The enemy hides in those shameful, secret places within ourselves. It’s that voice that whispers, “Don’t tell anyone that; let’s keep that to ourselves. It’s too embarrassing for anyone to know.” “Shh! Let this moment go by.” Shame is different from guilt. Shame is a sense of worthlessness or inadequacy about aspects of ourselves […]
You’ve heard it a thousand times – “just hold on, it’s going to get better”, or” it’s darkest just before the light.” All of this sounds real good, but when you’re barely holding on, these clichés mean absolutely nothing. Life can send you into a tailspin where all you can do is try to keep […]
Now is your time to claim an extraordinary life. You stumbled and fell. Yet, you picked yourself up and persevered. Someone didn’t want you. Cast to the side, you were counted out. But you kept hope alive, believing for a better future. Now is the moment. The hour is at hand. It’s your time to […]
What if there was a solution to stress so simple that it involved nothing more than feeling thankful for the good things in your life? In fact, there is. That solution is called gratitude. Studies have shown that people who regularly practice feeling thankful have a leg up when it comes to their health and […]
Psalms 37:23 says, “The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord; and he delighteth in his way.” How many times have you gotten on an elevator and if everyone is looking up, you’re either tempted to look up or you actually do look up. Then you wonder, why is everyone looking up? […]
The headline reads: On Wednesday, 11 August 1965, Marquette Frye, a 21-year-old black man, was arrested for drunk driving on the edge of Los Angeles’ Watts neighborhood. The ensuing struggle during his arrest sparked off 6 days of rioting. Looting was rampant. All day Friday the riots intensified, prompting the California lieutenant governor to call […]
How many balls can you keep in the air at one time and still maintain your balance? If you stop and think about it, during the course of a day you can be Mom, wife, daughter, sister, co-worker, chauffer, homemaker, friend, neighbor…and the list can go on and on. All of these represent something that we […]
When you are broken into a million pieces, which piece do you hold onto? We all know it hurts to have your heart broken. Maybe a close friend betrayed your trust or let you down when you needed them most. Or maybe you have that awful feeling in your gut that the person you love […]
We spend so much time waiting to be loved, hoping love will find us, searching, and yearning for that special love. Feeling empty and lost without it. Wanting someone to give us love and fill us up. Unfortunately, that’s not usually how life works. Loving yourself is mainly having self-respect which is the only dependable […]
