“Welcome to a Brand New Day”

"Odunde African Festival - Philadelphia June 14, 2015" Pheralyn Dove Photo

I get tingly when

I think about how awesome

Each Brand New Day is.

“You Are A Blessing”

Photo of Pheralyn Dove by Lisa Houston

Be yourself. You are

Divine. Bless the World with all

Your Gifts and Talents.

"Let the Healing Begin"

"Simple Pleasures" photo by Pheralyn Dove

Acknowledge your pain.

Only then can you allow

Healing to begin.

My Prayers Are With You, Mother Emanuel AME Church

(AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton)

Tragedy so deep

And painful, yet we survive

With our faith intact.

Here we are, still stunned and grieved in the aftermath of the massacre last week at Mother Emanuel AME, an historic Black Church in Charleston, South Carolina, where a deranged white gunman opened fire during Wednesday night's Bible Study and killed 9 worshipers, including the pastor. The sheer shock from the tragic news.  The wide spread rippling effect. Such an evil unfathomable act. So sad. So very very sad. My prayers are with you, Mother Emanuel AME Church. My prayers are with you.