May Bonus Post: It’s a Devotion … Priming YOUR Pump
This month Christian Devotions published my submission on priming the pump! I grew up in a rural community in South Carolina. One of my favorite parts of the week was visiting my paternal grandfather after church. Mom and I would
April BONUS Blog: 7 Things I Learned during the Pandemic
We are at the one year plus one month mark of the pandemic and I find myself more frequently searching for the good nuggets from this season. And I also find that this undertaking becomes more challenging and the days
Mushrooms and Oak Trees
Never, ever had I heard a sermon or read a devotion about mushrooms and oak trees … until a few weeks ago. I then went from never having heard the analogy to seemingly hearing about it all the time. The analogy
Leave Room for Joy
It felt hypocritical to laugh. It felt unsettling to seek opportunities to celebrate. It made me uneasy to consider indulging in recreational activities. But yet still, it was paralyzing to live with and carry in every way the real and
New Beginnings: Returning Home, Celebrating 40, and Healing
It’s been one week and four days since I have been back in the U.S. To say I am happy to be home is an understatement. I enjoyed my time abroad. I needed the time away more than I knew
Separated Sundays
“It is appalling that the most segregated hour of Christian America is eleven o’clock on Sunday morning.” – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. *My disclaimer is that I grew up attending Pentecostal and Holiness churches. I later attended Baptist and AME
All the Single Ladies
I listened to a sermon a few weeks ago about being single that resonated with me in more ways than I imagined, I wanted to share it with every single woman I know. But I also found that the sermon
The Prayer Process
When I was a child, my mom taught me to pray the “Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray to the Lord my soul you keep …” prayer. I imagine that I didn’t learn the “Our Father’s Prayer”
The Gift
I CANNOT believe it is May already! Where has time gone? It seems unreal that I have been abroad for 3 and a half months. So much has happened! Sidebar: I find it both fascinating and frightening that more transformation