For Dreamers, Thinkers and Achievers
By Cheryl Mattox Berry During Sunday worship service, visitors were asked to stand. The young woman who welcomed them said, “We want to thank you guys for coming…” I don’t know what she said after that because my mind was stuck on the words “you guys.” Then, a woman sitting in the pew behind me […]
Continue ReadingBy Cheryl Mattox Berry Several friends have asked what possessed me to go zip lining. One jokingly said I like pain and suffering. My husband thinks I’m going through a daredevil phase. Rest assured, it’s none of the above. I decided to go zip lining for one reason: to regain my self-confidence. After I ruptured […]
Continue ReadingBy Cheryl Mattox Berry As shoppers hit the malls looking for the perfect Mother’s Day present, I’m reminded of all the gifts handed down to me from my mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. I’m blessed to have had these fierce, hardworking and loving women in my life. These are the things I learned from them: Josephine […]
Continue ReadingBy Cheryl Mattox Berry My girlfriend’s two nephews are still reeling from a horrific act committed by their 53-year-old father in Sioux Falls, S.D. He shot his ex-girlfriend three times and then turned the gun on himself. He died two weeks after the shootings in late February. His on-again/off-again girlfriend, 30, miraculously survived bullets to […]
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