My early preteen and teen years went off track In my mid teens, I was sure that life was like a box of melty, stale, and mixed-textured chocolates. I never knew what I would get, except that it was never what was promised. So, if a church was involved in my weekend activities, I imagined…
In the past, I’ve had a lot of self doubt and fear. I didn’t believe that I could be useful in ministry because of my many flaws. It was easy for me to see myself as a mess, someone who was disqualified, and someone who needed to apologize for who she was. Since then, I’ve…
Blog “The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off—for all whom the Lord our God will call.””Acts 2:39 NIVhttps://bible.com/bible/111/act.2.39.NIV It’s for every one of my babies, my children and my grandchildren. It’s even for those who I’ll never meet alive here on this earth. My grandchildren’s grandchildren and…
Free yourself of the mental block: Sometimes, good enough is good enough. You see, in my life, I’ve spent a lot of time feeling entitled. I deserve to have everything in my life go right. And I deserve to have nothing broken. I deserve to live “like everyone else.” But while not everything in my…
Bikinis and Jean Shorts As a 12 year-old, I firmly believed that bikinis were only for supermodels, but on the day my aunt brought home a red and white polka-dotted string bikini, I began to think differently. At first, of course, I thought that she must be unaware of my cellulite. I tried on the…