I like deals and sales… especially on clothing. I use coupons and I shop bargains. One day, in particular, I was ordering something online and as I headed to the website, a box popped up letting me know that If I were to subscribe by entering my email address, I would get a 20% off coupon in my inbox. Did I do it??? You bet I did! And with no hesitation. After entering my email address, I waited just enough time for that coupon to hit my inbox and I added that beloved coupon

Hey y’all, I hope everyone is doing alright on this awesome Sunday evening. 😊 Mmmkay… so, I recently started getting my “nails did”… LOL. And by that, I mean actually going to the nail salon. **If you’re a guy and reading… stay with me here… it’ll make sense soon** My natural nails have grown, significantly (which they often do), and I didn’t want them to break. One of my girls suggested that I get either an Alright, now if you know anything about the process of having acryl

So, I’ve decided that I don’t need to be lazy any longer (eye roll) and that I need to resume my workouts. Uh Huh….. mmmkay. I pulled out my favorite workout DVD set, “TurboFire.” As I got into the workout, I was feeling pretty good. But toward the end, I got a bit winded. Now, any of you that know anything about Chalene Johnson (creator of the workout), you know that she yells “YOU’RE NOT TIRED!” throughout the workout to remind you not to quit. Well, I was at the point that

Do any of y’all remember being in elementary school and playing dodge ball, or any of those playground games that required teams? I can recall the two captains (still don’t know how they got to be so) taking turns and choosing who would be on their teams. As I recall, the kids they were friends with got chosen first (nothing really to do with athletic skill), then went the bigger kids they didn’t know that well, then went the kids that, well, I guess were considered not bff’s

Hey y’all!  How are ya??? (feel free to reply with a comment here or on social media.) So this evening, as I was driving to the grocery store, I was cut off a few times by a few anxious drivers. I mean, that had to be what it was, right?  They weren’t being rude, but they were anxious to be somewhere.  I passed a couple cars that wouldn’t let me over.  One car drove just fast enough that I couldn’t pass it and just slow enough that I really couldn’t get behind it.  What was I

I’m a writer. I think that’s a given. But anyhoo, I’m a writer who writes what God gives. Now, I am in no way implying that no one else writes what God says, nor am I saying that my writing is perfect. But, what I am saying is that, what I write and share, God has instructed me to share. There are times when a particular situation occurs and God gives me a spiritual understanding or explanation of why. Even the most simplistic situations, you know, like buying bananas, c

My paternal grandmother, Hessie Lee Hanks (we called her La La), lived with us for a few years of my childhood, until she passed. She was four foot 9 inches tall, and you’d better not try to step to her. Not necessarily because of my dad or my brothers, although they would get you together, but because she didn’t play. I dare say that much of my no nonsense attitude comes from her and my maternal grandmother, Ethel. La passed two weeks before Christmas break, my freshman year

Hey y’all!!! Yes… yes… I know it’s beyond bedtime AND the time changed on me AND tomorrow is Sunday, which means CHUUUURRRRCH!!! I am SO EXHAUSTED… but the good kind, you know what I’m talkin about, don’t you? When you praise God so long and He wrecks your life so good that now you’re worn out completely? Yep… that kind. Anyhoo… I can’t sleep, but I’m sure that after this post I’ll sleep soundly and wake up feelin AMAZING for church! Okay, so, here’s my pitch………… So many tim

Alright….. hey y’all!  Okay, here we go………………………….. So, yesterday (I suppose you can call it yesterday) I was sleeping very soundly.  Like, that sleep was so good, I could taste it (LOL).  It was raining too, so that was an added bonus.  Now, at about…. Idk…. 5:14 a.m. (shhhhh, I looked at my phone), I dreamed that I heard water in my apartment, like, a lot of water….. and remember, it was raining outside.  Except, then, I realized that it wasn’t a dream and so I thought that

Bedtime Blogging……… Because I should DEFINITELY be sleeping but I have plenty to say….. uhmmm…. type. Mmmkay, in the book of Numbers, chapter eleven, the Bible tells of how the Children of Israel complained about not having meat to eat. They began reminiscing on how, back in This lets me know that they knew they served a God that heard their cries and could answer their prayers but instead, they complained. Now, I’m guilty of this exact thing. I remember when God had me “wait

