This weekend, I went to the store to buy one book and left with another. Leaving a store with an item that I didn’t enter with the intention to purchase is not the “news story” here. If you’re anything like me, it probably happens to you all the time. However, it’s the subject of one…
I admit it…I have a tendency to be impatient. Although, I love the melody of John Mayers song, “Waiting for the World to Change,” there is always something inside me that bucks against the message. Deep down inside, I distrust the notion that the world will simply change while we wait or because we hope…
Things Fall Apart. Yes, It is true…But Why? The title of this famous book by Nigerian author Chinua Achebe underscores an unsettling reality.  ”Things Fall Apart” is a study of the contrasts which underlie traditional African belief systems and the impact of the wider world intersecting with these ancient customs. As an young girl, I read this internationally celebrated book…