Have you ever looked at the Bible, the endless shelves of theological books at the bookstore, listened to your pastor cite a slew of verses you didn’t even know existed and thought, “I’m missing something.”? How can I ever be a woman who changes the world for Jesus if I don’t have a plethora of […]
Expectations and Nevertheless
Expectations have a way of causing a girl to spiral. At least this girl. And based on my interactions with other honest women, I’m not alone. It all starts with a dream. The perfect wedding. The perfect husband. The perfect children. The perfect job. The perfect church. The perfect Christmas. The perfect house. The perfect […]
Oreo Truffle Recipe
We all have our favorite holiday treats. Fudge, cookies, cheesecake, cheese balls, the list is endless as you well know. A few years ago while I was still teaching, one of my dearest friends entered my classroom just before Christmas and introduced me to one of the greatest reasons to throw diet rules out the […]
Meditation Mondays – Joy in Full
I know that if you based your opinion of my current life’s situation on the last week’s worth of posts (or lack of posts), you’d probably think that my very life has been crumbling around me. I assure you this is not the case. In fact, most of my life is full to overflowing with […]
Silently Guarding
It’s one of “those” season in my life. One filled with confusion and lies being whispered into my ear as soon as I take a break from guarding myself. I’m mentally worn out, and any energy I would normally use to write a post is just nonexistent. I’m clinging with all my might to the […]
Meditation Mondays – My Refuge and Fortress
He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the LORD, “My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” For He will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence. He will cover you […]
ap·pre·ci·a·tion
(uh-pree-shee-ey-shuh-n) noun 1. gratitude, thankful recognition 2. the act of estimating the qualities of things and giving them their proper value 3. clear perception or recognition (Thanks to dictionary.com for these insightful definitions.) The fact is, there just aren’t beautiful definitions for the precious words gratitude or thankfulness. The phrase, “the act of being thankful” […]
Meditation Monday – In Everything Give Thanks: Put it in Context
We have this tendency as human beings to focus so much on one thing that we miss the bigger picture. At least I do. I’m not talking about blocking out distractions. Distractions make us lose our focus, and they need to be blocked out. However, just as with anything else in life, we have to […]
Five Minute Friday – Grow
I knew it would happen. I knew from the second that I discovered your existence you would grow. I enjoyed it so much from that instant. The first time I felt you flutter within my womb, I nearly cried and laughed simultaneously. As you grew into my rib cage and kicked me […]
Making Thanksgiving Count
Source Do you ever feel like a holiday just comes and goes without you even realizing it? If you could just take another couple of days to prepare yourself for what it is and what it means, you’d feel much more fulfilled when it was over rather than remorseful that you just missed all of […]