I’ve been away for a few days but I just recently gave birth to our second child, a baby boy. My nights have been long and my mornings very early. Surviving off of 3-4 hours of sleep in a day has become my new norm and most days, I’m not quite sure of how I’m even able...
When you think of a bathroom, rather public or private, many different things or “events” may come to mind. It is a place which was designed and is more frequently used for relieving oneself, showering or bathing, and beautifying oneself. More recently, the bathroom h...
When we hear the word “sacrifice”, we immediately begin to picture giving all that we have so that in turn, someone else may benefit. Upon hearing this word, your mind will sometimes begin to paint you a visual picture such as a soldier enlisting in the military willi...
About 2 months ago, I was led to write about the difficulties of holding on. Holding on to a promise before ever seeing it manifest is not an easy thing to do. Just as you, there are some things very near and dear to me which have come by way of a promise that I have y...
Growing up I would marvel at the works of the women in my life, especially that of my grandmothers. I was surrounded by women who were excellent wives and even greater nurturers of their children and grandchildren. They took care of everything. They kept neat homes...
Gift wrap, scotch tape, and gift tags crowd my kitchen table and I am in good need of a back massage following dragging in bags full of groceries. Everyone’s gifts are wrapped and under the tree and I anxiously await Christmas morning to see the look of excitement on m...
You’ve been waiting on something. You’ve been in prayer about something that you have yet to see the full manifestation of. You’ve been enduring as a good soldier, and more often than not you’ve felt that your very best has never been good enough. And no matter how...
Taking risks can turn out lovely, or they can leave you feeling like the biggest failure. Admitting that our best wasn’t good enough is hard to do, but is not all that bad. Life is about taking risks. We will never come to know or experience success or o...
The home has been cleaned, ovens are pre-heating, turkeys are baking, and batter is being prepared for those cakes and pies that everyone longs for at this time of the year. There’s so much to do in so little time. The children need to be tended to, husbands have the...
I was asked a question several years ago during an entrepreneurship training that truly resonated with me. The question was “Whose truth are you living”? When first asked, I struggled with being able to provide the facilitator with a response; a response of my own. W...
