Bless Them And Keep On Stepping
My daddy was a good-God man who gave solid advice, not only with his words but by the way he lived. Whenever I asked how to handle disappointment, hurt, or simply people being people, one of his responses was: “Bless them and keep on stepping.” When I was younger, I did not fully appreciate the…
Even There…
There are certain verses in Scripture that seem to grow with us. When I was younger, I appreciated Psalm 139 because it reminded me that God was everywhere. It was comforting, but mostly theoretical. I had not yet accumulated enough “theres” to understand the weight of David’s words. At sixty-one, I read this psalm differently.I…
Listen
I can still hear my parents asking, “Did you hear what I said?” It was clear to me that the question was rhetorical because they knew I had heard them, my ears worked just fine. What they really wanted to know was whether I intended to do what they had instructed. In our house, hearing…
Living The Dream
Lately, I have found myself responding to the question about how I am with, “I’m living the dream!”. There was a season in my life when I believed “living the dream” meant arriving at a particular destination. I imagined a life absent of deep disappointment, painful losses, exhausting responsibilities, and unexpected detours. I assumed that…
Sister Friends
Some of my earliest lessons about friendship were not taught with words, but lived out in my home. I grew up watching my parents nurture friendships that had been rooted in their childhoods. I witnessed relationships that stood the test of time, distance, seasons, and circumstances. Their friends were not occasional visitors; they were family.…
Go Back & Get It!
It was during the 1990s that many of us were introduced to the Sankofa symbol, originating from the Akan people of Ghana. Its rise in visibility followed the 1991 discovery of the African Burial Ground in New York and was further amplified by the 1993 release of the film Sankofa, which confronted the painful realities…
Emotions
People who know me often say that I don’t appear to be an emotional person. I suppose that observation comes from the way I tend to carry myself, measured and steady. Over the years, I have learned how to keep moving forward through responsibility, ministry, and family obligations without always showing what is happening internally.…
Loving Me
This year, I have decided to live differently—and not just for a season, but for the rest of my life. I am making a conscious, prayerful decision to extend the same compassion, grace, and mercy to myself that I so freely and faithfully extend to others. This is not a New Year’s resolution that fades…
Promises
As children, many of us sealed our commitments with a “pinky promise.” Facing one another, we would interlock our pinkies, shake or twist them, and then separate; our childish way of sealing a deal. What once seemed like a silly childhood ritual is believed to have originated in Japan. The word yubikiri, translated “finger cut…
Waiting…
We live in an instant world; microwaved, fast-forwarded, swipe-and-go. Technology has trained us to expect answers now, rewards now, results now. With smartphones in every hand and information appearing in seconds, we are slowly losing our ability to wait. Patience is becoming rare. But today, as we step into the Advent season, I want to…
A Grateful Heart
Since January, the world has been in flux. For some, the unimaginable has happened, and it seems that things are spiraling out of control. Each headline feels heavier than the last, and uncertainty has become our constant companion. It is difficult to follow the news cycle without shaking your head. Sense and sensibility appear to…
Watch Your Mouth
Have you ever been in a situation where a conversation or discussion took an unfortunate detour? It makes me sad to admit that I have witnessed this phenomenon far too times. When tempers flare, feelings take over and inevitably things tend to get out of hand. Heated conversations often lead to unfortunate outcomes. Harsh words…
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