    • What is Grace?
• Essays
• Poetry
  • A Ray of Hope
  • Committed
  • Grant Me Peace
  • Hallelujah Song by Timberlake
  • Heaven
  • I’m Still With You
  • Keepsakes
  • Listen …
  • The Journey
  • To Be Close To You
• Publications
  • Ella Wood by Michelle Isenhoff
  • Forget Me Not by Jacqueline Falcomer
  • Girl Unbroken by Patricia Bell
  • Selfish Ambition
• Writing Tips / Pitfalls
  • Writer’s Infusion – A Live Critique
  • Writing for The Huffington Post
  • Writing Tips – Clear Writing (No.1)
    • Writing Tips – Clear Writing No. 1.1
  • Writing Tips – Saving Money – No. 2
  • Writing Tips – Common Misused Words – No. 3
  • Writing Tip – Clear Writing – No. 4
  • Writing Tips – Clear Writing No. 5
  • Writing Tips – Provoking Emotions – Power Words for Writers No. 6
  • Writing Tips – Describing Facial Expressions – No. 7
  • Writing Tips – What’s Wrong With This Scene? – No. 8
  • Writing Tips – Words to Avoid – No. 9
  • Writing Tips – Abolish the Adverbs – No. 10
  • Writing Tips – Overuse of Pronouns – No. 11
• Work-in-Progress
  • Taken by Choice – Prologue
    • Taken by Choice – Ch 1
• Politics
  • Another Government Shutdown – Misbehaving Politicians
  • The Fall of Man – Will Women Replace Our Fallen Politicians?
• Short Stories
  • A Betrayal of Trust
• Love on Purpose

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