Children are the Future


Children see the entire world in a different way than adults. The innocence of discovery is something we all enjoyed. I often wonder, had people not interjected certain ideas into my mind at certain times, where would my childlike mind had lead me? So here's to nostalgia, to innocence, and the people that will become our future.


An Apple A Day


Living a healthy life is important, and many people take their concerns with eating right or losing weight to unhealthy extremes. This month, I'll be talking about eating habits, sharing some of my favorite recipes, and focusing on healthy choices.

Legends of Africa


One thing I've noticed during my years attending predominately white schools and having circles of friends that are more diverse, is that the major factor in racism and prejudice is ignorance. There is a lot about black culture that many non-blacks just don't know. Often this lack of awareness rears its head in the form of ignorant assumptions and awkward questions. The Legends of Africa series touches on topics that may be extremely familiar to blacks, but may not be familiar to non-blacks.

Religion & Theology


I've always been interested in Religion & Theology. As I child, I questioned everything. I wanted to know why this denomination was different from that denomination. I wanted to know how Christianity differed from Islam, and how they differed from Buddhism, etc. I found that as I studied with the faith of a believer and the open mind of scientist, the world of religion started to make more sense and I was able to form beliefs that I don't question. April 2015 is dedicated to my journey to those beliefs.

Circus of Words From the Busy Bee

Wednesday, June 17, 2015

From the Busy Bee

From the Busy Bee

I can't believe it's been so long since I posted anything! Life has been busy and I've been working on a billion things. I spent most of this year trying to figure out what I really wanted to concentrate my blog on... If you haven't noticed (which I doubt is possible), I'm kinda all over the place. I have lots of interests and poetry spans all genres. After thinking about it and getting feedback, I found that there are two main topics on my blog that I love to post about and you (my readers) seem to love reading about.  When I thought about it, I decided had much to say about both topics, maybe too much for one blog so I decided to create new homes for them. (This is quite a large part of the business that has kept me from posting.) I'll still be posting my randomness and my poetry here, but I want to introduce (and promote of course) my less random and more streamlined ventures.

So what are the topics and where are the new homes?

Cultured Expressions — Cultural Appreciation

Cultured Expressions was born of the first topic: cultural issues. On this blog, I've dedicated a many posts to Black History Month, and I've mentioned how much I'd like to see all minority history shared and welcomed. As I wrote the final Black History Month post in February, I knew I wanted to expand that idea. To have a place where there was both people sharing their culture/history and people learning. I wanted to promote minority books.  I wanted to see everyone in one place, working together. And then came Cultured Expressions. I don't intend to be the only contributor. I hope you find the idea as interesting as I do and I hope you'll volunteer to add your own experiences to the blog too. Check it out here, read some of the current posts (the selection isn't large now, but I plan to grow with time) and then check out the get involved page to find out how to add your own words to the site! Also, like the site on Facebook and/or follow the site on Twitter and G+.

The History of Christianity — Christian Theology

I did a series on the Sabbath a while back, and then I started a series on the prophecies in Daniel (I promise to finish that too btw), I also did a post on religions in general and denominations... Meanwhile I began re-reading the Bible. While I'm sure I've read the whole book, I'm not sure I ever read it consecutively and some chapters/books I spent less time thinking about than others. When I decided to re-read it, I also decided keep a journal of thoughts, feelings, analysis, research, etc. pertaining to the chapters I read. I wanted to share my journal with a few people, but they're quite far away... And I thought *lightbulb* I'm just going to put it online! So, The History of Christianity has (or will have) posts about each chapter in the Bible, posts about denominations, origins of traditions, etc. —it's a work in progress, but it may be helpful and/or interesting to some of you so I'm sharing that as well. You can check it out here.
Ree Hughes
Eillya-Marí Kocumba

I love to write. Sometimes its graceful and classic--like a trapeze act--or bold and brave--like a lion tamer--perhaps a little humorous--like a clown. This is my circus of words.

Right now, my blog is mostly poetry (which naturally covers a wide range of topics). Everyone says great blogs have a niche, a specific topic they hone in to write about. I'm still working that out, I guess. In the mean time, you can use the menu in archive page to narrow down the topics you wish to see.

Welcome to the site. Feel free to comment and I hope you enjoy.

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