My point is that your family has a purpose!!!  That’s why the enemy fights so hard to tear you apart.  God has an assignment for you to fulfill as a unit that cannot be completed individually.  So yes, your children may be acting out and your spouse may seem to pick or fights or seem distant but don’t lash out and PLEASE don’t give up; instead, PRAY, FAST!  Go to war for them and with them, instead of against them.  You must recognize that you are dealing with spirits that ar

Oh….hey y’all!  Happy Saturday to ya!  I pray that your day is going AMAZINGLY! 😉 Okay…so the reason for my post today is this picture———-> Mmmkay….so, one of my friends posted this with the caption “Two little red tomatoes on a very dead tomato plant.”  I looked at the picture for a few minutes and first thought about how AMAZING this is.  Then, I thought about how dead this plant actually looks.  Liiiikkke, I wouldn’t expect anything to grow from it.  Let alone survive on

Today, I went to wor The thing about it is, I don’t “feel” busy. And by that, I mean that with ALL THE STUFF THAT I DO (if I listed everything off, you’d ask me if I had or needed an assistant or two, or twelve), I’m never exhausted, I ENJOY what I do, and most times, I feel like I have plenty of time in my day to get it all done. Now, of course I have tired days and spaces where I get crunched for time, but I’m not overwhelmed or frazzled. It hasn’t always been this way. And

So…..a couple weeks ago, I was at work and one of the girls I work with had some chicken and fries from this chicken joint in town.  You know those places….. the chicken wings are AMAZING but you know they fry EVERYTHING in the same grease (**debate me**).  Anyhoo…… since discovering that I’m gluten intolerant, I can’t eat food from those places anymore (or most places, it seems).  They reek havoc on my ENTIRE LIFE….. or at least my digestive system.  Well, I ATE THE FRIES!!!

A few weeks ago, my brother preached a message on the Church of Corinth. He spoke on how, although Paul went in and planted “good seeds” with the teachings of Christ, others came in and uprooted all that they’d been taught and then planted seeds of false doctrine. He talked about how this false teaching began to take root in the people of the church, causing them not to know the truth. Toward the end of service, he stated that there were some people that God had to go in and

So…..the other day, after an unnecessary hiatus, I started running AGAIN! You: “Yay!!! Congrats…I’m so proud of you!!!” Me: “OMGosh…thank you so much!”  LOL! Mmmkay…..as I was leaving out of my apartment, I was trying to figure out what I needed to do once I got back home.  I could barely lock my door because I was racking my brain, thinking about my next task.  Liiiiikkkkke, I hadn’t even made it out of my apartment building and I was making a mental to-do list (on top of th

Today…is Tuesday, September 12th.  And, on today, I didn’t have ANY coffee, today of ALL DAYS…I didn’t have ANY coffee.  Like, I even woke up in a slight daze and I walked past my coffee pot and didn’t even say “hello”.  I forgot to eat breakfast, and I couldn’t figure out what pants to wear (sassy or fancy…j/k).  As I was BUT…..BEFORE ALL OF THIS OCCURRED…..before I missed my coffee or locked my keys in my car or even ate the cereal, I woke up and thanked God for another day

I.….am carrying an elephant!  It’s heavy, huge, and I’ve been carrying it for a while now.  I’ve decided to name her Ellie (cute huh?)  I know that when she gets here, I’ll be so happy to have gone through the process of carrying her and will be grateful for all the waiting, patience, and learning it took to get her here.  It will have been worth it! Okay…I know you’re trying to figure out what in thee entire heck is wrong with me…ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.  Mmmkay…so, a few weeks a

The other day, I went to the store, grabbed a few things, and got in line to check out. Once I got up to the register, I noticed the cashier rubbing her stomach and I heard her say, under her breath, “Ugh, my stomach is all queezy now.” So, I asked her if she was okay. She looked up at me, surprised, and said that she was, then she looked at me again and began to speak. She let me know that she had been praying for God to bless her with this new job and that He had; and that

Diamonds….are amazing, right???  I mean, they sparkle and shine and if you get a good one (cause some of them aren’t worth what they look), it’ll cost you “a pretty penny”.  When couples intend to marry, the groom to be goes looking for the “perfect” diamond to present to the lady in his life.  He wants it to be the best that he can offer (you know they say that “diamonds are a girl’s best friend”).  Yes, diamonds are gorgeous but they cost. Do you know how a diamond is forme