The Weight of a Man

The Weight of a Man

As I sit here and think about life, I want to scream and shout—but no one can hear my pain. Life has a way of beating a man down. There’s so much weight that a man carries daily, silently holding on to his soul. Yet, he won’t allow anyone to see him, not...
Diabetes Does Not Control My Life

Diabetes Does Not Control My Life

A Story of Survival, Faith, and Transformation The month of March 2025 was a month to remember for me. A month of reckoning. A month that I was sick 19 out of 20 days. But March 20th—that day changed my life forever. It all started around March 6th. I wasn’t feeling...
Sheridan Road: The Beginning of Me

Sheridan Road: The Beginning of Me

I lived in the city of Washington, D.C., for a while. Not the polished postcard version, but the part most people try to forget — Dodge City, they called it. And it lived up to the name. You didn’t just survive there. You learned to dodge everything: pain, bullets,...
The Vision That Saved Me

The Vision That Saved Me

It was a rainy day in Fort Smith, Arkansas, on Tuesday, May 19th. The day started like any other. I got up at 6 a.m., took a shower, brushed my teeth, and spoke to one of my friends. Apparently, the night before had been a wild one. I had indulged in all kinds of...
More Than Pretty

More Than Pretty

I’ve lived this life for 57 years. I’ve had my fair share of ups and downs—highs that made me feel alive, and lows that nearly broke me. But with time comes perspective. And sometimes, that perspective is exactly what someone younger needs to hear. Her name is Jenny....