Stories of a Young Black Woman Growing Up
We have all had times in our lives when prayer came naturally. You didn’t have to even think about it – something would come up and ‘boom!’, you and God are simpatico and intercession and Spirit-filled prayer is just gushing forth like nobody’s business. I …
The word “blessed” has been an odd word for me. I’ve always known it was a “Christian” word, a biblical term that seemed to indicate God’s favor on a person or people. As I grew up and started moving around adults in church, I would …
I recently joined a church! It was exciting, because it came after about a year of hoping for the right church to “fall in my lap”, so to speak. In reality, the process was long and challenging. It was filled with lots of prayer, Google …
I was stuck at a stop light on the way home and was getting impatient. It had been a long, frustrating day at work, I had a lot on my mind about my future and what I thought I should be doing with my life, …
So, I’ve been finishing a novel in my 3-month sabbatical from the blog. That’s not the main reason I gave the blog, and the internet in general, a break. However, my self-prescribed hiatus, brought on by a need to spend more time with God, actually …
Early last year, I attended a women’s conference for the first time in my life – the HeartStrong Faith Conference. I wasn’t sure what to expect, except that there would be a lot of women and I might go away with a verse to remember. …
I have been reading through the Gospels recently to get a better understanding of who Jesus is and what he really had to say about life and the believer’s walk. Something I noticed was the disparaging comments that people had to say about his “origin” …
Recently a friend has been struggling. She had gone through several emotionally draining experiences with guys she cared about in a very short time frame. Her body started reacting badly (lack of appetite, skin breaking out, etc.). It took her a little bit of time …
Being honest about my life is hard. Writing about it is harder. But I didn’t want to just do a blog where all you see is nice images of me doing amazing things because my life hasn’t been like that. It’s been kind of hard, …