Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.” 1 Peter 4:8 (NIV) Love hurts! Point blank. Because God loves us, He desires our conformity to the life of Christ more than our comfort. Allowing troubles,
I’m sure most of you mothers out there have had mommy and me days with your children. I’ve had many and to be honest I still do it even though my kids are now adults. This summer I had the
I birthed three unique individuals. Some traits of their personalities were highlighted early on while some were slowly discovered as they grew up. I’ve done this parenting thing for over 30 years now and I believe I’m qualified to touch
For you created my inmost being, you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful; I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from you
The grace of God shines brightest through the cracks of desperation and need. I tend to have moments where I am self-righteous and unforgiving. Yep, the pastor’s wife, God’s girl, the apple of His eye. That’s me. I may not
There’s something ironic about this pandemic we are in. The social isolation people are now experiencing is an exceedingly small fraction of the isolation black people walk through every single day. We shelter in place mentally and physically. Each day
God has made everything beautiful in its own time. Ecclesiastes 3:11 Everything we go through in life has purpose and value. When my health is challenged, I know that God will eventually bring something beautiful out of it. When my
Can you relate? You’re filling out a job application and you hesitate to share your ethnicity for fear of not receiving a call for a interview. “African American woman.” The phrase conjures up a variety of images: sassy career women,
“To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven: A time to weep, and a time to laugh; A time to mourn, and a time to dance.” Ecclesiastes 3:1, 4 (NKJV) If you have not noticed by now,