Mammograms save lives. The year I was turning forty, my younger sister was diagnosed with an aggressive growing Breast Cancer. Her cancer was diagnosed after she had to fight her doctors for a mammogram, they felt she did not need. I will say it again, mammograms save lives. But they also lend themselves to all … Continue reading Flat Chested Cheeto
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.
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