Faith & Encouragement

Having a dream or a specific vision for your life can be scary and exhilarating all at once. You’re glad that you’ve found your purpose, but you may not what path or plan to follow to help you get there. Or worse, you think you are on a timeline and the clock is ticking on your dream. This brings on…

Birthdays have turned into a time of reflection and hindsight. I think this occurs once you get over 35 and realize that the things you once thought mattered, don’t really matter anymore. I remember being 27 and thinking 37 was ions away. When that time rolled around, I would officially be old and boring (my apologies for any young, dumb…

I jumped off the last step of the school bus and rushed home as fast as my eight-year-old legs could carry me. I busted in the front door of our house breathless and on the verge of tears. My mom was where I always found her after school— in the kitchen. I needed to hear the truth. My mom never…

Earlier this year, I was catching up with an old friend and explained how I had not gone on a decent date in forever. His first response was, “Wow, what’s that like?” I paused before answering because I didn’t quite have the words to explain. I normally get emotional when I discuss my outlook on dating. It often feels like…

In a day where it seems like everyone wants to start their own business, be a CEO or pioneer an individual path, it also seems like very few know what it takes to be this kind of leader. It takes more than a vision. Aspiring leaders need to know how to tap into useful characteristics that will sustain them in…

I recently had a moment. In my family, “a moment” refers to a state of emotional distress that is often verbalized with an attitude or complaints, expressed in tears or even actioned by seclusion. I woke up on a Sunday morning definitely having a moment. I had just returned from a work trip where I had added personal fun on…

I was recently catching up with a friend about our new year mindsets and began to discuss the woes of dating as a grown woman. I went on about the perceived lack of available men who can actually bring something to the table. I told stories about how age may make a difference in how interested men approach you but…

Embracing the new year is often a time of reflection and remembrance of the events that shaped 365 days of your life. You might consider 2017 one of your best years yet due to a promotion or the birth of a child. Or maybe, horrific news changed the dynamic of your world which would cause you to believe that this…

“. . . And they went and came into the house of a harlot whose name was Rahab and lay there . . . And the woman took the two men and hid them . . . And, she sent them away, and they departed: and she bound the scarlet line in the window.” Joshua 2: 1, 4, 21 (ASV)…

“For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.” Ephesians 6: 12 NIV When I was a little girl, I made the mistake of watching A Nightmare on Elm Street. My sister and I were…