Pull out the morning paper across the cities of America and it seems more and more you hear about drive by shootings. But this one morning, it was different. It was my city, my neighborhood, my block. Not literally the block where I live, but the block I adopted with my church. We had been there for months pouring into… Read More
the practice of true love.
I was blessed to guest post yesterday about my relationship with my hubby over at A Girl Named Michael’s, as well as HERE on this site. The visitors and comments were definitely a treat! But there was one comment late in the day that took my breath away as if I had lost my balance. This comment captured my thoughts for… Read More
whatever you do will rock your world.
Years ago, a woman I barely knew was sent to prison and asked for me to come visit her. It totally took me by surprise. What was this lady thinking? I remember asking, “Why me, Lord? Why me? Please don’t rock my world like this!” I had no idea the journey I was fixing to begin. You see, I’d never… Read More
Books I Read in 2011
When The Nester asked “what books have you read in 2011” it took me by surprise. Not in the way of “oh my goodness, I haven’t read that” but in the way of “wow, how can I remember what I’ve read?” While I reflected back on what I had read or what I could remember I had read, I was… Read More
Go Lower
I woke up Monday with such a yearning in my soul for more of Jesus. I lingered in His presence. I journaled until my tired hand cramped. I sat. I pondered. I reflected. Then I pulled out that handy-dandy 2012 list of goals I’ve been working on. It’s that time of the year, remember? Who am I? As I jotted… Read More
Babies on the Streets
I wrote recently about our trip out to the streets to feed and minister to those in need. I had many ask “how I can do that?” or “why do I do what I do?” You can read posts about our ministry and vision HERE, as well as read our ministry leaders post about it HERE. But for today I… Read More