Pausing With God

Recently I reconnected with one of the girls that I had the privilege to mentor.  I was speechless as I saw a girl who had become a beautiful young woman.  I asked Iesha if she would write a short essay for the website.  I hope you are blessed as you read her story. Hello my name is Iesha Daniels, I am 18 years old and a former Smart Girls (Skills Mastery and Resistance Training ) member.  I joined Smart Girls at the age of 14.  I can say with all honesty; that if it was not for the SMART Girls program, I do not think that I would have grown to be the woman I am today.  SMART Girls has taught me many qualities and characteristics that I use on a daily basis.  Every Wednesday, I would wait for Ms. Sheri to come to the Victory Pointe Boys & Girls Club.  The days that she could not make it, I was devastated because Smart Girls meant a lot to me. Here are a few of the memories and lessons that I have experienced while participating in the program: The time we read Sisterhood Of

Pausing With God: Menopause which had been known to effect women o... : Menopause which had been known to effect women only, has caused men to become more vocal and ask what about us? The first study on male m...

Menopause which had been known to effect women only, has caused men to become more vocal and ask what about us? The first study on male menopause was published in the "Journal of the American Medical Association" in the mid-1940s, it's only recently that the U.S. medical community has taken notice of this condition, says Dr. Adrian Dobs, an endocrinologist and associate professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. About 25 million men in the US, ages 40-55 are experiencing male menopause today, a condition that society had previously labeled as mid-life crisis. What is Male Menopause? Male menopause, also called andropause (an-drə-ˌpȯz\), which is the decline in a man's testosterone levels.  Testosterone also called male hormones is produced by the male testes.  (Here’s an amazing piece of information: testosterone can also be converted into estrogen (the main female hormone).  This occurs particularly in fat cells -- hmmm, so some fat is good. 

DR. WHO? There are many women like me who prefer a female OB/GYN.  My reason t hough it is humorous now, was not funny back then.  My story begins with, years ago when I was a KIDS Church leader, it was time for my annual check-up and so off to the doctors I went.  After completing the check-in ritual, I was shown to the examination room and I waited patiently for my doctor to come in. A few minutes later, a male doctor pops in and stares at me like he knows me.  I have this weird feeling inside my gut.  “Do you work at this hospital, you look familiar?” he asked.  “No”, I quickly responded.   I knew my regular doctor was pregnant, but her due date wasn’t for a couple of months.  That feeling in my belly intensified and so I nervously asked where my doctor was.  His reply was that she had been transferred to another unit.  I paused for a moment and then decided to proceed with the checkup.  Following the exam and after a brief consultation, I left the hospital and never gave this