The Way We Should Pray As a little girl, I was loved, cared for, and taken care of -- but I didn't grow up with a tight-knit family. As a woman, I've built a village around me that has given me the foundation of 'family' that I've always wanted. Now, as a mother, I've made it a goal to pour love, affection, and precious "girl time" into my three daughters. YES -- I am that mom... The one in the crowd, recording & cheering my girls at their recitals. The one shouting plays fro

Knowing What To Do In-The-Meantime Have you ever had to wait? Whether it was at a hospital, at the doctor's office, at the auto shop waiting for your catalytic converter to be replaced, waiting for the elevator to reach your floor, or waiting in line while holding a little red basket full of over-priced groceries -- we've ALL waited for something! Depending on your mood -- whether you were in a rush or if you were just plain tired -- whatever you were waiting for made you con

Gradually Seeing Things Differently As the end of another year is quickly coming upon us, people tend to become reflective. Resolutions from January are re-evaluated, achieved goals are tallied, and we start asking ourselves a lot of questions. I'm no different! It’s important to ask myself some questions that are meant to foster growth. Such questions might be: ”Does my maturity match my age?” ”Do my lips properly reflect my heart?” ”Have I learned anything in this pain?” Wh

Fool-Proof Prayer Target /tar-geht/ v. to select as an object of attention or attack . . . Truth be told: I've made plenty of mistakes in my life. Before you lift your judgmental eyebrows to what you just read, please note that you've made plenty of mistakes on your end as well. Once I grew up spiritually and swam out from the shores of my faith, I realized many of those mishaps could've been avoided. It took me a while to get the hang of it, but I finally realized how... Wai

Accepting God's Set Path As The Best Path Route verb / to send or direct along a specified course . . . After being delivered from slavery, Moses was instructed by God to lead the nation of Israel to the land God promised them -- a land of provision & favor. The route that the Israelites took to get from Egypt to Canaan is widely known for their ungratefulness and heavy complaining that resulted in them schlepping around the desert for 40-something years. Their behavior durin

Committing To God All Day, Every Day Long to-do lists... Kids and pets running around... Work deadlines, and missed phone lines... This has been a tough week. Whether it was the sounds of rain I heard outside day-after-day, or the heavy downpours I saw out of my windows, the thought of getting up and getting active felt harder to do. "I'll just go to the supermarket when the rain slows down a bit." "You know what -- I'll just handle that errand tomorrow." The kids usually go

Filling In The Gaps With Jesus! Woohoo! Guess whose first Baptismal Anniversary just past?! That's right! I am officially one year's old in the Spirit-world (or am I 365,000 [since 1000 years = 1 day to God] haha). Buh-dun-ch! I was baptized as a child. When I rededicated my life to Yahweh, and made my own decision to be baptized as an adult, it reignited my faith! This past year has been beautiful: full of financial breakthroughs, miraculous healing (Covid-19, anyone?), spir

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Executing God's Plan I've always loved the story of Joseph in the Bible. The situation didn't appear promising because we couldn't see the full picture: Joseph was shown a vision of promise while in the Spirit. However, in the flesh, he was sold into slavery by his brothers. It didn't appear to be a blessing, but that single action ultimately opened the door for Joseph's dreams to be fulfilled, and was a part of God's plan all along. In the process of his brothers trying to d

A Message To Our Blog Readers... Accepting Jesus Christ is one of the most life-changing, mind-altering experiences anyone can have! Realizing that this life is more than money, finding out that Heaven and Hell are real, knowing that there's a Spiritual enemy that has already been defeated by an all-knowing and all-powerful Creator -- it's a lot to digest. One of the greatest rewards after making Jesus your Lord & Savior is knowing that you will indeed live forever! However,

Weaving Our Generational God Through Generational Gaps Parenting is a joyful experience. From the initial excitement of finding out that she is pregnant to discovering the gender of the baby. From the wonder of first seeing the uniqueness of God’s little creations in our arms to hearing them babble their first word. From witnessing the awkwardness of taking their very first step to seeing them confidently step up to the first grade, the memories of parenting are abundant. As

Blinded By Sin One of the things I appreciate about Pastor Paul's teaching is how well he breaks down the Word of God. He never just reads a verse and keeps it moving. He reads the verse, defines any vocabulary that may need clarification, then he'll read the same verse in a different Bible version for a different perspective -- followed by reading scriptures before and after the initial verse for full context. Then he'll use an analogy, reference, or a hilarious joke to make

There are times in life where you analyze where you are vs where you want to be. When we look at the gap it can force us to think about how big or small that gap is and why. Some of us blame our parents, we say to ourselves, "If I'd been born with parents like ______, I would've reached my goal." We say, "If I'd gone to _______ school, I'd have reached my goal". We say, "If my friends truly supported me, I would've been further ahead". Maybe an "if" is true. The problem is, n

Growing From MILK To MEAT I was raised in the Christian church. I grew up having Bible studies in the living room, sitting in church pews for hours on end, and learned all of the famous Bible stories. It wasn't until I gave my life to Christ for myself , and started taking my faith seriously, that I realized just how much of a spiritual baby I was! Accepting Jesus Christ is an overwhelming feeling of love, and appreciation, for the sacrifice God gave through Jesus' death, bur

Preparing For Our Day Of Temptation By now, we know about “the slap heard round the world”. I’m talking about Will Smith slapping Chris Rock, the host of The Oscars over the weekend, for making an off-handed joke about Will’s wife, Jada, shaving her head like a soldier due to an illness. This has everyone from all genres and backgrounds giving their take as to who was right, who was wrong, and what they would’ve done if placed in a similar situation. If I may, I'd like to add

God's Divine Example I still can’t believe I’m a father! My twin boys are about to turn one, and it’s crazy how fast time has flown by! I have enough experienced parents around me to know that taking in each moment while I can is vital in these early years. From non-stop bottles to everlasting diapers -- I find myself reliving every moment to savor it as well as I can. My boys are at the point where they are starting to walk. My oldest grabs things and pulls himself up, the w

Stop Making Excuses, And Just Connect! I remember growing up in the 90’s thinking how advanced technology was because there were so many ways to connect with people. Colored TVs with the antenna... House phones, payphones, and beepers... "Fat-back" computers with the tower on the side, and keyboards that connected with an actual wire -- the technical options were endless! I don’t know about you guys, but in my Caribbean household, we even took it a step further! We didn't hav

Knowing What We're Made Of We are the salt of this World! Our Dad says so... Have you ever made it your business to eat food you knew was TASTELESS? Neither have I... Our Heavenly Dad told us that He put us on this Earth to be its flavor. We are what gives this wicked world taste! Turn up the flavor by showing SODIUM FAITH: make it a point to HELP & SERVE everyone around you, all while sharing the seasoning of Christ by telling someone about what He's already done in your lif

Speaking God's Love Language Jeff and I have been together for some time now. When we first dated, our infatuation stage was soooo sweet! Why? We never argued, we intentionally made time to be with each other, and it seemed like he always knew what to do to put a smile on my face. Whenever we were together, it was a vibe -- we had so much fun! 13 years and 3 kids later, we're at a different (better, and more realistic) stage of our relationship. At our last anniversary dinner