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Steeped in the Son
The early years of my life were spent far out in the country. I am talking about dirt roads and gravel roads. Life was simpler for me in so many ways. When you are a kid, you get to just live in the moment. It seems easier to find pleasure in the little things. One little thing that I always enjoyed was my great-grandmother’s sweet tea. This was not just any sweet tea. One of my missions in life was to be in the know on what was going on in the kitchen. So, I had a front row seat to the preparation of this delightful drink. The recipe was…
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You Will Survive
After a long week, I am always looking for something to pick me up. Wednesday night REfresh Bible study certainly provides that for me. Each week I walk away with practical solutions to an impractical world. It’s only fitting that in the week leading up to the celebration of our church’s 147th anniversary that we were given encouragement to survive. This week we journeyed to Acts 27:13-26. There we find Paul on a ship facing a storm of epic proportions. At this point, Paul is a prisoner on the way to see Caesar. When the journey begins, the winds are blowing softly. Nothing out of the ordinary has taken place. …
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My Signature Scent
Have you ever smelled something, and it brought back a memory? My fragrance of choice was cucumber melon when I was in high school. Smelling that transports me back to the late 90’s and early 2000’s. Our sense of smell is an amazing thing. My bi-annual trips to Bath and Body Works were focused on maintaining a sweet fragrance in my home. Nothing too overpowering. I wanted a scent that was just right. And not just for my home. I spent years thinking about a signature scent. During my early 20’s, I moved on from my cucumber melon obsession. I figured that I was a grown woman and needed a…
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The Finish Line
Recently I shared with ya’ll that I am participating in a fitness challenge for the month of August. I am on a quest to walk 50 miles during this month. Baby, when I say that it has been a challenge….a challenge. Bible Study Mama and I mapped out a couple of different routes. First, we went for a long walk in her neighborhood. The next day, we went for a long walk in mine. We sailed through the first weekend like champions. When I use the word “sailed”, I am actually exaggerating. We fought to get those miles in. Although I do not care for encouraging words when I am…
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Encourage Yourself
2020 has been a challenge for many of us. Global pandemic, financial issues, relationship problems…the list goes on. In the midst of all our trials, we have needed constant reminders to keep us encouraged. We need strength to endure. Where can we pull that strength from? Sunday’s sermon gave me and boost and reminded me where my help comes from. King David is the author of Psalms 27. He spends the first half of the psalm encouraging others and then there is a shift. He begins to speak about his personal experiences with the Lord. He begins to remind himself of the goodness of the Lord. He begins to encourage…
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1. Complete Three 5k’s.
In my quest for a healthy lifestyle, I embarked on a challenge to walk 50 miles in the month of August. Well, let me be totally transparent. I have been working out four days a week for a majority of 2020. While at home in quarantine, I maintained consistency. On some days, my workout would be walking. On others, I would find a routine on YouTube and go for it. However, once I went back out into the working world, my workouts slacked way off. Bible Study Mama cornered me one day. As only mama bears can do and said that we needed to start walking again. Here is my…
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Back In Working Order
My cat, Fitz, has a water fountain. Listen, I told ya’ll that I like the razzle-dazzle in life. I am not a cat person by nature, so I did lots of research before I decided to adopt my dude. Time after time, I read stories that cats can become dehydrated. They just do not drink like dogs do. Dehydration causes them all kinds of health issues, and I just was not here for that. Then I saw it, a pet water fountain. You know I was sold. The water fountain arrived in a nice neat box. I opened the box and found that I could not simply add water and…
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Stay Salty
You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men. Matthew 5:13 August is a very important month for St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church. We are celebrating our 147 anniversary!!!! Wow! Listen, I get goosebumps when I hear of a couple that has been married 30 years. I think of how they had to work to stay together that long. I think of the memories that they have created in their time together. So to realize that a body of believers has remained in fellowship…
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Road Trip Anyone?
Bible Study Mama messed me up. When I was a kid, she decided that it was important for her children to know that there was a world outside of Little Rock, Arkansas. Bible Study Brother and I grew up spending our summers in St. Louis with our grandmother until she moved back to Arkansas when I was twelve. We cherished the time that we had with our grandmother, and we also looked forward to our end of the summer trip. Although we did fly to St. Louis once, our travel was primarily done by car. We mastered the art of road tripping. Bible Study Mama and my grandma would plan…
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A Tight Fit
Everyone has a list of must-haves when they are in the market for a home. My list of must-haves included a garage, fenced backyard, and a tub that I could fit in. I know…I know. The tub probably threw you for a loop, but I am a lover of a good soak in the tub. And if I was going to throw my hard-earned money into a home, I wanted to at least be able to soak and relax at the end of a long day at work. My search for a home gave me access to the way that others live, and it was eye-opening. Also eye opening was…
