Effective decision-making stems from knowing who you are. You cannot make good decisions if you are constantly at war with yourself, or living under the heavy burdens of guilt and shame. In order to show up consistently in your life, you must practice radical self-love. When I rushed the process, my mistakes, terrible decision-making and self-worth looked the same for far too many years.
What I have come to know is that if God promises, His yes is better than any other yes, and His yes is stronger than any man’s no."
My heart raced so rapidly I thought it would soar right out of my chest. Thump, thump, THUMP! My fingertips went numb. My feet ached in my small, black heels as I listened intently to the emcee announce each of the finalists. Ten lucky ladies would have a spotlight moment….
If I had to raise children again today, here are just a few of the things I would tell them: WELCOME! Welcome to the big, wide world! We are your parents. This is your home. And from now on, this is your shelter and your safe space. This is where…
Anxiety. The word that surfaces throughout social media lately. I know it very well. It is one of the issues that I deal with. When it hits, you can probably find me making a video, writing, or my favorite thing, taking a drive through the country. But may I say…
There is no greater gift than the gift of life; Jesus died for us so that we may have life! Thus, I consider it a tremendous blessing to have had a second chance at living when, over twenty years ago, I was supposed to die from cancer. I was in the middle of a divorce. My soon to be ex-husband had moved us to a new city four months prior; he was now back in our home state by himself. I had a new job, no local friends, and postpartum. And also, as it turned out, leukemia.
Picture it: a flower without water for a few days. Does it look alive and well? Nope. It is probably starting to shrivel up and die because it has not been hydrated with the life sustaining element called water. In fact, isn’t it a proven fact through science that water…
The Holy Spirit wants to abide with us forever, but will we let Him? He wants to lead us, but we will yield? He wants to teach us and put us in remembrance of all He said, but will we make room for Him? The greatest gift Jesus our teacher…
Walking The Road to The Cross He Knows The Way A few weeks ago, I was preparing a sermon for a worship night at my local church. Many members of our church family were fasting during this time. God began to speak to me on the kind of fast that…
I walked up to the sign-in table of the Children’s Ministry at the mega church I attended–three young children in tow. You had to get your kids signed in early on Sunday morning or the classes might be full. Happy that I was ahead of schedule, I smiled at the…
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