faith

“I like that hug,” Luis thought as he watched Carrie and Rhianwen drive away. He started his car and leaned back in his seat replaying bits and pieces of the conversation from the tennis court back through his mind. Confidence. That’s what he felt. He felt confident about how he handled the questions Carrie threw his way. She had a…

The sun was shining and the weather was beginning to warm up as the first hints of spring sprouted around us. Deep hues of purple, yellow, and pink blossomed in the landscapes as the cold from the winter began to shed its last frost. Rhi was adjusting to married life while I was adjusting to living with my parents, but…

Part III Unfortunately, as the year ended, our tennis trio eventually dissolved. Rhi was getting married, so her time and attention were on her upcoming nuptials. I didn’t want to lose what Luis taught me, so I started taking adult tennis lessons through my local community recreational center. Commuting to Luis and Rhi’s side of town was harder to manage…

Part II: Halfway into 2022, Luis, Rhi, and I struggled to maintain our tennis trio. My work schedule intensified and Rhi and I were both traveling more frequently. During one of our joint trips, she had the brilliant idea for us to treat Luis to a birthday brunch to thank him for his generosity in giving us free lessons. I…

Recently, a friend and I were catching up about the most recent happenings in our lives while enjoying weekend brunch. Between bites of omelets and toast, she shared the good news of an answered prayer. But I noticed she wasn’t as excited as I expected. When I questioned what I perceived to be her lack of gratitude, she provided details…

Like thousands (maybe millions) of other people on Thanksgiving, I wanted to get a workout in before I enjoyed our family meal. Thus, I headed straight to a nearby hiking trail that circles a local reservoir. The sun was shining bright enough to make the fall morning feel more like a spring day. As I wound my car through the…

There are Bible stories I heard as a child, and it wasn’t until I was an adult that I really sat with the gravity of what the story represented. The story of Sarai, Abram, and Hagar from the sixteenth chapter of Genesis is one of those stories. I mean, talk about drama! In case you don’t know, here is a…

My sister sent me a song that has seemed like the soundtrack for my life over the last year. Bryan and Katie Torwalt sing some of the sweetest lyrics to God- lyrics that have captured my heart and often bring me to tears in remembrance of His faithfulness: Wouldn’t it be like You to be different than we thought, different…

Who knew that at the age of 42, I would be living with my parents in California? “Not I!”  said the little Black girl. But as of December 2022, my parents moved from Texas to California to live with me, and I couldn’t be happier about it. Let me start from the beginning. Starting in 2019, prayers about wanting a…

Previously, I wrote about being Single in a Pandemic. Ya’ll, I’m still single and no matter what outside looks like, we’re still in a pandemic. Being single in a pandemic hits different when you’ve contracted COVID three times as I have. Yep, you read that right- THREE times. You would think that instead of being out here in these streets,…