Recently, I have noticed a complacency that has settled around me. The struggle between complacency and doing great things wage war not only in my own heart but for many people in and out of the church. It is like riding a merry-go-round at the park; some days we are…
Read moreIt was my birthday and I woke up that morning feeling happy and excited. However as the day went by I began to lose some of my joy. Everyone seemed too busy for me. My sisters who I shared an apartment with at the time barely said, “Happy birthday!” Everyone…
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Today, I’d like to open with a brief excerpt from my brand new, hot off the press book – a fairy tale called The Quest. In the story, young Esperanza dreams of a life beyond the dark village where she lives. She encounters Mai-Lyn and Sienna along the way, and the…
Read more“Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.” – Philippians 4…
Read moreThe calendar stated Spring’s arrival as March 20. However in the Northeast Spring is elusive. The standing joke is “today is day 60 or 90 or 120 of January.” At first I thought with Easter being so early, my expectations for Spring were out of sync but tomorrow is May…
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