From the Heart of
Sonya D. Ferreira

Each year I am amazed by the thoughtfulness of others for my birthday. I get messages from childhood friends, college roommates, and extended family around the world. With all that love, the reality is I did not have a great start to my birthday this year. I woke up grumpy and tired but a lot of little things happened that I did not expect… I was blessed all day without recognizing the blessings until I took time to be still. I had good prayer time with my son on the way to h

As an elementary school student my son came home and articulated his frustration with the lack of diversity presented in American history. I will never forget his exclamation. “Mom, I’ve had enough of peanuts!” His comment was in response to another American history lesson on George Washington Carver. It succinctly captured the sentiments of those children who do not see themselves in the school curricula…inclusivity can be seen and felt on multiple levels not just in terms o