I am a wife, mother, daughter, sister and friend! I desperately want to morph my life into a journey that glorifies God and makes Him proud. I am not a bible scholar, a pastor, a teacher or a person who is qualified to counsel or guide. However, God has given me the gift of gab and a talent to write, so I have decided to do what I do best to help others. I hope you will give me grace, as I'm sure I will make plenty of mistakes during this adventure! In light of the recent celebration of Father’s Day, I thought it would be interesting to discuss what I consider the difference between fathers and dads. Hopefully, we’ve had good experiences with the patriarchs of our families. However, I know too well that this is not the case for many. It’s such a disappointment that […]
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I’ve known for many years that God does not tempt us (see James 1:13), but what I am recently realizing is that He does test us. EEK!!! Bless our God, O peoples; let the sound of his praise be heard, who has kept our soul among the living and has not let our feet slip. […]
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We all have the tendency to backslide. GRRRRR…. Be it our diet, our work-out routine, anger management, Bible reading, prayer time or hateful words – it matters not what the problem is, but it does matter what we do once we notice. I don’t know about you, but I sometimes see my backsliding behaviors and […]
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If I’m going to screw up…I’m gonna do it BIG! Of course, this time I did it on Easter Sunday…which makes me feel THAT MUCH WORSE! Am I never going to learn? Jeepers! So, here’s what happened. A week ago I was hanging out with several ladies from my neighborhood and chatting about our Easter […]
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Lee and I were talking about the current cross-country road trip we are on and we were trying to figure out if our excursion has been memorable or miserable? BAHAHAHA! You know what I’m talking about!! Four people stuck in a car for over 50 hours across a 2 ½ week time span is cause […]
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Tomorrow is my birthday!! WOOHOO! Shoot off the fireworks! Strike up the band! LET’S GET READY TO RUMBLE!!!! Can you tell I’m a tad-bit excited? Doesn’t everyone celebrate their birthday for the whole MONTH?? BAHAHA!! Instead of throwing in the towel since I’m turning 40 this year, I have let loose and embraced the opportunities […]
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I’ve spent much time over the past few months discussing in my GEMs how I want to do better, how I’m trying to do better and what I can do to be better. Even though I know I have much room to grow and many things to learn in the future, I am sharing my […]
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