Summary: What's your love language? How do you prefer to receive love? What makes you feel loved? It's an important question because so much of our life is about relationship - the relationships we have with family, friends, significant others, spouses, coworkers, church members - the list goes on and on. What about the relationship … Continue reading God’s Love Language (Leviticus 3)
Summary: I remember when I graduated from high school. It was a great day. It was a sunny, hot Friday. Some of my family had flown in for the occasion. I had on a super cute pink dress. I felt happy and accomplished. But the peace and joy I felt that day had nothing on … Continue reading This Is Just The Beginning (Exodus 40)
Summary: I kind of hate it when people ask that question. First of all, I have no idea. Second of all, why does it matter whether or not I can answer that question? After all, your answer is always judged. Have you set your sights too high or too low? Do you have purpose in … Continue reading Where Do You See Yourself In Twenty Years? (Exodus 39)
Summary: Earlier last week an email showed up in my inbox. It pointed out a problem, a mistake, an issue and it gently suggested that I was the one to blame and thus, the one to find a solution. There was just one thing wrong - I was not to blame, not in the slightest. A fire … Continue reading Clap For Me (Exodus 37)
Summary: What's your dream? What is that thing you've wanted to do or accomplish for years? What's that fantasy you return to over and over, thinking "just wait until they see me ___"? I bet it's a good one. Your castles in the sky are platinum, glittering and promising. But now...back to earth. How likely … Continue reading You’re That Artist’s Kid (Exodus 36)
Summary: I have this friend. She's great. We're really close. I tell her everything - I tell her about my coworkers, my dreams, my family, my embarrassing moments - everything. She shares with me also. Like how the other day she told me she was moving and needed some help. I'm not too sure who … Continue reading Actions Speak Louder Than Words (Exodus 35)
Summary: I admit that some of y’all talented folk make me a little jealous. Those of you who can sing at church and in the choir without their throat burning and their eyes watering. Those of you who can draw with such precision while I can barely trace a circle. Even, and I’m somewhat embarrassed … Continue reading The Power Couple (Exodus 31)
Summary: Do you remember the crappy gifts you gave your parents when you were little? I remember drawing my best imitation of a blue first place ribbon and cutting it out for my father. I wanted to give him the "Number 1 Dad" award. Of course, parents love those silly little things and keep them … Continue reading Here’s My Heart, Lord (Exodus 28)
Summary: When I was in high school, I used to love getting school supplies at the start of a new school year. It felt like a fresh, clean, pure beginning. My textbooks were always new, because of the type of school I went to, and I would always try to buy pretty notebooks for taking … Continue reading Beauty Is In The Eye (Exodus 26)
Summary: There's just something about the old days. No, not those old days. The old old days. The days way back before your grandparents were born; the days where black people were slaves and women wore corsets and didn't go to school. There's something about those days that makes them so easy to either romanticize or ridicule, … Continue reading You’re Being Really Extra (Exodus 25)
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