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Finding JOY {Anywhere}
“Not that I speak from want, for I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am. I know how to get along with humble means, and I also know how to live in prosperity; in any and every circumstance I have learned the secret of being filled and going...
Shutting Down Over-Productivity {Recharge Wednesday LINKUP}
Lord knows I’m a planner and producer. I’ve got files and folders physical and digital stretching my future hopes into step-by-step endeavors. If you’ve got a topic to talk about, I’ve got a project you’re contributing to. The most visited destination in my mind is my...
Are You an Eagle Living in a Barnyard? {The Atlanta Journal Constitution}
A farmer was walking by a field one day, when he spotted a small bird on the ground. While carefully approaching, he realized that the baby bird was an eagle. Excited about his find, he brought the eagle to his barnyard, where soon it started living and behaving like...
Broken… and Yet, Beautiful {Recharge Wednesday LINKUP}
“Yet God has made everything beautiful for its own time. He has planted eternity in the human heart, but even so, people cannot see the whole scope of God’s work from beginning to end.” Ecclesiastes 3:11 (NLT) It was our fourth vacation day at the beach. Our youngest...
SHE SOARS 2017 – Pictures
SHE SOARS 2017 was a huge success! Words cannot express our gratitude for each volunteer from Mt. Zion Baptist Jonesboro, led by Stephanie Deaton, as well as Senior Pastor Chris Reynolds, Associate Pastor Russell Naquin, Administrator Connie Andrews and every vendor,...
Fear and Anxiety – The Evil of the Century {The Atlanta Journal Constitution}
Fear and anxiety. A deadly combination that sweeps our modern world these days. My teenage daughter shared her heart in a recent conversation, where she talked about some of the fears that often cross her mind. Some of them invade her thoughts in the middle of the...
Let Me Be Frank Here… {Recharge Wednesday LINKUP PARTY}
May I be frank? I’ve been in the pits lately. I feel less like a human and more like I’m a ping pong ball. My circumstances have been bouncing my emotions all over the place. I think I might seriously have whiplash! Maybe that’s why my back has been hurting me… This...
A Pair-A-Cleats {Recharge Wednesday LINKUP}
I'm looking down the barrel of a CRAZY week! Anyone else out there feeling the same way? I'm sitting here on a rainy Monday, trying to reel my shrapnelled thoughts into some semblance of order so I can accomplish something. It's times like this when it does me good...
Can Seven Hours Change the Course of Your Life?
I was 25 years old when I surrendered my life to the Lord. My life was a mess. It was filled... with emptiness (take that for an oxymoron!) I would be lying to you if I said that, in a magic moment, when I confessed my sins and asked Jesus to take over......
A Tale of Two Men (And Their Riches) {Recharge Wednesday LINKUP}
Hello, wonderful Recharge Wednesday Community! Before you start reading this beautiful post, let me introduce you to my new friend Bethany McIIrath. I had been looking for a new contributor for our Wednesday Linkup parties for several weeks, praying and asking God to...
Marriage, Divorce… and the Fruit of the Spirit {The Atlanta Journal Constitution}
In 1994, Howard Markman, Ph.D., professor of psychology at the University of Denver and director of the Center for Marital and Family Studies, and Clifford Notarius, Ph.D., professor of psychology at the Catholic University in Washington, D.C., and director of the...

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