Reflection can be a good thing. There are times when I sit back and think about my childhood church home. I remember singing in the choir. One of the songs I sang was called “Take Me Back”. The chorus of the song says, “Take me back. Take me back dear Lord, to the place where I first received You. Take me back, take me back dear Lord, where I first believed.” I remember how on fire for the Lord I was when I first accepted Christ. Oh, how I so wanted to please Him. But over ti

As you are taking the time to read this blog, take a few moments and reflect on your life. Are you living your life for you, or another person, situation or circumstance? Are you a people pleaser or a God pleaser? Did you ever stop to think that we can allow people, places or things to keep us in bondage? Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary defines bondage as “the state of being a slave.” In other words, we can allow ourselves to become what others want us to be. We can allow someon

​ I have experienced one of the toughest situations in my life and that would be growing up without my father. This was tough for me because for years, I thought something was wrong with me. I thought I did something that would make him not love me and I had no idea what that could be. Because of the lack of his presence in my life, I was not prepared for what life was going to deal me. I was not prepared for the things that only a father can teach his daughter. As a result,