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One Nation Under God
About 5 years ago, Byron and I served on a panel in a meeting with local religious leaders in the Chicago area. There were representatives from essentially every religion you can think of. The goal was to brainstorm ways to legislate peace, using our religion to support every point. People spoke passionately about their beliefs…
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Hope or Fear? The Choice is Yours …
As the trio (my three junior high kiddos) headed to their training session this AM, I got a glimpse of what this school year is going to look like in two weeks. They will be walking on most days. My youngest daughter will be taking the bus. For a long time, I’ve been the mom…
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Fallen Bird Living Word
Months ago, I was viewing a commercial rental space and through the window, saw a dead bird lying right in the middle of the walkway. Before the owner arrived, I grabbed a plastic bag from the car to use to dispose of it. He opened the outer door and proceeded to tell my husband and…
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Juneteenth #Freeish
This morning, my husband and I reminisced on what we’ve persevered through over the years. We didn’t grow up in perfect neighborhoods. We’ve been exposed to racism, discrimination, poverty, shootings, substance abuse, police brutality, violence and murder etc. We’ve been victims of excessive force used by police officers but also been robbed and dodged bullets…
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Divine Calling- Have you discovered yours?
On April 15th, 2018, I and my husband Byron publicly made a commitment to the calling of pastoral ministry, at our ordination ceremony. A commitment to serve Jesus Christ and His Church with faith, hope and love. This wasn’t my career choice or something I planned and aspired to do, but I cannot imagine a…
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When it’s Never Too Harsh to Bloom
It was sunny and nearly 70 degrees yesterday, so I found myself working in the yard and came across something essentially common but so beautiful. Lying there in our yard of hay like grass, that obviously didn’t survive the harsh winter months, were just a few little purple flowers. I immediately thought these were the…
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✨Tree of life✨
“Hope deferred makes the heart sick, But when the desire comes, it is a tree of life.”~ Proverbs 13:12 ~ This charm is one of my favorite gifts from my husband. He remembers to fill this capsule with essential oils for me and most often, it’s with lavender. This diffuser charm is meant to help…
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Bigger Than Black History Month
This picture gave me chills this morning. MLK was probably my age in this picture and died a few years later… Makes me think about all that he sacrificed because of a dream for his family and others. A dream for a better life for minorities, unity, love (God’s love) and equality for all. He…
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Let Your Hope Be Restored
Allow me to be candid and transparent with this confession. In the past week, the enemy has really tried his hardest to put me in a long-lasting slump. There were nights when I just cried profusely—saturating my pillow and my husband’s chest with tears. They were tears of sadness for the nothing short of unbearable…
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“Not Worthy to be Compared”
Here I am, at a place where I belong, the feet of the King of Kings. I don’t ever want to believe that I’m personally strong enough, holy enough, wise enough or good enough to carry the weight of this life on my own. If you’ve ever been broken or you feel like you are…
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