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Surrounded
Here we are, relaxing in the creaking porch swing and having random conversations about life, renovations, and animals. The sun is setting while the sky is an astonishing shade of peachy purple. It’s mid-April, and the sun has warmed the earth to a comfortable...
In the Past
We all have a past. Some of us occasionally think about it, and some cannot escape it. Some are prisoners of our past, but others become students from their experiences. No matter how you perceive it, the fact is your past shapes you. We can be haunted by our past no...
He is Risen
1 Now after the Sabbath, as the first day of the week began to dawn, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb. 2 And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door,...
What do you want for the children in your life?
That was the question I posed this week to a room full of courageous ladies in drug rehab. Answers flew back: “Happiness”, “Peace”, “Strength”, “A relationship with God”. In a previous Bible study, they had asked for a message on parenting. My wheels immediately began...
I Believe We Can Fly
How many times have we heard from our little children, when we were teaching them something new to do, that before we could even finish showing them how they would say, I can! I can! I want to do it! I want to do it! The eagerness they desired to accomplish it on...
CHOICES
Have you ever wanted to give up? Have you ever felt unloved? Have you ever felt alone and that no one cares? Satan loves to put these lies in our minds. He wants us to separate ourselves from everyone: family, friends, and the church because in isolation, he can...
Birdbrain Thinking
Birdbrain Thinking I have been in battle as of late, not one that costs dearly but rather an annoying but comical battle with a bird! My adversary is an Eastern Towhee, Pipilo erythrophthalmus. He has proved to be a formidable opponent. He caught my attention by...
The Sweetest Gift
When I was a little girl, my sister and I would spend the night with my grandparents on the weekend. On Sunday morning, my grandmother would get us up super early because she did not want to be late for church. No kidding, I remember sitting on the couch in my...
The New Buzzword and God’s Timing
I have heard a new buzzword lately, and, not surprisingly, I am about five years behind on the new word. The new word I learned is bougie, or boujee (the word has multiple spellings I have learned). It comes from the word bourgeoisie, meaning 'of middle-class status.'...
If You Let Them
As you walk down the hall at school or work, you see that group of people who were laughing and conversating loudly grow quiet, and their eyes become dodgy as you walk by. You hear a hurtful comment that was not intended to be heard by you. Or maybe, like me,...
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