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Fall is my favorite season. Leaves are falling off, the weather is cooling down and the candles, blankets, and hot tea come out. It is a...

A few weeks ago I did a pretty vulnerable thing. It was bucket list material. I shared something that I’d been sitting on for years!...

I love it when a plan comes together. There is something so satisfying about being on the other side of a well-executed plan. Whether...

Amidst news of shootings, families being torn apart, conspiracy theories, and our individual chaos the current reality is OVERWHELMING!...

Two more mass shootings. This time one occurred three blocks from my mother’s job. In the place where I grew up. I held my breath as...

“Who then is the one who condemns? No one. Christ Jesus who died—more than that, who was raised to life—is at the right hand of God and...

Last night I attended a comedy show and laughed until my side ached. This was fitting because over the holiday my sister-in-law shared a...

Recently, Tyler Perry was awarded the “Icon” award by BET. In his moving acceptance speech, he talked about “helping somebody cross”....

it is ill-advised to cram more into an already packed space. This is how things get damaged, chipped, and scarred. In order to receive...

Do you remember when you first learned to ride a bike? It seemed like a HUGE undertaking. Keeping your balance without the use of...

As a child, we all had a picture of what our lives would look like when we grew up. I was a typical little girl who played house with...

Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands Chances are you know a few people who drain the life out of you. These are the people you actively avoid....

Niagara Falls, NY Unexpected changes. Sickness. Cancellations. Two years ago, all of this led to the daunting realization that I would be...

TRS Turquesa Resort, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic Definition of release transitive verb 1: to set free from restraint, confinement, or...

I’m sunning on the beach in beautiful Punta Cana! Just checking in with you to say I hope you are enjoying life as much as I am. Take a...

Untethered: Not physically connected or fastened to something. What are those things that are tethering you and keeping you from reaching...

Welcome to Confessions of a recovering “help-a-holic.” One of the hardest lessons I am learning during my sabbatical is how to say “NO”...

This weeks post is a link to an article I wrote for a magazine contest. It was published today at Christian’s for Biblical Equality...

It seems like these extra holidays just started appearing a few years ago. I don’t remember seeing anything about National Siblings day...

As a little girl, I dreamed of being rescued by the handsome prince and living happily ever after. Now, I am secure in the knowledge that...