Positive Week of Blogging: Day 4

If you had 3 months with which to spend $ 30 Million in order to change the world what would you do?

As I was preparing for my day as "Super Black Woman", I thought about the above question. Like most, I could tell you what I would do to change things in my life, but the world?? That is a big undertaking.

I would start small, like build a library in the small suburban town I reside in. Growing up, books were a sancutary (of sorts) for me. I could get lost into a book and forget about the trials and tribulations of growing up black in a not-too-small Mississippi town. So that is one thing I would do, build a library.

Also, I would donate money to Teas Kids Foundation, so that they may be able to help school-aged children in Central Texas get much needed school supplies.

Depending on how much money I had left, I would go to Africa and help construct homes for poverty/AIDS/war ravaged areas.

Click below to see what other PWOB bloggers are writing:

Mes Deux

Carolyn Townes

Life of Wanda

Day 2: Never would Have Made It..

There are many people who were instrumental in my being the person I am today. There is only one person that I can think of who helped me out the most during one particular moment of my life...My husband, Aubrey.

You see, my husband was my pen pal. We starting writting each other at the tender age of 11. There were no IMs, no emails, none of that, we just had a pen/pencil and notebook paper. He had been with me through heartache and pain, the growing pain years, and graduation. After graduation, we lost touch. From 1997 to the end of 2001, I was in a very abusive relationship and felt I needed to find him before it was too late.

During my trips to the campus library, I combed the internet searching for any piece of information I could to find about my long lost pen pal. One day as I was sitting at the computer, exhausted and frustrated, the answer came to me: try his mom's address. I did and hit jackpot. I called the number listed and talked to his mom for awhile. She told me she would have him call me and he did. I told him about my relationship and he urged me to leave. I told him I couldn't..I was scared and felt no one would want me. Everyday, I would call him, whenever I got the chance, and we would talk. With much encouragement, love, and support from Aubrey, I finally had the guts to get out of that abusive relationship (it took almost 5 months for me to leave).

Aubrey and our daughter, Genesis, circa Jan. 2006

Aubrey and I have been in wedded bliss for almost 5 years now (we married in 2003). It is cool to be married to your best friend. He doesn't judge me if I make a mistake. He is supportive, but most of all he loves me.

A Week of Positive Blogging

With so much destruction and chaos in the world, Ehav Ever over at Hochmah and Musar decided to have one week where bloggers were asked to compose positive, yet creative posts. From November 4 to November 10, each blogger will write a piece according to the question for that day.

I am quite excited about partaking in this.

If you have any questions or would like to join, please visit Ehav's blog.