Keeping it Real

You all know the scripture, "Give and it shall be given to you, good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over…" It is soooo true! I have an expense sheet that I prepare every month- the 1st column has the Date the bill is Due; the 2nd column says Who I Owe; the 3rd […]

Everything bad that happens to you is NOT a tragedy. Sometimes, it is meant to get you to TRY HARDER, PUSH FURTHER and REACH HIGHER for your BLESSING. Sometimes, the only way you appreciate it, is when you FIGHT FOR IT. God will give you the strength. Show Him You WANT IT. If it came

Sometimes, YOU HAVE TO FALL (in your foolishness) BEFOREYOU RISE (to be great). Have you ever heard a (recovering)  addict, an alcoholic or a gambler tell you that before they got clean and achieved, they fell; lost a lot if not everything? Have you ever heard a homeless person tell you that once upon a

When my mother established her ministry- Lord of Life Ministries, one of the things she devoted her studies to was Forgiveness vs Unforgiveness. She wrote so many papers on the subject and now, I know why. When my mother passed, I became more aware of my own lack of longevity. I did a serious assessment

When written on a tombstone, there's a dash between the date you were born and the date you die. I don't want my dash ___ to be a straight line. I want it to be dashes with breaks in between – /\ – ^ – ( – o – +++ – * – ! If

Laying in wait to get even with someone who did you wrong changes you into a bitter soul. Your heart becomes hard and you are not able to receive any of the blessings God has for you. To be denied your blessings is much worse than what someone else has done to you. To be

Today, I was in a hurry. As I was leaving my house, I saw a bus coming, I started running toward the corner. I tripped on the uneven pavement and down I went. The bus pulled off BUT the REAL kicker came when the man who got off the bus STEPPED OVER ME to walk

One of my Favorite Quotes to read: "If there is no enemy within, the enemy without (outside) cannot hurt you." Don't feed negativity into your soul, no matter who says it. Sometimes, the devil uses those close to us to try and destroy us, recognize it for what it is and tell yourself this: I

As a young child, the Rev. Dr. Martin L. King, Jr. tried to commit suicide three times before he was a teenager. Among other traumas, he took the death of his grandmother very hard. We never know what has gone on in the life of great people but here's something to remember- God does not pick

Do Not Surrender to the labels that naysayers try to put on you. They are not nearsighted, they are shortsighted. Their vision is limited by their lack of achievement. Continue to go with God. He's the one who lifted you from where you were.