I am convinced that God does not get tired of our voices the way we get tired of hearing a nagging person. I believe God enjoys the sound and cadence and texture of our voices when we pray. The pauses (long and short), the repetition in our begging, and the harmony of our cries because we have had enough.  I am certain that there is smile, a gold star and a cheerleader assigned to our name everytime we begin to pray. Last Saturday we participated and co-ministered another pra

I like change.  I like fresh.  I like new. When things are the same I have to admit I get a little antsy.  Although there are certain routines I really like and appreciate.  While discussing my latest change my husband said "babe what you are changing is not really change - it's a cycle." His words caused me to consider the changes I prefer and those that make me uncomfortable or afraid. I like a fresh hair cut.  But losing weight, though is exciting - what will I wear when I

What if we lived like this, meeting together daily and having everything we need because we give it to each other? This would be amazingly beautiful. I believe some if not all of the major issues we have individually and communally would be eliminated if we lived like Acts 2:44-47. Loneliness - eliminated. Selfishness - eliminated. Poverty - eliminated. If we shared our resources and our time with each other the glory of God would be so bright we would need shades lol. Seriou

January 17 | 1 Corinthians 13:13 Today is day 17 of 21 looking at how we can turn our faith into RATCHET FAITH! This is exciting for me, because there are some pretty significant doors that won't open unless God does it for me this year. These doors require me to have ratchet faith. The kind of faith God will marvel over. I know one thing, when you are experiencing the sharp hot point of a fiery dart it is easy to lose most if not all of the faith you had. Because real talk w

January 14 | Matthew 17:19-20 I love what I see in these two verses. The first, the disciples come to Jesus with a problem, and they come to Him humbly but boldly. They demand an answer as to why they could not get rid of the demons that the boy was tormented by. They recognized that they could not do what was expected of them. The text indicates that they didn't run and hide in shame or try to defend themselves. They wanted to know why they couldn't do it. They wanted to be

Man, how many prayers have we prayed with doubt! Why are we tiptoeing in prayer, the least we can do is be honest with God about the doubt we have? Lord forgive us for the doubtful prayers and help us to start praying like its already done! God in heaven help us to pray with open hands ready to receive that which we have prayed for! God in heaven help us to have our shoes on ready to go forward based on what we have prayed for. In Jesus name. Amen. #RatchetFaith #BELIEVE #PR

Is it possible to do what Hebrews 10:24-25 says at home and in these streets? The short answer is "Yup!" The long answer is we are a ministry family and are intentional about trying to connect with others. We attempt to be intentional about trying to stir up the good and love in others. But today Ché and I contemplate how we can ensure that we are doing the Word in our home with each other, with our children, and our extended family. "Provoking love and good works" is in our

We are bombarded with messaging all day long! Every person, company, agency, and artist is trying to get our attention. If we aren't careful we will be stuck in a cycle of listening to everyone and everything else but God. Romans 10:17 teaches us that in order to have faith and grow faith we must hear the Word of God. There is no other way to have faith in God unless we are engaging God's word. You can't inherit faith in God from your momma 'nem. You can be a witness to their

hope is contagious, powerful and resourceful. hope can shake a bad attitude. hope can remind us why we have to keep going. hope often is the sound that pushes us out of the bed. but we need more than hope. we need to pray. today spend some time praying for the things, character traits, gifts, collaborations, and kinds of relationships you desire, hope for and/or need. #RatchetFaith #faith #hope #love #motherhoodunplugged #blog #21days #21DayPlan #changeyourmind #changeyourlif

Loyalty can be a difficult trait to find in relationships we cultivate. Some of u expect loyalty to show up in ways that are completely irrational, unreasonable, and unhealthy. Chiiiiile you can't be everybody's ride or die! Everyone can not nor do they need your total devotion. Draw some boundaries for you and your family. You are worthy of safety and wellness. You are worthy of rest and establishing priorities that end with you excelling. Can I tell you a story? I used to d

