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Bonjour les Amis,

Family, Inspiration, Lifestyle, TravelJun 204Views 0Likes 0Comments

After a long week of traveling— A night with my cousin and family in Acworth, Georgia gave birth to new memories: sunset and a chat on the deck, takeout and red wine, darkness and fireflies blinking between pine trees. Zuri created this silly game and they played it for hours. Love listening to them laugh!! A…

WHY?

DevotionalsFeb 273Views 0Likes 0Comments

We all have people in our lives who we consider experts in their fields, and we go to them when we need answers. We go to our doctor for medical advice, our lawyer for legal advice, and we go to our pastor for spiritual direction. However, there are days we find ourselves with questions no…

Ash Wednesday: Create in me a clean heart, O God

DevotionalsFeb 223Views 0Likes 0Comments

Ash Wednesday marks the first day of Lent in the Christian liturgical calendar. It is a time of reflection and repentance, and many Christians mark the occasion with prayer, fasting, and the imposition of ashes on their foreheads in the shape of a cross.

Joy Comes With The Morning

DevotionalsFeb 1018Views 0Likes 0Comments

Weeping may linger for the night, but joy comes with the morning. – Psalm 30:5 In November of 2022, I lost two of my dearest Aunts. Both passed away from different ailments two days apart. It was a painful time for my entire family, but more so for my cousins who no longer had a…

They Will Know… By Our Love

DevotionalsAug 1993Views 0Likes 0Comments

Lately, I have been thinking about the hymns we sing and how they shape or influence our Theology. It is always fascinating to hear the stories behind the hymns, what inspired the writer, and the pain or joy they were experiencing at the time. One of my all-time favorite hymns, They Will Know We Are…

My Diverse Life

Inspiration, TravelJul 24113Views 2Likes 0Comments

My love for languages and diversity derives from the time I spent in seminary. I was eight years old when I realized that diversity is essential to creating a solid society. Seminary, which my family and I nicknamed the village, was where I learned that without the beauty of languages and diversity this world would…

Was it Worth it?

DevotionalsMay 21106Views 2Likes 0Comments

“Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground unperceived by your Father. So do not be afraid; you are of more value than many sparrows..” Matthew 10:29,31 Matthew 10:29,31 Was it worth it? This week, I had the privilege of spending time with my in-laws as…

New Every Morning

DevotionalsJan 22307Views 1Like 0Comments

The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.~Lamentation: 3:22-23 The book of Lamentation is not a lighthearted read. The author had been writing about how difficult and depressing his circumstances were in captivity. But then suddenly, in the…

Whats Going On?

DevotionalsJan 1595Views 2Likes 0Comments

"I have said this to you, so that in me you may have peace. In the world you face persecution. But take courage; I have conquered the world!” John 16:33 Music like scriptures have a way of speaking truth to pain, especially in the times you need it the most. Today I am thinking of…

Fighting For Me

DevotionalsDec 1199Views 2Likes 0Comments

"But Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid, stand firm, and see the deliverance that the Lord will accomplish for you today; for the Egyptians whom you see today you shall never see again. The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to keep still." Exodus 14:13-14 The best is yet…