I used to wonder when my life would start. Day after day I felt as though I was waiting for something to happen - although I could never quite figure out what that something was. At one point I thought it was a man that I needed - perhaps a fairy tale romance would add …
Category: Establishing Relationship With God
Dear God… When?
Ever felt like you were watching everybody else's glory? Like you were watching God bless everyone else and you were always experiencing someone else's shining moment but it seemed like your turn would never come? Have you ever felt like you had just as much talent and just as much anointing yet day by day …
Who Do You Say You Are?
"They" said I was never the "pretty girl". Cute maybe. Beautiful not so much. I got my fair share of compliments on my big bright eyes, crooked smile and my thick thighs. And my voluptuousness definitely got me some attention, maybe not the right attention but attention, nonetheless. They said I was never the pretty …
“It’s Really Not Faith If There is Nothing to Fear.”
Lately, I have been stressing out really hard about an assignment God revealed to me. Since I received this call, I have been having a very real "Moses" moment.. that has been going on for weeks actually. "God this is too big for me. I don't know enough. The people doing this have doctorate degrees. …
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On Dating – Why I Don’t and Why You Should or Shouldn’t
I am a 30-something year old, saved, single mom of an amazingly supercharged seven year old boy. If it sounds weighty, that's because it is. I am also in college full time, I have a full time job, work as a part time reporter and I do a little blogging here and there. What little …
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Fighting Tired
Why is it that we quit when we're almost at the end? How is that we survive the storms of the deep only to drown in the shallow waters of the shore - Just yards away from dry land? To everyone else there seems to be nothing wrong. We're past the worst. We fought a …
Here’s Why You Should Stop Reading “10 Things to Do While You Wait for a Husband” Articles
I am single. I am not exactly thrilled about it but I am not unhappy about it either. Truth be told, if I could, if I had any say, I would change it today. But I only want the one God has for me. If I wanted a man, I could make that happen. I …
My prayer
Father, I have been trying to make sense of all the things that have happened to me this previous year. It's been a painful year. One filled with many disappointments and many setbacks but I know in the deepest, most sacred parts of me that I have been strengthened, enlightened and made new. I know …
Dear 2014…
You kicked my butt so bad some days I wanted to give up on life. There were times I thought I would never make it through but you are coming to a close and I am still here. I outlasted you. And that in itself is a reason to rejoice. Still, I hold no bitterness …
Give Your Gifts
I woke up this morning at 4:00 am to a bubbly seven year old, bursting at the seams with excitement, ready to open his gifts. I usually look forward to the joy on his face when he rips open a package and sees something he's been wishing for all year. The thank yous and hugs …
Keciah M. Bailey 