Happy New Year, Beloved! Yes, it has been sometime since we last spoke and I pray all is still well with you. I have missed you and this blog! If you’re wondering where I’ve been, I can honestly say that I was tired and took a much-needed break. Not from you, of course, but the Continue Reading
I once read, “There are many people who can cook but few who cater.” However, for the purpose of today’s blog, I’d like to beg the difference. Fact is, all of us have catered to something or someone at some point, whether willingly or unwillingly. Don’t believe me? Have you ever had to deal with Continue Reading
When I was in my early teens, it appeared that I would never master the ability to walk in high heels shoes, much to Mama’s horror. Unfortunately or fortunately, depending on how you look at it, my mother doesn’t merely walk in heels, she glides in them! So, imagine what expectation she had for me. “You walk like you’re Continue Reading
The year was 1984, as with every typical summer in North Carolina, it was hot and muggy. I remember it was the last day of school. Mama had just picked me up in her old plant green Vega with no air conditioning. While gazing out of the rolled down passenger window, I cast one last Continue Reading
A Rest of Time No woman ever chooses to look rundown or worn out. And yet, many of us suffer with bags under our eyes, dark circles and other signs of premature aging. This is why foundations and concealers are such hot commodities for today’s makeup industry. It is estimated that women in the U.S. Continue Reading
A few weeks ago, retired U.S. Navy Captain Scott Kelly made history by spending the longest time in space by an American astronaut. He endured a total of 340 consecutive days. Even more amazing is that Scott has an identical twin brother, Mark who, though now retired, has also traveled beyond the Earth’s orbit. In Continue Reading
For those of us who have ever experienced rejection, we know how difficult it can be to overcome it. For instance, when the man we adore switches from “I love you” to “I’ve met someone else.” Or maybe when the company we’ve devoted years of service to unexpectedly ends our employment. What about when that Continue Reading
Last Wednesday night was a bitterly cold night in North Dallas. After rushing through the frigid winds, I breathed a sigh of relief when I finally reached the shelter of my car. The heat from the driver’s seat warmed me like an electric blanket. I was just about to exit the church parking lot, when Continue Reading
While driving home one day last week, I was so distracted pondering over the stressful aspects of my day that I completely missed my intended exit…or so I had originally thought. “Awwww….man!” I exclaimed in frustration. Due to this simple error, I had unwittingly tacked on another 15-minutes to my otherwise 45-minute commute. As nighttime Continue Reading
A cousin and I recently had a conversation about the mistakes of our youth. “The thing that hurts me most,” she shared, “is that sometimes people still judge me for the way I ‘was’, rather than ‘who’ I am today.” “That’s because for some people,” I explained, “ it is easier to have a Spirit of Continue Reading