I’ll be honest—ANYTHING scares me. It is such an all-encompassing; all-consuming, giganteus sounding word. It is a word that forms the foundation for Christianity. Being a Christian means that I will follow Christ…and do ANYTHING He asks of me. It is His call for us to obey. “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will… Continue reading
Category: Obedience
Doing the Will of God
Whatever
What motivates you? No, I’m seriously asking…What motivates you? What drives you in life and compels you to keep going? What keeps you putting one foot in front of the other day after day? What is it that propels you to do your best? One of my biggest struggles is my aim to please. Yes,… Continue reading
I Surrender Some
I grew up going to church and back in the day, we would sing primarily out of hymnals. I used to love these books! The hymnal was old and the pages worn, yellowed and torn. As you cracked open the cover, history would unfold before you of songs written so long ago. As soon as… Continue reading
The Wait
God doesn’t operate on our time clock. Today is my 2-year anniversary. We downloaded our adoption application to Three Angel’s Children’s Relief orphanage in Haiti exactly two years ago. At the time, we were told to expect our adoption to take approximately 18 months. Well, eighteen months has come and gone, with some days barely… Continue reading
Coffee Talk
Pull up a chair, sista. We gotta talk. There are a few things that I wanna share. Get off the Elevator Ride–NOW. We are submersed in an American culture that tells us that “We have to have more.” Well, guess what? It’s not true. Having more means more responsibility–more lawn to mow, more rooms to… Continue reading
Sugly Paid a Visit
Sister Ugly, or Sugly as I like to call her, paid a visit yesterday when I least expected. You see, there is this monstrosity of a house being built next to us. It’s absolutely beautiful and stunning—so that’s really not the problem. The problem is that it has been under construction for 2 years now,… Continue reading