Today was her birthday. It was a sunny, pleasant day, not as muggy as yesterday. Too bad she couldn’t treat herself an iced tea. She was late, thanks to a delay on the tube. It was ten minutes after nine. She hurried down the sidewalk and arrived at the office building seven minutes later. She … More The Birthday Gift
She walked into the library and was startled to find him sitting at her father’s desk, writing what appeared to be a letter. He rose immediately to his feet when he saw her and bowed. “Miss Hampton.” She returned his greeting in the manner of women, her face a little flushed. She hoped he would think it had … More Letter From the Suitor
O Lord, I pray, please let Your ear be attentive to the prayer of Your servant, and to the prayer of Your servants who desire to fear Your name; and let Your servant prosper this day, I pray, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man.” For I was the king’s cupbearer (Nehemiah … More Nehemiah’s Prayer
Earlier this month when I was reading about African American women who made a difference so that I could feature them in the special issue of Notes to Women newsletter, one name kept popping up–Eleanor Roosevelt. I promised myself that I would do a little writeup on her. And here we are. “Where, after all, … More Eleanor Roosevelt
