MWR Star is an initiative to recognize exemplary employees in MWR. People who go above and beyond to assist MWR customers and their co-workers. One individual is chosen monthly to be featured as our star, spotlighting details about themselves and their position within MWR. Cristina Krause has been working with MWR for one and […]
The Map of Salt and Stars by Jennifer Zeynar Joukhadar
Reading The Map of Salt and Stars was a transfixing experience. It drops you into the displacing and confusing world of a Syrian refugee running from the civil war, trying to find a home amongst the nonstop turmoil. Then you’re suddenly transported back eight hundred years to see a young girl risk a lot to […]
28 African Descendants You Should Know – February 3
Nathan “Nearest” Green 1820 – 1890 First master distiller of Jack Daniel’s Whiskey. An incorrect spelling in an 1880 census has caused some confusion. Nathan “Nearest” Green was born a slave, nicknamed Nearest and later, Uncle Nearest, to all his family and friends. In 1967, Jack Daniel’s Legacy was published, revealing to the world that […]
28 African Descendants You Should Know – February 2
Phyllis Wheatley May 8, 1753 – December 5, 1784 First African descendant poet to publish a book. Born in 1753 in West Africa, Phyllis Wheatley was kidnapped and taken to New England, enslaved and sold to John Wheatley of Boston in 1761. Due to the fact that Phyllis showed extreme talent in literacy, she was […]
28 African Descendants You Should Know – February 1
Jean Baptiste Point DuSable 1745 – August 2, 1818 A frontier trader, trapper and farmer, generally regarded as the first resident of what is now Chicago, Illinois It is unknown the year Jean Baptiste Point DuSable was born, but according to the Encyclopaedia Britannica, he was born in St. Marc, Sainte-Domingue [now Haiti]. He was believed […]
Lockheed F-117
“Congratulations. You got the Black Jet you asked for. Learn to be comfortable with the night.” – “The Porch” Personnel (early 1998) Appearing more like something from a sci-fi movie, the Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk was the first U.S. top-secret stealth technology warplane. And despite its “F” (“Fighter”) designation, it had no aircraft-to-aircraft engagement capability; it […]
The Herb Shop – Peppermint
Plants have always been a part of my life. Since I could remember, my father would bring my little sister and I into his small garden. It only took up a small square of land in our backyard but to us it felt like another world. He would spend all day out there, and then […]
Holiday Clean Up
The end of the holidays is always bittersweet. My home goes from a magical wonderland to – how can I describe it – boring! Cleaning up is inevitable so here are some helpful hints to make the task a little more enjoyable while also setting yourself up for success when the holidays come around next […]
Literary Minute – Unveiling the Mystery of a Woman’s Soul: Captivating
By: Jasmine Franklin Unveiling the Mystery of a Woman’s Soul: Captivating, was beautifully written and made for any woman in any stage of her life. John & Stasi Eldredge reach into the inner workings of a woman and pull forth truths that even I had never thought to see or wanted to admit about myself. […]
FYI – 20th Anniversary
I can clearly remember my mom telling me as a kid, “Crystal, it takes a village”. That was her response when I gave her a compliment or asked how she had accomplished something. “Mom, your garden looks great! Mom, how did you do on your workout? Mom, that party was the best. How did you […]
