I slide out of my comfort zone silent and watchful. I pray those bold prayers, “not my will but Your’s be done, Lord.” Yet, as I enter more distressing territory my agreeable attitude dwindles . For the most part, on the outside, I’m able to maintain the look of a stealthy … [Read more...]
When the Work of God Stresses you Out
I didn’t know what else to do, so I stepped back from the computer screen, knelt down on the tight knit carpet and cried. I begged God to do something. I needed help and it seemed like He was hiding. Online computer classes were just becoming popular, and my first one was … [Read more...]
How to Have Fulfilling Conversations When Your Politics and Religion Differ
2012 was a most argumentative year. By May, my bouquet had wilted. The tire dust clouding the long road relocating us from New Jersey to Tennessee settled back into the asphalt. We were both foreigners in the land now. But our political and religious views were anything but … [Read more...]
Who are you, Really?
What are we doing for the approval of others instead of God? A friend of mine, and devout God lover, removed her head covering last week. Not because she doesn’t believe in it, and not because she is bitter at God or religious traditions. She did it because she was covering … [Read more...]
Why Sharing Your Words is Important
He entered the atmosphere of the outer levels of my personal space. Internal alarms started to sound because I knew verbal engagement was imminent. I sat at the edge of the bench with my legs stretched out and ankles crisscrossed. My girls scampered up and down the hall, still … [Read more...]