Comfort Us!
We have officially made it into a new year! If you are reading this, we made it together. 2020 saw 400,000 thousand more deaths than 2019 according to the Associated Press in the United States, and as of when the article was written, were on track to record more deaths than ever recorded. This is […]
The Blessings in Hard Times
These are the opening words of the song ‘Blessing’ by Laura Story We pray for blessingsWe pray for peaceComfort for family, protection while we sleepWe pray for healing, for prosperityWe pray for Your mighty hand to ease our sufferingAll the while, You hear each spoken needYet love is way too much to give us lesser […]
Unforgiveness
Last week I was doing some work with my friend. He was taking me through something that he called ‘a completion exercise’. We had talked about it prior and the great benefits of being able to release and let go a part of your life that no longer served you.It also turned into a fun […]
A Hard Decision
This is certainly not the post I had in mind when I thought I was going to share on this topic. My daughter and I adopted a dog. The sweetest dog I had ever met. She felt as if we had chosen each other – of all the dogs in the shelter, she chose us, […]
Lord, Choose For Me
Last year as I was transitioning from the corporate world and into entrepreneurship, I had the pleasure of setting up my home office. It was a space I had designated long ago as an office, but had rarely used. I had been advised to keep visible reminders of my ‘whys’. ‘Why was I doing it […]
Thank You
As I sit here quietly this thanksgiving morning and look back over the course of the last year, I want to say a heartfelt ‘thank you’. I know this year has looked nothing like any of us could have ever anticipated at the end of last year as we felt the excitement of going into […]
It’s Gonna Be Ok!
Do you have an anthem or soundtrack for different times in your life? Over time, there have been many songs that have filled me up with just the right words and sentiment – sometimes, they have been words that I couldn’t have expressed on my own. The most recent one that keeps playing in my […]
Sometimes, the Delay is For Our Good
A few months ago I received a phone call that made me mad! I rarely get to that level of mad, but I was there. And I was going to ‘fix’ this issue once and for all. To be honest, it was a situation that I wasn’t to insert myself, but I really didn’t care: […]
My Orchid
Today, I’m sharing DAY 4 of my new devotional: Walking in Obedience: Learning to Trust God Each Step of the Way My OrchidI first started sharing about my Orchid adventures almost three years ago, and would you believe my Orchids have never sprouted flowers in all of that time?It’s a sad but true fact. I’ve […]
A Changed Perspective Through Experience
I just got a new friend. We got to talking about our love for the beach. As I’ve been in New York for many many years and I’ve spent quite a few days at the local beaches, I told her I’d like to introduce her to one of my favorite places. She’s also from Jamaica […]