Archive for January, 2012

I suppose we can all agree that, when questioned what we want to be or have in the future, the answer revolves around the common things: rich/money, fame, and success.  But, what exactly is our definition of success?  What makes a person “successful”? We all have our own answers to that question.  It may be that you view success as having more money than your neighbor, living and feeling like you’re at the top of the world.  It may be that your definition of success is being able to attain that dream you have sought for for all your life. (read more…)

    Marian had her sights set on becoming a concert singer, a challenge that was doubly difficult because of the color of her skin.  Her mother, however, had a patient trust in God.  Marian later said, ‘Mother’s religion made her believe that she would receive what was right for her to have if she was conscientious in her faith. If it did not come, it was because He had not considered it right for her.  We grew in this atmosphere of faith that she created…We believed as she did because we wanted the same kind of haven in the (read more…)