One of my favorite quotes from my pastor is that our past is a point of reference, not a place of residence. Usually when I think of that, it calls to mind those things in my history that were more negative than anything…but there are things in your past that were good, lovely, positive and empowering that can ensure a stronger future as well. In my weight watchers meeting this week, we talked about anchors…those…

Okay, I’ve had a chance to sit and think about the passing of Fred Phelps. Here we go: Fred Phelps has died. And for the briefest of moments, I felt led to repent of my very first thoughts: “Who is going to picket HIS funeral? How much payback will these hatemongers get?” But then I read the following post on FB(also seen in the previous post on my timeline): “If I had the money, I…

I think sometimes that I don’t understand anything about prayer. I pray a lot, mind you. It’s just that I don’t understand a great deal about it. I sometimes pray for good things, and they don’t come. At other times, I pray for myself or others to be spared bad things, yet they still happen. How does prayer work? How do I know what to pray for? Do questions such as these ever bother you?…

I think sometimes that I don’t understand anything about prayer. I pray a lot, mind you. It’s just that I don’t understand a great deal about it. I sometimes pray for good things, and they don’t come. At other times, I pray for myself or others to be spared bad things, yet they still happen. How does prayer work? How do I know what to pray for? Do questions such as these ever bother you?Maybe…

Why Not You Someone will obliterate the status quo. Someone will rise above what’s common and take hold of what could be. They’ll discover the outer reaches of their capabilities, Breaking the glass ceiling, As the rest of us watch in wonder. Why Not You? Someone out there won’t be confined by boundaries drawn for them by someone else. They won’t be stopped by the word no. They won’t be limited by adversity or fear. They’ll rise against…

Someone will obliterate the status quo. Someone will rise above what’s common and take hold of what could be. They’ll discover the outer reaches of their capabilities, Breaking the glass ceiling, As the rest of us watch in wonder. Why Not You? Someone out there won’t be confined by boundaries drawn for them by someone else. They won’t be stopped by the word no. They won’t be limited by adversity or fear. They’ll rise against the odds, in…