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December 2016

December 12, 2016

In Which Rescue is on Deck

I turn 40 later this month, and as such have become hella reflective. This year...

August 2016

August 01, 2016

I Used To Be a Minister

I used to a be a Minister. I served in a ministry position for 12...

September 2015

September 24, 2015

On Fear

Yesterday, I was wildly on top of the world. And as a result I felt...

October 2014

October 05, 2014

God Knits

"And now you ask me through your tears, the age-old question through the years: Heredity...

June 2014

June 13, 2014

When Jesus, Facebook apps, messenger bags, Scandal & Ruby Dee all Make Sense in the Same List

Beautiful Maya via Don't shoot the messenger! Hey, I'm just the messenger! A flippant yet...

February 2014

February 01, 2014

All That Is Certain…Just Like Winter

There's much to say...therefore I'll keep this short. There's much heavy. So heavy I don't...

December 2013

December 24, 2013

What Makes My Christmas Merry

Whose are you God? I am hers. She. The one who wants to be raped....

December 07, 2013

Reflect

What do I reflect? Is it anger, beauty, sacrifice, love, hate, disappointment? The complexity of...

November 2013

November 19, 2013

Respect Your Story

I'm honored to welcome Minister Ken Pettigrew to my blog in his second guest post...

January 2013

January 27, 2013

Three Simple Words

~ When I first started walking with Jesus, I surrounded myself with a bunch of...

January 25, 2013

When God Stops Answering Your Prayers

~ I remember when I used to pray. My hands would shake, my jaw would...

January 15, 2013

Technicolor Jesus

~ “I just want to hear God. To know how he’s speaking to me” she...

January 14, 2013

When God Speaks the Unexpected

Day 2 of "When God Speaks {or doesn't} kicks off with a heartbreakingly beautiful story...

November 2012

November 14, 2012

It’s Over

My little baby boy, Rhys is stuck in a rut. You know the one. My...

October 2012

October 16, 2012

My Day in Court. When God Presides.

photo credit I've been speaking and giving testimonies surrounding just about every aspect of the...

October 01, 2012

Meet Fred.

Recently, I was asked to write a blog post about a Minister I have learned...

September 2012

September 18, 2012

Is My Blog MY Platform or God’s Platform?

About a week ago, I fired up the old laptop and mentally prepared for a...

August 2012

August 18, 2012

When Jesus Journaled About Me, Here’s What He Said

Let's face it, y'all. It's easier for us to believe that God is a pissed-off,...

April 2012

April 25, 2012

Where Does God Talk To You?

God is fond of talking to me at two inconvenient times: when I’m in the...

March 2012

March 19, 2012

What the &#%%#^#^ did I just blog? Pornograhpy part 2

For the past few days I have been thinking "what the $#^%$&^% did I just...

November 2011

November 27, 2011

Advent explained. Time to get sad, y’all.

Advent, Day 1. Advent comes from the Latin adventus, meaning "coming" or "arrival." It's the...

October 2011

October 16, 2011

Fresh tat for a bit ‘o’ grief

It's been a rough, rocky, rambunctious ride of a year. It doesn't really matter what...

September 2011

September 10, 2011

9/11 From an Angry, Racist Perspective

Last year, I wrote about how I experienced 9/11 as an angry, black racist. And...

August 2011

August 18, 2011

I’m pregnant, hiccuping and sputtering through fear.

Hello Friends! I'm not sure if I'm back to blogging yet, but I've got a...

June 2011

June 01, 2011

Reluctant Pilgrim – Book Review

****Yes, I am still fasting from blogging. (Currently working hard on my memoir, my sanity...

March 2011

March 20, 2011

A Date with the Devil? (Part 2)

In conclusion to part 1, the one about why I shouldn't date demons or want...

March 14, 2011

I’m -Like- Soooo Promiscuous Y’all

Socially, speaking. Recently, an article ran in the LA Times about how women who post...

February 2011

February 22, 2011

Wearing the “Minister” Hat

I went back and forth on attaching the 'Minister' moniker to my Minister Mama blog...

November 2010

November 02, 2010

My cerebral hyponxia and myocardial infarction. =(

Drowning: death from asphyxia due to suffocation caused by a liquid entering the lungs and...

September 2010

September 24, 2010

I’m just a cog in the old InterVarsity machine

Just like the next human being, sometimes I think life is completely crappy, not worth...

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