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My sister strong armed my mom and I into watching a teenage, gymnast drama. In the show, the main character is being bullied and harassed by a former teammate. At one point in the show during a competition, a bystander upon seeing the bully talking, remarks, “At least she is consistent!” That comment resonated with …
As I reflect on this year, I think back to January and February when COVID was an oversees problem, March and April when COVID was an international problem, May and June when racial and political tensions erupted and finally July, where the issues of the previous months have now collided with new issues such as …
Life is a circle and things often come back around… The word, “settled” had been on my mental radar for a few days so I did a quick search through the archives of AD and voila, I wrote a post about being settled back in 2017. What was unsettling in my life 3 years ago? …
Me: “How many times have I prayed this prayer? How many times have You told me what to do?” God: “Often, but I listen every time with attentiveness and speak, every time with patience because I see and already know the end. Eventually, you will get it.” If someone searched the earth, you would be …
“I will have more intentionality and less emotionality.” I wrote that down today, as I was thinking about life. There are endless things to be emotional about, politics, COVID-19, people etc….you will find no shortage of worrisome topics! “Yes, feast on all the treasures of the heavenly realm and fill your thoughts with heavenly realities, …
This past Fall semester, I took an autobiographics course, where we had to write an autoethnography. For my autoethnography, I talked about family history and through the way that I crafted my work, things were revealed about me. The overt message was that family is a core part of being while the subtle message was …
Appearances sure can be deceiving—for better or worse! From the seemingly standoffish person who later warms up to the drool-worthy food that turn out to be shadows of what was expected, our eyes and preconceived notions of things are often proven to be false. “Come now and let’s deliberate over the next steps to take …
One perk of COVID-19 is that I am able to “virtually visit” other churches, that I have always been interested in but didn’t have time to do so before. And since this pandemic has occurred, I’ve noticed a pattern in teachings…most of the pastors have mentioned Genesis 1:26. “And God said, Let us make man …
Two weeks ago, when the social and political unrest begin to fester due to protestors wanting to reopen, God pointed me to Luke 2:14 and I started praying for peace on earth. One week ago, God told me to pray for “My People” according to Hosea 2:19-23 (Hosea’s Prophecy) and Romans 9:25-26 (Fulfillment of Hosea’s …
Happy Memorial Day Weekend! Sending lots of love and thanks to the families/friends of military personnel who have sacrificed their lives for this country. My thoughts are also with the families/friends of people who have lost their lives to COVID-19. I was telling my mom that I feel like this time of quarantine is like …