My BFF and I, along with some of our high school graduating class hung out in Atlanta recently. We visited the 1996 Olympic Village. Here we are standing on the ‘gold medal’ podium. We’ve been friends for about 46 years. – WOW!! Having traversed some rocky places in life, we’ve got stories to tell. GodContinue reading “We Win”
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That War
Today we are reminded that freedom ‘to be and do’ is something we thirst for as humans. I can’t even begin to imagine what it feels like to be a ‘caged bird’. I’d like to believe that freedom is also important to God. The prison of hate, addiction, bitterness, unforgiveness, narcissism, fear, and uncontrolled angerContinue reading “That War”
Enjoy While You Can
Recently I had the opportunity to visit a few elderly people – they were all facing some major health issues. I knew them when they were younger, filled with vigor and vitality. Now they lie quietly, slowly diminishing. One thing I noted that they all had in common was their lack of appetite. Maybe itContinue reading “Enjoy While You Can”
Emptied
Recently I looked in my freezer and realized there were things hidden in it that I hadn’t seen in a while. Yet I kept buying even though I wasn’t sure what I already have. What insanity! Today I made a decision. I will not buy anymore frozen items until I used up everything in myContinue reading “Emptied”
Never
In the darkest of moments, when doubts and fear invade your space – be assured that you can NEVER be so far that God can’t reach you. Your transgression can never so great that God will not hear you. God loved you before you performed well, before you performed badly. You are loved whether youContinue reading “Never”
How Did You Know?
One of my students gave me this mango this morning. My first words were: ‘How did you know?’ I love mangoes! As a child, this was our ‘junk food’ and go-to snack. It was plentiful and free. There were trees everywhere. In the summer months – this was lunch. When in season, they were inContinue reading “How Did You Know?”
Not too Old for This
The current narrative is that we almost never make new friends after forty. Well I’ve never been one to pattern my life after current trends. I believe people come into our lives at different seasons for different reasons and I embrace them all. I don’t plan on missing the moments. If the last few yearsContinue reading “Not too Old for This”
First Things First
“You [absent] fathers who have your hands raised [to God] in church today, put your hands down and go find your children.” These were the words of my pastor recently. It grabbed my heart. Sometimes we make relationship with God complicated. We put on the cloak of religion ‘doing’ all the perceived right things. AllContinue reading “First Things First”
Your Story
This little desk is a safe space for my students. Sometimes I sense their need to talk , I pat on the desk and they come by and sit. It brings me great joy to listen to their stories, their journey, challenges and wins. It has always been a goal of mine to create aContinue reading “Your Story”
Untold Stories
I started journaling as a teenager. Today ever so often I go back to revisit some of the untold stories of my younger years. Some of these pages date back to the ‘80s and 90s. Those were searching years- trying to ‘find’ me and discovering who I was created to be. These stories remind meContinue reading “Untold Stories”
Restored Hearts 