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I have had a love for history for as long as I can remember. I often wonder why I did not make it my major in college. Family history is interesting to me, especially due to the complexity of my heritage. My mother’s family is from Germany and my father is from Texas.

Wendy’s Window What Are Your Intentions? By Wendy Gladney Wendy Gladney (File photo) Although we have entered a new year and we have a new administration, we still have some old issues that have followed us into 2021. We are still battling the pandemic and facing economic uncertainty but for many of us there is now hope that we can try and figure out what is the purpose in all of this?  Do you ever feel challenged with why you are here?  Do you ever feel stuck and not sure which way to turn...

Wendy’s Window: Black Girl Magic Comes Alive By Wendy Gladney Wendy Gladney (File photo) This past week we saw “Black Girl Magic” come alive in such a beautiful way.  The world witnessed the first woman of color to be sworn in as Vice President and we also witnessed the first National Youth Poet Laureate by the name of Amanda Gorman who made history speaking at the Inauguration for the 46 th President of the United States.  This young Wordsmith and Change-maker is a cum laude graduate...

America’s Democracy was recently challenged and rocked.  As the New York Times quoted, the mob that stormed our Nation’s Capitol, “listened to the president.”  Trump called them, “very special people.”  He went on to also say, “we love you.” 

Published December 31, 2020 Wendy Gladney (File photo) Every year as the clock rolls over to the next, I begin to reflect on how I did during the current year and then I write out what I hope to achieve for the year to come. If you are like me, I am so ready to say goodbye to 2020 and hello to 2021.  However, even with all the pain and disappointment that came this year, I still was able to experience some joy when I married the love of my life in our backyard this past summer. Due to COVID-19...

Wendy’s Window: Good Enough By Wendy Gladney Wendy Gladney (File photo) When you hear the phrase “good enough” what do you think? Most of the time we take it personal and we think that WE are not good enough.  We start thinking about our shortcomings, and mistakes and we even go as far as to look at things like our bodies, hair, clothes, and everything else in between.  Once we get past taking it personal and all our physical frailties, we then start sizing up our accomplishments or the...

By Wendy Gladney Published December 10, 2020 COVID-19 has caused a lot of us to feel uneasy.  Now, with new restrictions once again being placed regarding “stay at home,” especially during the holidays, many of us feel stuck. Do you ever feel stuck and unable to free yourself? You are not alone. What I have learned from analyzing this is that it does not have to be permanent. The possibility to become unstuck is available to all of us if we are patient and are willing to put in the work. ...