Last week, I was having a conversation with my friend about some decisions she needed to make regarding leaving her job to go back to school full-time. Of course, the questions/thoughts ran the entire gamut: “Why does God want me to do this?” “Why does it take another degree to do xyz?” “I have to … Continue reading »
Over the weekend, I fished around on Facebook and Twitter to get an idea of what people thought of LeAndria Johnson’s recent announcement that she is pregnant with her fourth child. If you don’t know, LeAndria Johnson was the third season winner of the BET hit show Sunday Best, has won a Grammy, produced and … Continue reading »
Tonight I was talking to a good friend who finally got an answer to a prayer she’d been praying for a long time: a new car. There were a few hiccups at the dealership, but, as of tomorrow she’ll have a new car. However, she couldn’t help but think, analyze, and mull over what she’ll … Continue reading »
No one likes to hear a “no.” “No” means you’ve been denied something, put on restrictions, cannot receive what you wanted. We dread hearing “no” from our friends, family, potential opportunities, even our lovers. We especially hate hearing a “no” from God. We’ve been so conditioned to believe that being told “no” means we’ve reached … Continue reading »
This morning I was listening to the song “More than Anything” by Lamar Campbell, one of my favorite worship songs. The lyrics of the song says: I love you Jesus. I worship and adore you. Just want to tell you Lord I love you more than anything. The holy spirit reminded me as I sung … Continue reading »
In recent days, Ted Williams as become an overnight sensation as he gained recognition as the “man with the golden voice”, after being discovered while panhandling on the streets of Columbus, Ohio. If you’ve been under a rock and haven’t heard this man’s voice, check out the video here. After over a decade of homelessness, drug … Continue reading »
sac·ri·fice [sak-ruh-fahys] –noun: the surrender or destruction of something prized or desirable for the sake of something considered as having a higher or more pressing claim. I find it interesting that the definition for the word “sacrifice” says that we surrender something “prized or desirable…” Sometimes we feel like what we have right now is … Continue reading »
Below is a 21 Tweet salute to the freedom my daughter Ashli gave me on her birthday 6 years ago. I just copied the tweets from my Twitter page (@dstarwriter59) and posted. (hence the time stamps) *warning* *highly transparent* Read on. This time 6 years ago, I was in labor at Crawford Long Hospital…8 hours … Continue reading »
Mark 11:22 reads: And Jesus answering saith unto them, “Have faith in Money. Man. The GOP. Cars. Weezy. The Real House Wives. Your boss. Your crazy baby mama. Your equally crazy baby daddy. Obama. Your [insert college/university name here]. Your skills. Who you know. Your family name. Your education. Freeing T.I. Your sorority. Your frat … Continue reading »
I don’t know why I named this blog “The Blind Side.” Just dropped in my spirit, so I’ll run with it. Anyway… I’ve learned so much about being a parent by being in relationship with God. There are so many things parents are responsible for teaching their children: how to brush their teeth. How to … Continue reading »
