“Welcome to America!” Aunty V exclaimed as she moved towards my sister and I arms outstretched with a long winter coat tucked under her left arm. “Finally, you are here!” Mother added We hadn’t seen her in almost a year, and hadn’t lived with her in about fourteen. “What about me?” I looked down to … Continue reading Welcome to America
I Am Beautiful the Way God Made Me
https://youtu.be/J5t78ygF_Jc My first performance in my little North Country village.
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When Fear Has a Grip on You
When fear seizes hold of you, you have quite a difficult task ahead of you. This morning when someone wished me Happy Thanksgiving and asked how I was, I responded with: "I am riddled with fear." Maybe a tad bit dramatic but it was truly how I was feeling and I was being honest. For … Continue reading When Fear Has a Grip on You
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A Pronouncement
"So what would you like to do ultimately?" I was asked this question a few weeks ago by a colleague and without thinking too hard, I said: "Get married!" And then I said: "But don't tell my Beloved." "Then, finally be a Campus Minister and use my degree." And then doubt possessed me and I … Continue reading A Pronouncement
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On Makala and Jazz; The Hermeneutics of Memory
So when I left Ghana the last time I left angry and broken-hearted. I had arrived with high hopes of attempting to settle down a second time by looking for work and starting some writing projects. My second attempt went horribly wrong and I returned to the U.S. emotionally bankrupt nine months later. So even … Continue reading On Makala and Jazz; The Hermeneutics of Memory
Musings of An African Woman 