Once upon a time I believed I could not and would not date. If dating was the antonym of courtship, then I chose courtship. I even share this in my first book. But then things changed. I changed. The years rolled on and I found myself walking out what my friends and I call, “extended… Continue reading Dating Has Purpose
Category: Waiting on God
When Your Best Friend Gets Married
My best friend got engaged. We knew it was coming but then again we didn’t. We talked about the possibilities and played out the scenarios but nothing makes it real until it really happens. Well it really happened. And all of a sudden, memories of our shared singlehood flash across my minds’ eye. Like that… Continue reading When Your Best Friend Gets Married
The Process
Definition of process: a series of actions or steps taken in order to achieve a particular end. Yesterday at fellowship (our weekly spiritual gathering) my pastor asked what the definition of process was. It is discussed in our latest lesson and the first word that came to me was “stages”. “It’s developmental stages,” I said.… Continue reading The Process
Processing Singleness
Hello there! I am so excited to share a piece I wrote this summer that has been featured on Permission To Write’s online journal!: I walk in from the rain and glance inside the trendy restaurant to the table by the window. It’s surprisingly busy for a weekday. I’m playing hookie from work and I… Continue reading Processing Singleness
Building Slowly
I admit I can be an impatient person. Even after all these years and all the tests God has used to develop patience w/in me, it is not my preference to wait. But in the world of getting to know new people and developing relationships, I have come to value a person that takes their… Continue reading Building Slowly
Summer Reflection:2017
There have been a lot of changes for me this year. I posted a collage of pictures from the summer with the title: “What a great summer!” My friend/old roommate commented, “Was it really a great summer?!” 😳 She reminded me that we moved out of our old home this summer and we submitted to… Continue reading Summer Reflection:2017
The Path
My old roommate and I took a bike ride in Peninsula last week. For the uninformed Peninsula is about 20 minutes south of Cleveland. I had never visited there prior to and it was cool to do a little road trip in the middle of the week. We intended on renting bikes and catching the… Continue reading The Path
Getting Aqcuainted With Grace
One would think grace would be something to be received and understood at the onset of Christianity. If only it were a class you took at the beginning of your enrollment on the path of truth. I would have surely signed up, checked off my checklist and aimed for the A that decorated my academic career… Continue reading Getting Aqcuainted With Grace
Shedding Perfection
I remember years ago a brother in Christ gave me a prophetic word, “You are a perfectionist”. I nodded in agreement and smiled. I thought it was a compliment. Its only now years later that I’m starting to learn how deceptive perfectionism is. As my friends and I navigate life with its high highs and… Continue reading Shedding Perfection
The Trade (Poem)
Can I trust you with my mess? The bruised brokenness of smelly sweat? The scarred woundedness that oozes green gross disgusting stuff? The pores on my skin open with it and no matter how many bandages I try to cover them with, there just never seem to be enough Enough I’ve had–enough I’ve come–to the… Continue reading The Trade (Poem)