Obtaining my Master’s degree was hard work.  I remember going to Bible study one Wednesday while I was in graduate school.  My pastor made a statement that stuck with me.  I held on to it for the rest of graduate school.  Really, I reflect on it often when times get tough.  Now that I’ve created some anticipation, are you ready for what he said?  He said something to the effect that it’s easier to endure a trial when there is a set end.  I grabbed that and held on to it because there was a set end for my time at school.  The requirements to obtain my degree were clearly…

My dolls are a mess!  While looking through the toys that I had at my office, I had to have a come to Jesus meeting with my dolls.  We have been together for the last four years – give or a take a few years for the newest members of the collection.  When my move to a new facility was imminent, I decided to try to create order of the chaos that was my toy inventory.  My dolls moved to the top of my priority list. I’m all about categorization.  There is a place for everything, and everything has a place.  The primary home for my dolls was in a…

Bible Study Mama holds fast to the claim that she prefers comedies over romance when forced to pick a movie genre.  Here lately, I have made it my mission to test her theory out.  She came to my house bearing the gift of dinner on Friday.  What’s better than dinner and a movie?  I put on a comedy to see if her stance remained firm. She stayed after the movie and did not seem to have any intention of leaving.  The night was still young.  I knew she wouldn’t spend the night, because she is NOT a fan of my cat, Fitz.  As I scrolled through our options of entertainment,…

2020 has been a strange year.  I can’t think of any other way to describe it.  God has humbled me and changed me in ways that I could not have predicted.  Change has been all around me.  Sometimes, it’s hard to catch my breath. While sitting at home during my job’s shutdown, I was feverishly looking for a job.  I perused employment websites looking for a position.  Any position.  Through that time, the good Lord kept me.  He sent the right people to me.  He used them to bless me financially to keep me afloat.  I never went hungry or had utilities turned off.  Although I love to float in…

Although I haven’t mentioned Fitz, my cat, in a while, don’t worry.  He’s still here.  Not only is he now an official adult at one year old, but we have also officially been roommates for a year.  He has matured from a teeny, tiny little kitten into a hefty, plump, and rotund cat.  With all the changes going on in the world and with me personally, I forgot that it was time for his annual shots.  The vet sent a friendly e-mail reminder and a postcard.  I called and scheduled his appointment.  Then my prep work had to begin. I heard horror stories from other cat owners about vet time…

What they say is true.  A picture is worth a thousand words.  Maybe even a million words.  When I left work, I felt pulled to look at old pictures.  Google Photos is my friend.  It allowed me to peruse my life and recall different moments in time.  An added bonus to my trip down memory lane is that my cousin found an old jump drive.  She started sending pictures from ten years ago.  Back to the time that I cut off all my relaxed hair and embraced my natural hair. Baby, let me tell you.  I thank God for growth.  Super short hair was not my friend, but I was…