change

I don’t know how 2023 was for you. Maybe it was a great year or a year you would rather forget about.  Personally, it was one of those years when I knew it was time to eliminate a thing or two that no longer belonged in my life.  You see, I tended not to react […]

I learned long ago that I am a doer. When I lived in New York, I found myself doing many things: engaged in public speaking, working as a social worker, and organizing events for the youth at church. Without a doubt, it was a fruitful season and I enjoyed every moment of it. As seen […]

The saying goes that the only person that likes change is a wet baby. I fully embrace this phrase. I do not like change. I can be a slow adapter. I know this about myself and try to keep it in check. When I can sense that change is coming, I start mentally preparing myself […]

When my parents moved to Dallas, my mom got a job as a nurse at Baylor Hospital.  She worked there for 39 years until she retired. My dad has been at his company for 41 years.  Their daughters (aka me and my sister) are on the same trajectory: I’ve been at my job for 19 […]

For the past month, I would see it. We had just moved into a different building at work.  Everything in our area was nice, new and clean. Except this. Every day, there were scraps of paper towels on the bathroom floor as soon as you walk in. Almost every day, I complain. Sometimes out loud. […]

2 Corinthians 7:8-11 Even if I caused you sorrow by my letter, I do not regret it. Though I did regret it—I see that my letter hurt you, but only for a little while— 9 yet now I am happy, not because you were made sorry, but because your sorrow led you to repentance. For […]

Have you ever seen one of those time-lapse videos? It’s usually a couple of minutes long but it shows what happened over an extended period of time, like the construction of a new building or setting up for a major event. It’s amazing how they can capture what took days or sometimes even years to […]