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In the beginning, we were the ideal happy integrated family. I have a memory that I questioned until I understood my mother’s relationship with my father, Clay. We knew that we had a father other than “Dad” and I remember sitting in the car when she went to run into a store, you could do that back then and not be afraid that someone would take your child. Each man that walked past the car who was black I would wonder if that was my dad, is he the man that left us?
I had this fantasy in my mind that he wanted to talk to me but my mom would not let him, so he would walk past the car just to see us. I would wave at each black man that would walk past just in case he was my dad. We were not allowed to talk about my father, Clay to my mom or dad. My brother and I would talk to each other about him but not to anyone else. I can remember someone asking my mom about him and if he saw us, she hushed them up saying “not in front of the kids.” I never told my mom that story; for I knew it would have caused her unnecessary pain. I was told that my parents partied themselves right out of the house in Carnegie. We had a dog at the time, his name was Devil.
In the beginning, we were the ideal happy integrated family. I have a memory that I questioned until I understood my mother’s relationship with my father, Clay. We knew that we had a father other than “Dad” and I remember sitting in the car when she went to run into a store, you could do that back then and not be afraid that someone would take your child. Each man that walked past the car who was black I would wonder if that was my dad, is he the man that left us?
I had this fantasy in my mind that he wanted to talk to me but my mom would not let him, so he would walk past the car just to see us. I would wave at each black man that would walk past just in case he was my dad. We were not allowed to talk about my father, Clay to my mom or dad. My brother and I would talk to each other about him but not to anyone else. I can remember someone asking my mom about him and if he saw us, she hushed them up saying “not in front of the kids.” I never told my mom that story; for I knew it would have caused her unnecessary pain. I was told that my parents partied themselves right out of the house in Carnegie. We had a dog at the time, his name was Devil.
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I do a lot of reading to find things of interest for the sisters at WL4J and for research on different workshops and trainings; I came across a book during my research that had some interesting points in it. The book is called, “Fat, Broke & Lonely - No More” By Victoria Moran (Harper Collins Publishers New York, NY) I picked the book because of it’s title and was going through it along with about 20 other books. There was a section talking about “Breaking Up with the Emptiness Inside” that I wanted to make comment on.
“Take Action Eleanor Roosevelt said, “Do the thing you know you cannot do.” That’s today’s action. What seems difficult or even impossible? Making it through an entire day without criticizing one single person, even under your breath, or inside your head? Starting your memoir, even though somebody told you that since you’re not famous nobody cares? Splitting from the wrong guy and not even looking for the right one until you’ve had some time to get to know your glorious self? Today stop debating, and leap. Am I asking you to perform an extraordinary feat? You bet I am. But once you’ve done it, you can do anything.” (Excerpt taken from the book - Fat, Broke, & Lonely - No More by Victoria Moran)
I do a lot of reading to find things of interest for the sisters at WL4J and for research on different workshops and trainings; I came across a book during my research that had some interesting points in it. The book is called, “Fat, Broke & Lonely - No More” By Victoria Moran (Harper Collins Publishers New York, NY) I picked the book because of it’s title and was going through it along with about 20 other books. There was a section talking about “Breaking Up with the Emptiness Inside” that I wanted to make comment on.
“Take Action Eleanor Roosevelt said, “Do the thing you know you cannot do.” That’s today’s action. What seems difficult or even impossible? Making it through an entire day without criticizing one single person, even under your breath, or inside your head? Starting your memoir, even though somebody told you that since you’re not famous nobody cares? Splitting from the wrong guy and not even looking for the right one until you’ve had some time to get to know your glorious self? Today stop debating, and leap. Am I asking you to perform an extraordinary feat? You bet I am. But once you’ve done it, you can do anything.” (Excerpt taken from the book - Fat, Broke, & Lonely - No More by Victoria Moran)
Topics discussed in this book:
The Love of Jesus
The Compassion of Jesus
The Fellowship with Jesus
The Faith of Jesus
The Wrath of Jesus
The Completion in Jesus
The Love of Jesus
The Compassion of Jesus
The Fellowship with Jesus
The Faith of Jesus
The Wrath of Jesus
The Completion in Jesus
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Could you be one of these sisters?
Content Sister
Attention Sister
Bitter Sister
Busy Sister
Busy Body Sister
Co-Dependency Sister
Demand/Do It Myself Sister
Don’t Do Anything Sister
Fantasyland Sister
Homebody Sister
Hunting Sister
Low Self - Worth Sister
Mother May I Sister
Mother Mode Sister
Plain Jane Sister
Sneaking Sister
If you think you might or any of these titles kind of describes you - you do not want to miss this book.
Content Sister
Attention Sister
Bitter Sister
Busy Sister
Busy Body Sister
Co-Dependency Sister
Demand/Do It Myself Sister
Don’t Do Anything Sister
Fantasyland Sister
Homebody Sister
Hunting Sister
Low Self - Worth Sister
Mother May I Sister
Mother Mode Sister
Plain Jane Sister
Sneaking Sister
If you think you might or any of these titles kind of describes you - you do not want to miss this book.
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