When I decided to offer family recipes this month, I was certain that as soon as I requested my family’s favorite recipes, I would get the response, ‘Sorry, but I don’t share my recipes!’ But that didn’t happen; my children, their spouses and my Sista all said, ‘When do you need it?’ This week I am sharing two more recipes: Shawn’s White Chicken Chili Recipe Another … [Read more...] about Favorite family recipes (conclusion)
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Favorite family recipes (Week 3)
My daughter is celebrating 4 years of being a plant-based Veganista. She is committed to her dietary choice and has evolved into a spectacular cook! All of her dishes are so tasty as she ingeniously uses herbs and spices to add a unique flavor to every dish she makes. In fact, whenever she is home, she commits to making me at least 4-5 vegan dishes before she leaves, which I … [Read more...] about Favorite family recipes (Week 3)
Bishop Harry Jackson, Jr., an evangelical adviser to Donald Trump, dead at 66
Bishop Harry Jackson Jr., a prominent pastor and evangelical adviser to Donald Trump, has reportedly passed away. According to a statement from Bishop Jackson’s church, via Religion News, the 66-year-old passed away on Monday, November 9, 2020. “It is with a heavy heart that we notify you that our beloved Bishop Harry R. Jackson, Jr., has transitioned to be with the Lord … [Read more...] about Bishop Harry Jackson, Jr., an evangelical adviser to Donald Trump, dead at 66
Favorite family recipes (Week 2)
When I asked my family to share their favorite recipe for sharing with my readers, one-by-one they each shared the enthralling details of their favorite dishes. This week, I am sharing my Sista’s mouth-watering cheese bars and I threw in one of my flavorful lentil soups that I default to during Wisconsin’s frigid winters. Shawn’s Cheese Bars Ingredients: 2 cans – … [Read more...] about Favorite family recipes (Week 2)
Bishop Rance Allen, revered gospel music legend, dies at 71
Bishop Rance Allen, an acclaimed singer and highly influential figure in the modern gospel music genre, died on Saturday, October 31, 2020. He was 71. “While recovering from a medical procedure at Heartland ProMedica (in Sylvania, Ohio), Bishop Rance Allen passed away around 3 a.m. this morning,” said Allen’s wife, Ellen Allen, and his manager, Toby Jackson, in a joint … [Read more...] about Bishop Rance Allen, revered gospel music legend, dies at 71
Put on a smiley face ☺ (conclusion)
Source: “Smiley Face with Smiling Eyes” by Apple.com I shared at the beginning of this series that in February of this year, I was asked to appear in a commercial spot on WVTV Channel 18/My 24 as a marketing promo for the Milwaukee Times Weekly Newspaper. A friend texted me by the time I arrived at the studio with a comforting word of encouragement. His word of encouragement … [Read more...] about Put on a smiley face ☺ (conclusion)
Put on a smiley face ☺ (Week 3)
Source: “Smiley Face with Smiling Eyes” by Apple.com Doing random acts of kindness will not only make you smile, but it will make you feel good inside. This week, you are encouraged to find opportunities to do random acts of kindness and show goodwill. Here are a few suggestions: 1. Gather several adults and children and on a Saturday this month, while maintaining … [Read more...] about Put on a smiley face ☺ (Week 3)
Put on a smiley face ☺ (Week 2)
Source: “Smiley Face with Smiling Eyes” by Apple.com Psychology Today in an article entitled: “The 9 Superpowers of Your Smile”1 noted that numerous researchers have already compiled a long list of the benefits of a smile, but after research by the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC), two more reasons were added to the list. Here is what the research at UMKC … [Read more...] about Put on a smiley face ☺ (Week 2)
Put On A Smiley Face ☺ (Week 1)
In February, I was asked to appear in a commercial spot as a marketing promo for the Milwaukee Times Weekly Newspaper on CW18/My24 Milwaukee. Upon arriving at the studio, I received a text from a friend reminding me to be sure to “smile” during the taping. I received advice from several friends as the commercial taping day neared, but this friend’s advice to “smile” stuck with … [Read more...] about Put On A Smiley Face ☺ (Week 1)
Tabernacle Community Baptist Church names first woman senior pastor Rev. Dr. Donna Childs
By Kathy Gaillard Special for the Milwaukee Times Proverbs 22:6 (ESV) tells us to “Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old, he will not depart from it.” That counsel was more than a notion for Mother Gleneva and Deacon Martin Childs, Sr. Thanks to their obedience, Rev. Dr. Donna Childs and her siblings are poster children for the merits of not just … [Read more...] about Tabernacle Community Baptist Church names first woman senior pastor Rev. Dr. Donna Childs