Misc.

One of the biggest lies that we can believe is that God does not love us. From the beginning, in the garden of Eden, the devil tried to drive a wedge between man and God. When Adam and Eve sinned by doing the one thing God asked them to not do, they hid from God.  […]

Of all things, I was in the MIDDLE of a prayer call when I clicked over and heard the news.  “Mrs. Samuel, could you come and pick up Caleb, he is hurt.”  Really God? I was on a prayer call and THIS is what happens. I’m ashamed to say, that was my one sided, real, raw […]

When I was single, I spent time imagining what marriage would be like. Between owning a home and starting a family, I was excited by the very idea because it seemed easy and dreamy in my mind. What can I say? I was young and naive lol. Then, I said “I do” and discovered there […]

If you’re looking for a great recipe that can feed your family for a few days, I have a great one for you.  This is a delicious chipotle shredded beef that I have made many times and it doesn’t disappoint.  A special thanks to my friend Renee Thomas who graciously shared this recipe with me […]

Two Sundays ago, I walked into church and thought to myself, ‘Where in the world do we go from here?’ While I had no doubt that our pastor was doing great and enjoying the glory of Heaven, my heart was still so heavy from our loss here on earth.  So many questions filled my head.  […]

You may have heard me mention before how my family and I enjoy taking road trips. However, there is a downside. It doesn’t take long to travel on an interstate before noticing bugs splattered on the windshield and well, all over the exterior of the car.  I know … gross.  Having returned from such a […]

The past month has been really hard.  As a church family we prayed, fasted, and warred for the life of our Senior Pastor.  We were certain he would come through and share his testimony of the goodness of God in the land of the living.  But our prayers were not answered in the way that […]

Last week, (on the morning of our 22nd anniversary), I had put on a dress only for my husband to suggest that I wear a different outfit. I thought it worked for the occasion. But I heard his thoughts and I decided to change. The irony is that when I saw the shirt he was […]

The last several weeks have been really difficult for our family. We lost our pastor to Covid. In his time as our pastor, he had changed the atmosphere at our church. He had brought as back to the basics and challenged us to be better humans and better Christians. As a family, we fasted and […]