Reflections of A Black Christian Woman

 Disclaimer: my thoughts are all over the place and I can't share the specific details so as to not expose those closest to me. Just a burdened soul grieved. When Esau was forty years old, he took as wives Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite. And they were a grief of mind to Isaac and Rebekah. (Genesis 26:34-35) And Rebekah said to Isaac, "I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth; if Jacob takes a wife of the daughters of Heth, like these who are the daughters of the land, what good will my life be to me?" (Genesis 27:46) One of the lessons I wish I clearly understood at a younger age is how our choices affect the next person. Pride often deceives us into thinking we are living for ourselves. Even if we make a bad decision, we'll be the only ones that suffer. But that's not quite true. Though we may carry the heavy load of regret and suffer the repercussion of our choices, those closest to us also r...

 There's a particular girl in my class whom I love dearly (well, I love them all). Not only is she an exceptional student (everything she does / touches turns into gold). She is kind, loving, inquisitive and sometimes too talkative 😂.  She's the kind to ask questions in the middle of a Math classwork. I wish I could entertain all the questions! But alas, so much work. When she's absent the aura is different. I'm thankful for her. She always mentions how she's missed us as teachers, even though she saw us the previous day. She's suggested sleep overs 😂. She tries her best always! I think she'll be an architect or a doctor. I just pray she remains sweet and loving. She's also my assistant (although I have a handful of them). Then there's my boy. He's a new student and he has a heart of gold : sweet, kind, helpful, does his best and loves order. It's how he always wishes me a great Sabbath and how after school he's always eager to help. He...