Reclaiming Identity. Surmounting Adversity. Practical Christianity.
I know, I know. I can hardly even admit it to myself sometimes. I can hear y'all saying, "well how she went from being a journalist to a prophet..." Same thing I ask myself. I'm a teacher now too... But hear me out. I'd stopped blogging because I was getting weary and confused. I graduated …
Continue reading I’m A Prophet… Now what? From revelation to acceptance.
I went back into my past and planted a garden there - The memories were dead and dried. And all along the fields Where dreams laid scattered and buried, I gathered up their bones And prayed them back to life. In an old shed I found a rusty tin bucket of tears, Stored up …
Dear sweet broken-hearted girl, You are so smart and talented and brave. And above all else you are beautiful. You are a beautiful soul. No one has ever told you that. But if they did, you probably wouldn't accept it. You spend all your days avoiding mirrors just tearing yourself apart. Your not as petite, …
Remember.... This resurrection life you received from God is not a timid, grave-tending life. It’s adventurously expectant, greeting God with a childlike “What’s next, Papa?” God’s Spirit touches our spirits and confirms who we really are. We know who he is, and we know who we are: Father and children. And we know we are …
As we go into the new year I thought I'd share with you a revelation I received during my quiet time with the Lord a few mornings ago. I wanted God to show me what 2017 would bring. While, 2016 was a good year, there are some things on my "prayer list" still left unchecked. …
I like to read other Christian blogs especially by young black women, because for one I feel like there is so few of us and also I like the different perspectives. But I just read one that made me upset! I will not link the blog, nor will I reference it because I don't believe …
Continue reading On Christian Dating and the Black Woman. (Why do you have so little faith?)
A few months ago I made a move that I believed God was leading me to make and it failed... Terribly. I had my hopes built up, thought this instruction would lead me to an end result I was praying about for a while now. I prayed, fasted and obeyed but the move crashed.. And …
