Springing Beyond These Walls

Hi! Well!  It is countdown Day-18!  It has been an eventful; heart-wrenching day.  I woke up this morning with triumph, obedience and intercession on my mind.  These words came from having studied the first four chapters of Nehemiah since Monday.   Nehemiah is an interesting book.  I've taught from it on many occasions.  But this… Continue reading Day 18: How Do You Remember God’s Personal Promises?

Hi! Have you done a self-assessment lately?  Have you inspected your emotions, actions and reactions to see where walls are hiding in your life?   If not, maybe you should?  Why?  Because walls do more than protect.  Walls can block you in. They can block you out. They can cause you to become stuck.  They can… Continue reading The Walls Are Exposed! ….What Are You Going To Do?

Hi! What drives you?  Is it fear of not wanting to have any regrets?  Sometimes, the mere thought of looking back over our lives and being filled with "what if," and "if only" is frustrating?  Missed opportunities are often daunting?  The very thought of them can disturb your peace.  That's why trying to avoid the backlash… Continue reading What Drives You?

  Hi! Have you ever started missing someone or something and nothing has physically changed?    Have you ever felt as if something new was getting ready to take place; and you just didn't know what it was?  What do you do when these things happen?  Do you just wonder, "What is it?"  Do you… Continue reading Part XIV [Final Thoughts] – “Can You See Your Strength During Your Toughest Moments?”

Hi! Well!  It is countdown Day-19!  Push is in the air.  Both as a word; and as an acronym.  "Push!"  Pray Until Something Happens!  The questions  are; "What is the 'something' that you want to happen?     Do you even know what you want to happen?"  Sometimes, we say, "Do it God!"  But do we… Continue reading Day 19: How Do You Remember God’s Personal Promises?

Hi! Do you ever wonder why you do some of the things you do?   Why do you love to sing, teach, play a musical instrument, travel, paint, sell cars, sew, cook, dance or write?  I know you might be saying, "It's just a proclivity, duh!"  But the question remains; "Why?" Some of us don't… Continue reading Part XIII – “Can You See Your Strength During Your Toughest Moments?

Hi! Do you wonder why some people never smile?  It is easy to make assumptions about those who always have straight faces.  That is because; upside-down smiles make great topics for conversations. Especially when you're asked what someone looks like.  Do you find yourself describing people by their unique facial expressions?  When asked how someone… Continue reading Why Are You Smiling?

Hi! Everyone’s household has popular ethics, morals, habits, thought processes, traits, and norms.  The phrase, “It’s what we do,” shows up in many families’ conversations.  Especially in black people’s homes.    That’s why I must ask you something.  Of all the, “Way of life,” modes of thinking, in your household; is one of them, the… Continue reading Is the Plantation Mentality Popular in Your Household?

Hi! I know Millennials and young Gen X’er’s might take this post’s title as a dart.  I’ll understand if you clapped back with, “What about our respect from older people?  It’s time out for tossing our questions and opinions aside!”  You; my friends, have valid points. But; this is not an attack against the young or… Continue reading When Did Disrespect Begin To Be The New Normal?

Hi! Okay; first, this post is not a throw-off on anyone.  The topic birthed from a college educated person, asking my thoughts on earned degrees versus honorary degrees.   So stay with me.  There is no malice in my heart. To those who have the question; here we go!! There was a time when certain… Continue reading What happened To The Joy of Earning A Degree?