By: Amy Wise How do you say thank you to someone who… ~Stood up ~Spoke out ~Paved the way ~Made change ~And gave his life It feels impossible. But today that’s what I want to say. Thank you, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. for making today better than yesterday. Now it’s our turn. Happy birthday.
By: Amy Wise Okay, so I digress this week. I’m going from what I feel to be one of the most touching posts I have ever written, the poem to my parents, to a little hilarity this week. I had every intention of writing a deep story about something that happened this Christmas but then […]
By: Amy Wise The holidays are such an amazing time of year. They bring out the best in all of us. As I decorate, shop, and take in all the sights, sounds and smells of the season, I wonder, why can’t it be like this all the time? What is it about the holidays that […]
By: Amy Wise and Madge Stein Woods Amy: Open Your Minds and Jump Out of the Box… There are many benefits to being in an interracial relationship. One of them is having to have an open mind. Why is this a benefit you might ask? Well, when your mind is open the adventures are endless. […]
By: Amy Wise With all the seriousness that is wrapped around race, this week I thought I would lighten it up a bit. One of the reasons that Jamie and I have lasted as long as we have is because we love to have fun and we love to laugh! Even better, we like to […]
By: Bandito Have you ever noticed the excitement and satisfaction a child experiences when using the word “poo” in a sentence? Even as an adult, I find my self chuckling when discussing the matters of bodily waste, but nothing like how kids experience it. The word “poo” usually rears its ugly head in a child’s […]
By: Amy Wise So I have a question: Did you know that in general books written by black authors are shelved in the African American section? Did any of you out there realize that? Unless of course you are Toni Morrison or friends with Oprah, black authors are pretty much housed in their own “special” […]
By: Amy Wise I asked my husband the following question today: “What does being in an interracial relationship mean to you?” His answer was what I hope will be everyone’s answer one day. He said, “I’m not in an interracial relationship, black relationship, white relationship, black and white relationship; I’m just in a relationship.” He […]
By: Amy Wise Sometimes as a parent…wait, let me re-phrase that…a lot of times, as a parent, we have things we would love to do, but our kids’ “things” come first. Before you read this and say, “well duh, that’s what we’re supposed to do as parents,” I couldn’t agree more! However, we all know […]
By: Amy Wise 16 years ago today we were blessed with the most amazing gift ever…our beautiful daughter! From a baby to a young woman…this is our child… She is kind, she is loving, she is beautiful, she is talented, she is funny, she is crazy, she is wild, she is a dancer, she is […]
