#ConfessionIsGoodFortheSOUL

Wow! it has been almost a year since my first post.  Yes-----a whole year (sigh).  What have I learned since then?  I learned  the same thing most writers know: when life churns and if writing is not your full-time job--writing will to takes a back seat to the happenings of life.  There is nothing profound about this admission.  It just is #confessionisgoodforthesoul.

I have decided to return to my blog.  To commit to honor this part of my being by posting once a month, at minimum, to Persimmon  & Maple for the next three months (yep! I put it in print--yikes!).

I recently watched a video ( http://unionforum.org/2014/04/21/womanism-at-union-a-past-a-present-a-future) wherein one of the mothers of womanist theology, Dr. Katie Geneva Cannon, reminds us not only are we all born with a purpose but each of us are also here to "do the work your soul must have."  Writing is both part of my purpose and soul work.  When I set aside time to write--just like exercising, eating well, praying and listening to God consistently-my soul has an unmistakable sense of peace and contentment.

When I do the things which honor my being I am also remind of one of the happiest times of my girlhood: sitting on my grandma's front porch in Baton Rouge, LA enjoying a Dixie cup.  Us kids would be eating these sweet cool treats on a hot, muggy, southern summers day and in between our delight.  One of us would say something that would tickle grandma way down deep.  I can hear her laughing as I write this... thank you grandma for the Dixie cups and great summer memories. #LoveYOU&missYOUhard