A Soul Stirring Multi-Cultural Experience!

I had the honor and pleasure of attending a fabulous event on Wednesday evening, August 4, 2010 that was hosted by the Women’s Inter-Cultural Exchange (WIE) and The Light Factory located in Spirit Square, in uptown Charlotte, NC. The exhibition, “My Family, My Culture” was such a powerful, emotional and spiritual experience. WIE members used the power of photography to tell stories that illustrated their culture, their families and their everyday lives. As you viewed each exhibit and read the myriad of stories representing a diversity of cultures of Native American, African American, Italian, Indian, Hispanic and many others, we discovered that we are so much alike. For more information about the Women’s Inter-Cultural Exchange, visit their website at http://www.wi-ce.org/.

The Light Factory, a contemporary museum of photography and film, spearheaded the creation of the museum quality exhibits for each one of the participants. If you live in Charlotte, North Carolina, I urge you to take some time to visit The Light Factory, whose mission reaches the school system and the community to teach them about the power of photography and the aesthetics surrounding this amazing art form. Here is the information for only one of four contemporary museums of photography and film in the United States:

The Light Factory
345 North College Street
Charlotte, North Carolina
704-333-9755
http://www.lightfactory.org/

Celebrating Mom – “Happy Mother’s Day 2010!”

“The moment a child is born, the mother is also born. She never existed before. The woman existed, but the mother, never. A mother is something absolutely new.” - Rajneesh

As we reflect on Mother’s Day 2010, we are reminded of the gift of childbirth and canal of life that God allowed us to travel through from our mothers. We would like to wish all of our mothers, grandmothers, sisters, aunts, stepmothers, Godmothers, nieces and friends a fabulous and Happy Mother’s Day. Please join me with the following children who are celebrating the memory, the life, the love, the lessons, the discipline, the sacrifices and the legacies of their mothers.

I want to thank everyone who entered the Celebrating Mom Book Give-a-way Contest last month. The winner of the contest is Mrs. Carrie Saine Sherard. She shares some special reflections about her mother with us. You may view her profile at http://diversitiesofgifts.blogspot.com/2010/05/carrie-saine-sherard-wins-celebrating.html.

* Vicki Perry is honoring her mother, Madie Ellis

* Marjorie Gordon DeLee is honoring her mother, Violett Gordon

* Carolyn G Murray is honoring her mother, Reatha M. Graham

* Lydia Crawford Boynton is honoring her mother, Sallie M. Crawford

* Kelly Hutchinson is honoring her mother, Bernice Washington

* Peggy Rosebora is honoring her mother, Helen Lucille Elliott

* Yvette Clapp is honoring her mother, Barbara Jean Struchen

* Ketra Lewis is honoring her mother, Mrs. Harris

* Desiree Scruggs is honoring her mother, Francene Marie Morris

* Tori & Randi King are honoring their mother, Joanne B. King

* Rev. Dr. Lee C. Bines is honoring his mother, Julia M. Bines

* Felecia D. Rivers is honoring her mother, Frances Darden

* Pastor Charles L. Webber is honoring his mother, Ruby M. Webber

* Frances D. Rivers is honoring her mother, Felecia D. Rivers

* Polly McKee, Sharward Moore, Sr. and Sandra Burton are honoring their mother, Hazel J. Ellison

* Atty. Alia S. Bines is honoring her mother, Shirley G. Bines

* Kyle and Kameron Gordon are honoring their mother, Courtney Gordon

* On behalf of my sister Shirley and brothers Kevyn and Sheldon, we honor our mother, the late Henrietta P. Gordon

Happy Mother’s Day to all of our mothers and to those who stood in the shoes as a mother for someone else’s child. God bless all of you!

My mom is a never-ending song in my heart of comfort, happiness, and being. I may sometimes forget the words but I always remember the tune. - Graycie Harmon