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Twenty days down, twenty days left to go. This Lenten journey continues as I navigate through constant life changes and everyday challenges. As I face each day individually, as it comes, I do all I can to encourage myself as I encourage others. As we continue on this road of the ups and downs ofContinue reading “Glow as you GROW”

Happy Sunday! Can you believe that it’s already the third Sunday of Lent, and Day 19 of our Lenten Journey? It seems like only yesterday that we began our change for NEW in our New Lenten Season. Today’s message was from the Gospel of John, and The Woman at the Well. My pastor’s homily focusedContinue reading “Let’s Talk About It!”

Many of us have become consumed by the frailties and numerous challenges of life that we have forgotten how to have fun. Every action and word is a complaint, and we fail to see 👀 any goodness in life. We must change our thought process. If we see the good in whatever little we have,Continue reading “Medicine 💊 For the Soul”

No matter how heavy the rain pours and how long the storms of our lives last, we have to learn to Stand Still. There will be periods during our lives when our troubles will seem bigger than God. This is how we lose focus. Although our situations may seem unbearable, sometimes, we will receive ourContinue reading “Standing Still in the Midst of the Storm”

Believing that we are worthless and unwanted will have us doing some crazy stuff with crazy people. Feeling unloved will cause us to improperly love ourselves. Once we begin to heal, we realize, while in recovery, that forgiving ourselves for the mistreatment we accepted is all that we need. Forgiveness of others is great, butContinue reading “FORGIVE YOURSELF”

Four years ago today, there was nothing left for me to live for…SO I THOUGHT. My world 🌎 had come crashing down around me. Darkness engulfed me to the point of death…literally. All I had lived for, over those last twenty-one years was gone. It was my end. Little did I know, it was justContinue reading “IT WAS JUST THE BEGINNING”

Navigating through the storms of this life can’t be done alone. The only way to get through our trials is by trusting in God and never forgetting pray. On this 15th Day of Lent, I’m adding prayer to the toolbox. Daily, I pray, however, there can never be too much prayer. In addition, we canContinue reading “JUST PRAY”

As I write this, ✍️ there are many things that come to mind on this 14th Day of Lent. What tool will I focus on today ? How will I finish this class? When will this divorce be over? Why did I take on this task of Women’s Day? Did I do all I canContinue reading “Faith over Fear”

Up one day, and down the next; life is back and forth, much like a boxing match. It’s definitely crazy where we may find ourselves from day to day. We can never become comfortable with treating others in a mean or nasty way. No matter how successful any of us may be, no matter whatContinue reading “REMAIN HUMBLE”

Wow! All day, every message has been to keep praising Him…even in the midst of my circumstances, all I can do is give God praise. Not feeling well this morning, my sinuses acting up, I had to drag myself from bed. Logging on to praise and worship with my Queens Tribe Community of sisters, myContinue reading “TOTAL PRAISE”