I've been so excited because it is finally watermelon season...or so I thought. During Memorial Day weekend, my favorite grocery store ShopRite had a sale on watermelons. I never know how to properly choose a watermelon. I had heard everything from knocking on it to make sure it sounds hollow to looking for the yellow spot on the bottom to show how long it has ripened on the ground. I bring my watermelon home and cut right into it because Chewee and I love the sweet fruit and it's overripe. I didn't want to throw the watermelon away because it is a waste of money. I cut a quarter into chunks and put it into the refrigerator hoping that chilling the fruit would make it better, but it didn't.
One of my good "Goalfriends", Lynsai, will be celebrating her 40th birthday soon. I met her through my friend, Towanda, and she has been a blessing to me since. She is always lots of fun and comes up with great ideas and experiences for us to try. Last Sunday, Lynsai invited us to bring gently used clothing and new tolietries for less fortunate women in the Baltimore community. I tried to collect items that women's items that they may not normally receive. I bought feminine hygiene products, womens multi vitamins, first aid kit, toothbrushes, toothpaste and tissues. We were also asked to write an encouraging note for them. About 10 of us literally hit the street in search of women. Our first
