I originally wrote this blog post June 19, 2017. Due the situations around this country since Memorial Day 2020 I thought this REMINDER and RENEWAL would be good for our souls and minds. Did you know that some Americans, mainly African Americans don't celebrate Independence day on July 4th, but rather on TODAY, June 19th. For those of you that don't know here's some history, and I must admit I didn't know a lot about it until I started researching to write this post. June 1

It’s 5:30 am on a Wednesday morning and I awaken sharply. No one is “paging” me and I’m not wondering “and why”, but I did just have a dream…”it was all a dream.” It was not a fantasy about something greatly desired like Google says a dream can be, and it was not filled with laughter, accomplishment, or good vibes. This dream made me instinctively open my eyes, repeatedly draw an X on my forehead (something that I have done since childhood to cast out bad dreams), sit up o