Fasting.  An essential part of every Christian life.  Except…let’s be honest.  How many of us make it a consistent part of our lives?  How many of us push away from the plate and spend time talking to God?  How often do we deny our physical bodies to improve our spiritual walk?  Bible Study Mama may have fasted when I was a child, but I do not recall fasting playing a role in our Christian lives growing up.  Occasionally, I would hear people discussing what they were giving for Lent.  Other than that, I do not really remember hearing much on the subject of fasting.  When you love Jesus as much…

The summer of 2000 was full of new experiences for me.  Give me a second to adjust to the fact that was 20 years ago.  Man, time flies!!!  Anyways, I had been accepted into Arkansas Governor’s School in the area of drama.  My stepfather had worked there during the summers for as long as I could remember.  Because the environment was familiar, I was more comfortable with applying.  We will not talk about my audition and the audition process, but rest assured that I left it all there in front of the panel.  I packed my bags and got ready to spend six weeks learning new acting techniques and meeting…

My greed, while I was in college, helped start my pitfall into credit card debt.  Now when I say greed, I know you are thinking about a materialistic pull to have all the possessions that I want.  Like new clothes or home décor.  Naw.  I am talking about physical greed.  Your girl was hungry.  I ventured over to Subway with two friends of mine.  Side note:  I was a lady that lunched throughout my college experience.  Back to the story.  We pulled open the door, and there, right beside the entrance was a sweet lady with an even sweeter offer.  We could get our submarine sandwiches for free.  There was…

It’s me again.  Back with another story of my eternal fight to be every woman.  I really think that people should try to do as much for themselves as possible.  No one likes a person who does not even try.  So, I will try.  Against every odd.  Bible Study Mama engrained it in me to be as independent as possible.  Honey, she kicked me out of the nest while I was screaming to get back in. Now listen, I do not fail all the time.  But when I do fail, it is spectacular.  Today’s tantalizing tale actually involves Bible Study Mama.  When I bought my house, I fancied myself to…

I am a pretty independent chick.  Asking for help is not a strong point.  My apartment in Houston was on the third floor.  No elevator.  When I went shopping, I was very conscientious.  I had no intention of making two trips up three flights of stairs.  I would be a bag lady.  Weighted down but determined to make it to the top.  I had made a quick trip to Target after work.  My apartment was missing something.  My spidey senses began to tingle when I walked by a bookcase.  I had to have it.  But that was not the only item that I picked up during that particular quick trip. …

Lord, it has been quite a week!  I was sitting at home minding my business when I got a notification on my phone.  Chadwick Boseman, forever immortalized in his role as Black Panther, had died.  I instantly Googled the news to get more information.  Even though the post originated from his personal Instagram page, it was hard for me to fathom that it was true.  He was so young.  He was so talented. My mind was transported to going to see Black Panther with my family.  My family is nothing if not extra.  Although I was a novice in the Marvel world, I had family members that were truly knowledgeable. …

Happy Friday!  We made it through another work week.  Welcome to another installment of my diary.  Well, this is like my diary.  I sit in front of the keyboard daily and pour out my heart.  Some days, I type sentences that will never see the light of day on the website.  I just feel the need to purge.  I feel compelled to get it out.  Then I backspace or simply delete the words.  The thought is swirled into the abyss. It is amazing to me that I have moved so far beyond my initial hesitation.  The one-year anniversary of biblestudygirl.com is just around the corner.  This blog is my baby,…

I tend to be a goal-oriented person.  While I will veer off course if I see something shiny, I generally have a destination in mind.  When I graduated from graduate school, I legit had a mini panic attack.  I had spent years working towards the goal of finishing my education.  That was completed.  Now, what to do???  Ummm…I cut off all my hair and decided to do travel therapy.  Bless my heart. You can tell that I like to set goals because I have shared many of my goals with you.  Like the list that I shared with you in the “37 for 37” blog.  If you have not read…

A familiar sound greeted my ears as I was preparing for work.  I had trouble placing the sound though.  I peeked out my front window, and there it was.  A big yellow school bus parked right in front of my home.  The whoosh and squeak of the doors of the bus was coming through loud and clear.  School was back in session. As a kid, I desperately wanted to ride the school bus.  I have no idea why.  I am not an extrovert.  But for some reason, I wanted to squish onto a bus with a group of kids.  Bible Study Mama squashed that dream rather quickly, but she was…