NOVEMBER 28  | Grateful for healthy sex. I have survived sexual violence more than once, and I have experienced some unhealthy sexual experiences that were consensual but today I am so thankful to experience healthy sex with my husband Ché. Gratitude doesn't even cover how I feel about doing life with a brother that is intentional about co-creating a sexual space for us that is safe, enjoyable, and healthy. Photo Credit: Keith Claytor http://www.timefrozen.com I recognize tha

Going slow is not typically my speed, unless I'm afraid. But I'm learning to be authentic without apology. More of who I am. More of who God intends me to be. Photo Credit: Eye For Ebony 12. I'm taking naps when I need to. Unapologetically. SO GRATEFUL 13. I'm offering myself grace when I used to be so unforgiving of myself! OH SO GRATEFUL 14. And this, blogging. This freely and publicly sharing my ideas, beliefs, trials and victories - even if nobody else reads them. OH SO V

N O V E M B E R is all about what God says about family! #fambam #familylife #sisters #brothers #mothesr #fathers #families #community #together #harmony #unity #support #love #care #kindness #SALTLIFEANDLOVE #BETHESALT #BETHELIFE #BETHELOVE #SCRIPTUREWRITINGPLAN #bethesaltchallenge #NOVEMBER #scripture #scripturewritingplan #NOVEMEBER #writetheword #bible #biblical #family #fambam #familylife #saltlifeandlove #bethesalt #bethelife #bethelove

I LOOOOOOOOVE IT! OK truth is maybe we use the word love way too loosely! Like that time we saw something funny and the first thing flying out of our mouth is "I LOVE IT!" or you meet someone and really dig their style and personality and say "I just love her!" Do you really know how to love? Do you know what/who to love? Love requires that we do more than share the post! Love requires that we do more than cheer that person on! Love requires that we stand for the people! Love

We have suffered a great deal due to looking, wanting and even giving human beings the platform to approve or disprove what God has called and ordained! My church (denomination) is messy but so is yours. I won't go in to all the details because quite honestly I don't know all the details. However, I do know that there are many people (I know and love some of them) who worship, serve, honor God and love Jesus but don't think women should lead as pastors. I don't understand th

Just saying. #TheWaitingRoom isn't all that scary or frustrating. Get some writing done in there. Get some praying time in while you wait. Learn something new while you wait. Waiting sucked for quite some time (2015-2017) for me, primarily because I was ready to do something different. I desired the next level more than the current level. There was nothing anyone could tell me to convince me I was not ready until The Lord slowed me way down in my tracks. We moved to Maryland

being the salt as detailed in matthew 5:13 is about bearing witness to people experiencing oppression, trauma, pain or devastation and we activate to preserve them until Christ returns. today is a tricky day for so many people living and visiting the USA. children are being caged and separated for many whose families are seeking asylum. women are still making less money for the same jobs as their male counterparts. black people in this country are still gunned down and mist

I plan to grow this month. I'm learning that growth doesn't just occur it requires intention. Growth requires planning and execution. Sure there are roses that grow through concrete and mint that shoots up wildly in what we would consider random places. But someone at some point planted seeds and nurtured those seeds, and pulled up weeds that showed up around the perimeter. Someone planned for roses, mint, and zinnias! God planned for us. He had a supernatural perfect idea an

Sure, let's teach our children to tie their shoes, how to solve algebraic equations and what the ingredients are for a health self and healthy relationships! This past week we celebrated and released our 8th grade daughter to new levels of development and maturity - high school. This new stage of development has challenged us to be more intentional about her and her brothers emotional and spiritual intelligence. Too many of us are expecting our children to grow strong, intell

Our Father YOU ARE IN HEAVEN but you strategically spend your time with us LORD GOD ALMIGHTY WE ARE DESPERATE for something real for something different for something secure for something that helps us to stand strong and that something can only be found in YOU God please cleanse us of all unrighteousness Lift our heads above the issues and ourselves Fill us with YOUR power presence love purity wisdom discernment anointing and heal us deliver us free us equip us encourage u