The Story In Your Scars You can tell a lot about a person from their scars. Your scars tell a story. Some are adventure stories; some are tragedies, but all are stories of overcoming difficulties. If you want to know about a person, ask them the story of their scars. The Hills You Climb What... Continue Reading →
Let Your Light Shine Sometimes it’s the simplest things that bring others to Christ. It’s not the soapbox sermons, the accusatory finger, the disapproving “tsk tsk tsk,” nor the sermonizing about legalistic matters. Often it’s being the shoulder to cry on in a time of need, the offer of prayer when you don’t know what... Continue Reading →
I Will Restore To You The Years The Locusts Have Eaten My mom had a special prayer for restoration for me. It was a promise based on her hope for the future but grounded in the reality of a harsh present and past. She knew that life had not always been easy for me and... Continue Reading →
For My Children Connotation. Re-education Words matter. Language counts. Do not let them make you believe that all things Black are bad. Even if so much of our vocabulary surrounding darkness makes you feel uneasy. Blackballed blacklisted Blackmailed Blackguard Blackwater Blackouts Black should not be scary; black is beautiful; black is rich; black is health,... Continue Reading →
The Greatest Gift Quite unexpectedly, my youngest daughter made me cry last night. It wasn't because she was mean. She didn't hurt me or cause me pain. She made me cry because I realized that she understood something about us - something she needed to know. An off-handed remark about an essay she needed to... Continue Reading →
Confessions I have a confession to make. I did not start this blog because I was thrilled by the idea of sharing my inner thoughts with complete strangers - I'm actually a pretty private person. I didn't start the blog to supplement some business venture or to make online friends - though some of you... Continue Reading →
Expectations 'Tis the season for high expectations. But what happens when those expectations don't match reality? What happens when the doll you wanted is not the doll you got or the education you worked so hard to complete doesn't end up providing the life, career, or stability you expected? Are we grateful for what we... Continue Reading →
God's Loyalty To Us Semper Fidelis means "Always Faithful," The US Marine Corps motto. Striking in its simplicity and powerful in its promise. Fidelity is essential for a good relationship, promoting and maintaining trust, and often where I fall short with God. I saw a meme the other day, which posed the question. What if... Continue Reading →
When I was a kid, I hated my name. I thought it was ridiculous. It seemed like an ok name for a child, but I could not imagine an old person with it. The name was absurd. Plus, it wasn't unique - there were five Heathers in my grade alone. We all knew each other.... Continue Reading →
When I was in fifth or sixth grade, I used to join my mother when she went to Wednesday night bible study at church. In a room full of adults sitting at round tables in the church’s basement, I quietly learned about whatever the pastor wanted to teach that week. It was boring. There was... Continue Reading →
The sermon this week was about building on the work of those before you - using their legacy as a path forward. It made me think about both what I had built my life upon and what my children would use as stepping stones from my life. It made me feel wholly inadequate. As parents,... Continue Reading →
I am privileged enough to be able to go about my day without being targeted for suspicion, violence, or racism ... as long as I go alone. When I take my kids, it’s a different story. People are racist. When I’m with my husband and kids people are more racist. When I am with just... Continue Reading →
