What's Your Next Step?
Change is hard. For some people it is easy as cake. They love change. But for others of us (yes, I said "us") change is down right difficult. There is comfort in things staying the same. We are able to rest assure in the certain...certain of who will be there, certain of what will be there when we get to where we have always gone. Things remaining the same also allows for us not to step up to the plate of new responsibility. In my rusty, trusty Bible, I am being reminded of
To Know the Story is to Love the Victory.
I can't help but get all Easter-y today. I mean, who can't help but be reminded on the day the modern world remembers the day Jesus died that death is not always the final act. There's still more to come. See, Jesus the Christ was crucified. The one that was claiming he was the Savior of the world was still subject to society's way of doing things. The one who claimed he was the "beloved son" of God the Father had been mocked and cruelly treated after being wrongfully accused
I Can't Pee Standing Up: Inadequacy Doesn't Failure
I'm not trying to pull a Nora Ephron but, truth is, I am a single parent. Now you are probably rolling your eyes and saying to yourself, "Not another venting blog post." Don't worry, it's not. It's just fact. But what does that term even mean?! The title or term is so loaded and defined by whomever is saying it. For me, it means I am the only parent in my son's home and I am his primary caregiver. As a single parent, I have to fill in where there are voids. It's just a fact t
A Passionate Purpose
This year I am celebrating turning another year in age with having lunch with friends. I don't know about anyone else but since I was a young girl, I wanted to know what my life was all about. I'm sure you had the same conversations with your dolls. You would say, "Hi Tameka" or "Hi Suzie". Then you would curiously ask them, "What do you want to be when you grow up?" The conversation would include answers such as "Doctor", "Lawyer", "Teacher", "Mommy", "Firefighter." Rarely d
Politics & You
As many of you know, yesterday was Super Tuesday. What is Super Tuesday? Super Tuesday is the big day in politics where many states hold voting for the presidential nominee. According to Politico.com it is "the unofficial name for a Tuesday during the presidential primary election when the largest number of states hold their nominating contests". All I saw on social media and news channels were images and stories of the various contests being held. I don't know about you but
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