I’ve said it before, and I’ll keep saying it…I’m an introvert. Really, I need to stop saying it. Because although that’s my natural preference, I’ve received some of my biggest blessings when I step outside of what’s comfortable to me. I met my bestie in undergraduate school. We sat close to each other in all of the classes for our major. I don’t even remember talking to her much (remember…introvert). I was just going to class to take care of business. Making friends was not in my plans. Then out of the blue, she asked me if I wanted to go with her to a concert at the COGIC convention…

Rest. It’s almost a curse word in our fast paced society. I have normalized having a life that is full and moving at a rapid rate. Although it took a lot for me to get my house to the current state that’s in, I rarely get to enjoy it. I’m always going to the next event or scheduled activity in my day. I finally got an unexpected day off. My mind immediately got busy filling the empty spaces. And then I heard, “Rest.” I shrugged it off and thought that couldn’t be God. Aren’t we supposed to be always working and striving for some goal? But then I heard it…

For the past six Halloweens, I have worn my Halloween lashes. They are very long and have red metallic strips in them. It doesn’t matter what costume I’m wearing. I just know that I’ll be wearing the lashes with the costume. I have been an M&M, a ladybug twice (not consecutively), a witch, Wonder Woman, and most recently, Play-Doh. You may be perplexed about how I made the red lashes work with Play-Doh. Why by being RED Play-Doh of course!!! Play-Doh t-shirt, jeggings, a red beanie, red lashes, some red lipstick, and I was good to go. (I had to struggle to fit my afro under a beanie, but that…

We have interesting discussions at work. My coworker shared that she had shown the kids in her class at church the movie, Pilgrim’s Progress. My response was “What’s that about?” She was surprised that I had never heard of it. The Pilgrim’s Progress from This World, to That Which is to Come was written by John Bunyan in 1678. It’s basically a parable of the journey of becoming a Christian. Mr. Bunyan wrote this work while he was in prison. He was locked up for holding religious services outside of the actual sanctioned church buildings. Clearly, the church didn’t understand that each individual makes up the church. The church can’t…

Let’s discuss the time that I got drunk. Writing about Noah reminded me about that precarious situation. Let me start off by letting you know that I don’t drink. What I mean is that I despise the taste of alcohol. It’s not a strong religious stance. I just don’t like it. When you tell people that you don’t drink, the first thing they say is “Well, you haven’t tried (fill in the blank with your favorite alcoholic beverage that you think a non drinker can tolerate).” It seems to make drinkers uncomfortable to be around a non-drinker. I don’t know why. I keep the party going while I’m sober. Ask…

But Shem and Japheth took a garment, laid it on both their shoulders, and went backward and covered the nakedness of their father. Genesis 9:23 I told you my pastor has been dropping nuggets and giving us Happy Meals that we can eat on during the week. This past Sunday was no exception. He finished up a 3 part series on the life of Noah. Since I’m supposed to recap the sermon for ya’ll, here you go. I hope you’re hungry because it’s definitely something to chew on. We know the story of Noah in the ark with the animals and his entire family, but I don’t remember hearing too…

My pastor posed a question using the story of Noah. After the calamities in your life, did you come out any better? That question alone will preach and make you question exactly where you are in your life’s journey. It’s disappointing to come through storms and trials and not have learned anything. To keep making the same mistakes. To keep going back to the same man. To keep overdrafting your bank account. To keep regaining the same pounds. I’m not talking about you. I’m talking about myself. He also talked about the fact that Noah made it through his storm because of the boat that he built. He didn’t try…

If I had known how much I would have to interact with people before I chose my career, I would have chosen a different career. I found myself thinking just the other day that a desk job somewhere seemed like a good idea. I fantasized about the perfect career that would allow me to hide behind a computer. A career that would give me the opportunity to be alone. Most people in my career are extroverts. They enjoy discussing progress with parents and debating about the most effective course of treatments. Don’t misunderstand me. I love my babies and our therapy time. It’s the interacting with adults that I wasn’t…

My prayer life is not where it should be. My cousin taught Sunday School a while back, and he gave us a challenge. We were to pray for one person for an entire week. We didn’t have to let the person know that we were praying. We just needed to pray. I decided to give it a shot and picked my person. I didn’t say long or complicated prayers, but everyday I lifted them up to God. It wasn’t at the same time every day either. I was recapping my friend’s week with them. They shared with me just how trying their week had been. Normally, this kind of week…