Spiritual Growth and Understanding

Show Them Your Scars, Not Your Wounds

I have some recent scars on my arm that for the life of me I can't hide which resulted from a near fatal car accident. We all have our share of scars, but wounds garner a deeper healing journey that takes time to heal. There are scars we may not can't hide, but God wants us to trust him with our wounds to make it all better.

Spiritual Growth and Understanding

Five Myths About Forgiveness And How To Release Them To Heal

Forgiveness can be a sensitive area for many of us depending on what we may have experienced in our lives. The biggest hindrance that many of us have in navigating through our healing journey that keeps our spirits captive with unforgiveness is the brainwash misconceptions of what forgiveness actually doesn’t mean. There is a relief… Continue reading Five Myths About Forgiveness And How To Release Them To Heal

Being Authentic, Spiritual Growth and Understanding

Forgiveness Is A Gift For You

I learned more about the gift of grace in my parenting journey in witnessing that it goes to a depth of compassion that words can’t describe. Many of us as parents are able to offer a loving pardon of forgiveness when one of our children falls short. It’s like without saying a word verbatim I… Continue reading Forgiveness Is A Gift For You

Spiritual Growth and Understanding

Putting Pride Aside: Make It Right In Taking Ownership

It's not a week as a parent and as a teacher that I don't witness a disagreement between children. It humors me that even if the conflict comes to emotional tears or unfortunate blows that our youth can occasionally beat us to the punch in choosing peace over pride with apologizing in moving on. We have to sometimes push our pride to the side in thinking of the overall picture in acting in wisdom, and we must allow our faith as believers to be the catalyst forefront with our actions to take ownership when we've done anything that put a strain on our relationships with others.

Friendship, Mom Motivation And Empowerment, Spiritual Growth and Understanding

Finding Safety Amongst Women in Sisterhood

There are many women who have never found the safety in women friendships along with other female relationships in experiencing heartache, or what could be best described as disappointment in choosing to keep their distance in not wanting to entertain many women in company. There’s a tremendous empowerment amidst women that occurs within our spirits, our families, and in our communities when come together in a united bond of closeness that the enemy is against in being sure that he acts within our own inner demons in keeping us apart.

Friendship, Spiritual Growth and Understanding

Just When You Need It

I am not the fondest of unexpected guests dropping by my home unannounced, but I was pleasantly surprised to have my two best friends to stop by recently one evening when they couldn’t reach me. It’s like God knew not only what I needed, but who I needed in the right moment just to feel the existence of his love.