Joy Sylvester Johnson

Grief comes to those of us who have buried loved ones. And even though there is talk of the “stages of grief” and finding “closure” I am not sure...

They used to say Roanoke was about ten years behind the rest of the east...

Just one moment—that’s what I asked for.I wished for just one moment without the political...

I have concluded I must be a masochist (one who enjoys an activity that appears...

I had forgotten that one of the best gifts you can give yourself is a...

May 23, 2018

I have two large boxes full of family photos in my closet. Every time I start to organize them I am ambushed by the...

April 9, 2018

Gargling, much to my surprise, is not like riding a bike.Recently, returning from a road trip, I noticed my throat was feeling itchy and...

March 29, 2018

I love stories. I love to hear them. I love to tell them. I love to write them. I love to read them.Well, you get the idea.Recently traveling...

March 3, 2018

First, I saw the memorial to all the Viet Cong who died in HoChiMinh City. Then I toured the War Museum where examples of...

February 6, 2018

My five year old granddaughter, Annalee, has a new pet—a fish.Fish, as the sitcom sage Archie Bunker once reminded us, are the perfect pets...

January 15, 2018

Do we pray for folks in trouble to get God’s attention or do we pray so that we are in tune with what already...

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