Midlife’s A Trip

An American Prayer for Obama

Posted on 03. Nov, 2008 by Karen.

As he heads into the last hours of a grueling but historic campaign, Senator Barack Obama now carries the heavy burden of grief after the loss of his beloved grandmother this afternoon.  I don’t know about you but I think he needs an American prayer from all of us–never mind what your political affiliation is. [...]

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In Memory of Dad — Notes of Hope and Change

Posted on 23. Oct, 2008 by Karen.

This week marks the 6th anniversary of my father’s death. Dad was a true Renaissance man — a dedicated physician, an accomplished artist, mentor to many and hero to me. He was the grandson of a slave and the slaveowner’s son and son of a domestic servant and a sharecropper turned factory worker. [...]

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