The Unconventional Pearl of Wisdom
Every time I go to Mississippi to visit my grandparents, we always spend more time sitting on the porch than in the house. Whether it’s raining or the sun is shining, we’ll stay out there talking and waving at cars as they pass by. I remember one specific day when I was younger, it was… Continue reading The Rainwater Cup
Text messages. Phone calls. Silence. These are the different mediums of communication that men have used to end our relationship. Regardless of what method that was used, each experience ultimately ended the same…with me being the one left and never the one leaving. As a result of past experiences, I began to enter each relationship… Continue reading Relational Validation of Beliefs
The definition of "stuck" is to be trapped or held in one position as to where the person or object cannot be moved. That was me. Trapped in an overwhelming reality of rejection. Held back from running towards the desires that God had placed into my heart. I was stuck at the starting line. One… Continue reading Stuck at Start
“Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this, that it should leave me. But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.” 2… Continue reading Keeping The Thorn, Changing The Prayer
The Bible says that with the faith of a mustard seed you can move mountains. Initially, that verse led me to believe that if I was facing mountains that weren’t moving then that must mean that my faith was lacking. But for some reason, I couldn’t receive that message. I couldn’t receive the message that… Continue reading Faith & Neon Pink Nike’s
Everything from bad management to mentally exhausting work made every day at my last job a struggle.At least one employee every day would ask me why I was there. One time I was talking to one of the higher ups in the company and they asked “You have so much potential and your creativity and… Continue reading Dry Places & God’s Will
One Tuesday night last year, I was driving on my way back from church singing loudly with my windows down to my feel-good gospel music. Pastor had preached a really good sermon and I was in a good mood. Then, something other than the music began speaking into my ears and it was so overwhelming… Continue reading The Promise Before The Storm
