“From blah to brilliant. From obscure to couture. God’s movement in our lives is purposeful and perfectly timed. He’s in the business of turning people who are discarded, misunderstood, and overlooked into accepted, known, and celebrated masterpieces.”
I just love this picture! It describes my husband and I to a tee! We may not have them stacked that high next to our bed, but believe me, they’re stacked that way elsewhere in the house! And that is in addition to the small stacks by our bed! IContinue Reading
So today is National Donut Day! I want to take a moment to reminisce on the importance of donuts. I say this tongue-in-cheek as it is a somewhat silly holiday, yet, for me, also a very serious one. You see, this time two years ago, donuts were what was keepingContinue Reading
I am writing today in response to Christianity Today’s article discussing whether Jesus would agree with the UK’s decision to keep Shamima Begum from returning to the UK. She decided to leave her country to marry a man from ISIS and now wants to return home. The United States hasContinue Reading
Hello! I have moved my blog to my website! I am very excited about this endeavor, but have to admit, I am a little out of my element!! So please give me a little leeway in the formatting of old posts. Not all the formatting transferred over appropriately. And withContinue Reading
As I read about the controversy swirling around James MacDonald and Harvest Bible Chapel, my heart breaks. As a former attendee of the Deerfield Road campus, my heart hurts for my friends there. This letter is for them, for any who would take time to care about this issue, andContinue Reading
I am so excited to share with you that I am working on a new book. Since the writing of my last book, “Nigerian Genocide,” I have started and quit several books. Life over the past few years has been nothing if not hectic. I had to take a breakContinue Reading
Downtown Chicago with Ms. Brenda Most people have encountered a homeless person at some point in their life. Maybe the person was on the side of the road, at a stop light, with a sign. Maybe the person was sitting at the entrance to the Metro. Maybe the person wasContinue Reading
So I awoke this morning to a lot of smoke in our garage and of course outside of our house. We already knew the wind would shift our direction, so it was expected. What was not expected was a ring of our doorbell at 10am. Having checked the social mediaContinue Reading
View from near my house on Day 1 So, today I decided to write about the fire. Mostly to document and to share with all of you what is going on. At the time of this writing, we are safe and out of harm’s way. Tomorrow, due to shifting winds,Continue Reading