Ivy grows. That is what it does. To say the last two years have been hard is an understatement. I am sure most people have, like I, felt overwhelmed at times trying to navigate the daily crises of pandemics, protests, political polarization, presidential elections, military withdrawals, insurrections, recessions, and recoveries…

“This is like our Super Bowl,” began Bishop Lamb at a campmeeting I was attending in Georgia. If you know anything of the Holiness movement, you know this to be true. Campmeetings began as a time for frontier communities who did not have a church to gather in one place…

How Black Women From Southern West Virginia Shaped the 20th Century — In the 1920s, Bluefield, WV emerged as a cosmopolitan city of the highest degree. In the heart of Appalachian coal country, it was a seedbed of black entrepreneurship and empowerment. When W.E.B. Du Bois arrived to deliver a speech in Bluefield, the Bluefield Institute (now Bluefield State College, an HBCU…

Is it possible for a place to become part of your soul? This outcropping of rock and soil has been my life long companion. It has faithfully kept my secrets, blushed at my cursings, and darkened under my tears. Some of my earliest memories are sitting here, just girl and…

People in my church will be tired of hearing me quote 1 Thessalonians 4:11 “endeavor to live a quiet life, mind your own business, and work with your hands.” I think this is one of the most essential scriptures we can live by in our social media-saturated culture. With more…