You are probably working on something or have a dream that requires patience and dedication. Most achievements require some kind of preparation or planning. Throughout scripture, you’ll witness how preparing and planning are apart of God’s nature. God worked in the lives of people, nations, and through circumstances to prepared...
Last year this time my word was “suddenly,” and looking at what transpired during that time, it was appropriate. Now here I am, well into the second half of this year, reflecting on my new normal all the while longing for my old life, trying to rectify what was and...
The moment you accept the invitation to be adopted into the family of Jesus Christ you are changed forever. It is at this very moment a line is drawn in your life. On one side of the line is your former self, the you that was full of sin and...
God has told someone to get up, go to a certain place, and do a certain thing, just as He told Jonah. If this is you, I hope you’ve heeded God’s instructions. However, if you are like Jonah, you haven’t done it, and like Jonah you can cause a storm...
African Americans women are more likely to suffer from depression but are less likely to be treated for depression due to the cultural stigma of mental illness in the Black community, feelings of shame and embarrassment, lack of health insurance, and lack of understanding of the illness. Black people, Black...
You’re In the World, You’re Not of the World Doesn’t it sound so sci-fi? When my mom use to say that to me and my sister growing up, I thought it was something E.T.’s mom would’ve said to him as they started their journey to earth. I’d forgot all...
Many are called, few are chosen. Matthew 22:11-14 There many sayings we quote that can be traced back to the holy Word of God. The phrase above was spoken by Jesus in a parable. The story Jesus told was a lesson about preparation, responsibility and duty. Someone was invited...
Yesterday’s post was very therapeutic for me, in a way I felt like a burden has been lifted. What I wan to tak about today is how to keep the fire burning, the fire being the desire for spitiual growth and seeking closeness to God. I can’t lie, with everything...
If you follow me on social media you know that I’ve lost my husband, Paul, back in November very unexpectedly, which has made it very hard for me to return to “life as usual,” but even before then, I asn’t around here much because…well, life. This time last year everything...
So you know how on January 1st you made all these promises to do better? You felt good about the goals you’d set and your ability to stick to the plan you’d laid out for success. But around week 2 something happened because something always does and all the promises,...
Artist: Marion Bolognesi Not too long ago, I was blinded controlled by my emotions. When I was emotional, I was unpredictable, irrational. I’d lash out in anger, I was defensive, I was combative. If you tried to tell me about myself or my behavior, I’d feel attacked, like you wronged me. After months of fighting...
