So I have this habit, I like to overdress. Yes, I admit it- a friend likes to say I overdress for every occasion. Think sequins and pearls at a fast food joint (hence the fact one of my foster brothers called me Shiny). Anyway, it's just one of those things that make me, me. Like almost always carrying a camera and loving to go barefoot but owning a bunch of high-heels. What can I say? I'm a complicated girl. These things make us stand out from the crowd like flowers in a garden. Several …
Feed Yourself
From the time you were conceived and growing in your mother’s womb, you have been fed, nurtured, and loved. As you grew into a tiny person, everyone awaited your arrival -- longing to see who God had created and knitted together in your mother’s womb. On the day of your arrival, you cried, you smiled, you ate, you slept, and you cuddled--bringing joy to everyone around you. For many months, you did more of the same, but gradually, things began to change. You wanted your independence and …
Don’t Get Lost In the Hype
I am thinking of where I should start with this post, but I'm just going to jump right into it. As bloggers, women, wives, mothers, sisters, friends, dreamers...you name it, we all want to be our best. No one wants to miss the thing that God has for them in life. No one wants to watch the next person write that book, sing that song, grow that blog, or ______(fill in the blank), while she sits on the sidelines...waiting. Yet, for many of us, this is what is happening. It's not time to take …
Start the Week Strong- Surrender
Many times we feel like we are losing in life because we are surrendering unknowingly to the enemy. When we choose to worry and are full of fear, we are surrendering to the enemy. When we give up on our God-given passions and assignments in life, we are surrendering to the enemy. The only way to win in life is to surrender to God over and over. Salvation is the only fight you will ever win by surrendering. God loves to empower us when we acknowledge Him as our power source. In all thy …
Living According to Faith, Not Fear
There are times in our lives when the normal, ordinary, and mundane don't have the ability to move us from point A to point B. Our lives and emotions are being stretched in a way that only two things are possible; something good or something bad will come out of it. In these times, it is very important to realize what faith can do. Most of the time, the only way to do that is to go back to the Word of God. What did He say about faith and its power on our lives? "As for God, His way is …
How Will You Respond
Everyone responds to the love of God. Most people, when the clearly understand and see the love of God, receive it. However there is another aspect of God's love that not many think about or even realize that they must respond to. Today I want to ask you. How do you respond to God's chastisement? Create in me a clean heart, O God and renew a steadfast spirit within me. ~Psalm 51:10 This is what we pray, when things are going well and we desire to be pleasing unto the Lord. We know that …