International Women’s Day—2019

It never dawned on me that being a woman was a limitation. I grew up a Southern, Conservative, Christian, Middle Class transplant in Orange, California. My parents said I could be anything I set my mind to, enforced strict educational expectations, and told me I would work, I would go to college and I would … Continue reading International Women’s Day—2019 →

The Pot

It was one of those days that seem rare anymore. Mols and I had a few hours free, so we decided to stop into TJ Maxx. We had looked through Mol’s sizes and not found anything we just had to have, so we headed back to housewares to take a peek at the random assortment … Continue reading The Pot →

Living

The sky and the water met at the horizon in a glow of the clearest aqua. It was a color I had never experienced before. It’s brilliance, stunning. The choppy waters of the ocean, rocked our boat, causing a spray to cover us. I could feel my heart pounding in my chest. “Was this really … Continue reading Living →

Ash Wednesday: Saturday

S.M. Lockridge’s sermon, “It’s Friday, but Sunday’s Coming” is among my most frequented orations in times of hopelessness. Several years ago, I was teaching a women’s Bible class on the life of Christ. As we studied the death of Christ, I played the presentation of the sermon for them. My precious friend, Ruth, shared with … Continue reading Ash Wednesday: Saturday →

The Power of a Hat

A Bowling Green man, shopping at Sam’s Club with his wife, engages in a verbal conflict with a fellow shopper who flips him off. The red Make America Great Again hat atop Terry Pierce’s head stirred James Phillips to such anger he had to express it. Pierce, angered by the hostile sign language, engaged Phillips … Continue reading The Power of a Hat →

Everyday Extraordinary Woman: Elma Black McKnight

Just months after Martin Luther King Jr. was shot at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, Elma Black graduated a member of the first legally-mandated integrated class of Central High School in Murfreesboro. In the decade to follow, she married, had a son and a daughter, and graduated from Middle Tennessee State University with a … Continue reading Everyday Extraordinary Woman: Elma Black McKnight →

Sorry, We’re Closed

Taking the Day off to prepare for the official launch of Sara Jones Presents on Monday!! Are you following the blog?? If not, push that follow button below!! Add Sara Jones Presents on Facebook, Facebook Pages, and Instagram. Sharing is Caring!! Enjoy your weekend!!!

I know.

We had battled all day. The clock had outlasted my patience. He was in tears. I was in tears. Frustrated and angry, my heartbeat seemed to be in my ears. My face felt numb and a headache had spread from the base of my neck to my temples. This was not the first day of … Continue reading I know. →

Falling

Stewards of Children–Pt 2

This past week, Pope Francis called a worldwide synod of Cardinals and Bishops to the Vatican to discuss in frank terms the abuses of children by the agents of the church. This meeting seemed to have the intent of establishing action in light of the almost forty- year scourge of abuse of children within the … Continue reading Stewards of Children–Pt 2 →