This morning I find myself remembering Sister John Joseph, my teacher in 3rd grade. It was she who discovered that I often transposed numbers and that this often resulted in errors and bad grades for me. Once she realized what was happening, she would never mark me wrong , she would figure out what I […]
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Another day.
Another day.. Another precious 24 hours to rise and serve my God and Her children. Another 24 hours to feel all that there is , to be all that I am , to know all that I know, and to be open to learning ever more. I am honored for the gift of another 24 […]
Lent 2016
I release all of the ways I distract myself from who I am. I release my tendency to offer my soul to people places and circumstances that cannot value , understand , nurture or respect it. I understand that it is my job to value ,respect ,nurture ,and understand my own tender soul. I embrace […]
God beyond all names
Published by Samsarah Morgan · December 13 at 9:59pm · We sang this today in last Sunday. This song elevates and soothes my heart. This song calms my troubled mind and reminds me what I believe , that belief fuels me to serve, my family , my God ,and Gods beautiful world – another day. […]
Peace on Earth
I often compare my child life to the experience of a solider in battle, or rather a soldier in a prison camp. I was terrified from the moment I woke to the moment I put myself to rest at night. There was never a sense of security and safety, my father ruled our home with […]
My monkeys, my circus!
My life is amazing! Its full of babies and laughter, pregnant women and midwives. Its full of children, mine and everyone else’s. Its steeped in this community , its joys and pains. Its grounded in God, My Mother Mary, Jesus and every angel in heaven, who regularly have tea with the Buddha, QuanYin, Yemeya and […]
Killing Cuts
Sometimes beign a woman means being one who faces a heartstopping series of attacks on a daily basis. From the direct threat of physical harm from men – harresement of the street – to being lied to by men who claim to love you – to being stalked by trolls on facebook, its relentless, exhausting, […]
On this night before Halloween, Let us remember!
On this night before Halloween, Let me take a moment to remember my Midwife Ancestors. The young maiden from Africa who was dragged from her life, and found a way to survive here – she birthed babies. My European ancestors, who were forced to leave their land in Ireland – they birthed babies. Let me […]
Virgin, means woman onto herself.
It’s truly sad that the matter of virginity is often presented to girls / women as described in the article below. I speak to young women about loving themselves and making decisions that lead to her individual best good and solid future. As A Christian , I feel secure that I am loved by God […]
Good Friday
In my child life, in my 7th year, on Holy Thursday evening, I was beaten by my father. Why? I don’t recall and this barely matters. I was beaten as a matter of course, and being beaten didn’t signify that I had done much of anything at all. Except that I was alive, and and […]