“But God comandeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:8 Christ wanted you so much that He died, WILLINGLY, to save your life….BEFORE you had life. He pursues you and lets you know how much He loves you. He m Jesus won’t ever leave your side and He won’t turn His back on you. “…for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.” (Hebrews 13:5) He ALWAYS listens to you…your problems, complaints, joys……ALL OF IT! “I wa

“For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:  And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.”  Colossians 1:16-17 Okay…I’m sure you all are tired of me by now but I have something to tell you………. ALL things were created by God.  Like….EVERYTHING!  And I’m sitting here wondering how stuff will g

When you barbecue, most times, you prep the meat by seasoning it and letting it marinate. You are careful to get the fire just right and you watch it to be sure the food won’t burn. When baking a cake from scratch, you prepare by allowing the eggs and butter to sit out of the refrigerator until they are room temperature. You Alright…I’m not just trying to make you hungry (although I probably did myself in at 10:08 p.m.), but I’m trying to get you focused on preparation. Prep

Ideally, when we choose friends, it’s usually not on purpose….not as an adult anyway. I mean, I don’t really think that we look at each other like, “Oh yeah…that’s gonna be my friend….just watch!” Well, some may, but that’s a different blog.  EHEMMMM….so…we join together in this friendship thinking that now we have someone to hang with…lunch with…movie with…talk with….and then, in some rare occasion, we become “besties”. Now, what makes a bestie??? Each person probably has th

The other day, I walked into the Starbucks where I was previously employed cause…you know… “Sometimes you wanna go, where everybody knows your name……” Uh…yeah…anyhoo…when I walked in, I saw my former manager putting up a display so I said “hey…how are you?”(whenever I go in during one of her shifts, we chat). She looks up and responds with, “Hello Alecia, how are you? Oh my gosh! You have lost weight! I mean, you look good but you have really lost weight.” I reply with, “real

Garlic Pasta 1/2 cup frozen broccoli 1 cup sliced mushrooms 1/2 cup diced tomatoes 1 8oz package pasta 3/4 cup milk (I used cashew milk) 3 tbs and 1 tsp Olive Oil 4 garlic cloves (I used frozen crushed garlic by Pop&Cook) 1 tsp Italian seasoning 1/2 tsp Basil Salt & Pepper Put olive oil and garlic in a pan on medium heat. Boil pasta Add mushrooms to pan along with Italian seasoning and basil. Once mushrooms are cooked, add milk, stir, cover, and cook for about 7 minu

Soooo……. I had to make myself take a new perspective on food, on life, on why I was fasting. I want……NO……I NEED too much from God to be fussing about a dozen eggs and some salad dressing. So, I decided that I was NOT going to complain but that I would ask Him to help me so that I could go forth. I have an Instagram page, dedicated to glutenless living (feel free to follow @gottabe_glutenfree), where I post most things that I eat (both recipes and store bought foods); so, I po

So…I was going through some notes that I’d written earlier this year and came across this excerpt from April……. “And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, o my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt.”  Matthew 26:39 We must get to the place where we earnestly declare that we want the will of God to be done in our lives.  Jesus also had to be put in the position where He made this declara

Sooooo…the other day, I called T-Mobile (I was having problems with my cell phone internet) and the representative wasn’t very helpful so I asked to speak with someone else. Well, he said, “please hold while I transfer you”, and then, of course, he transferred me. I was on hold for a minute and really wanted to hang up but I didn’t, I waited (please pat me on the back!). My point??? Well…glad you wondered…. Often, when we are “put on hold” for too long, we hang up…we discon

“Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.”  John 4:10 Often times, we are like the Samaritan woman in verse 9 (read it)…….asking God all kinds of useless questions.  “Why are you talking to me?”, “Why choose me?”, “What do you want me for?”  And in turn, God is telling us, “Look, if you knew who you were talking to, you’d kn

Heeeeyyyyy and happy SONday to ya!!!  I’m back with another story to tell…….. So…the other day (last Thursday, to be exact), I went to the gas station (…yeah…I know…we all do but go with me).  Okay, my tank was EMPTY…like…you know…when the hand is slightly UNDER  the E???  Yeah…I was there.  I stopped at the BP up the street from my house (I was on my way to prayer).  Well, back up a little…that morning, at that same BP, I noticed that gas was $1.94 but I didn’t have time to

Hey y’all!!!  I hope your Friday has been going amazingly well…and if not, I pray that it makes a massive turn around for the better!!! (I mean that) Okay…so…the reason we’re all gathered here, like this, again….mmmkay…it all started with an episode of ‘Super Why!’, you know, the PBS Kids show.  Well, ‘mi familia’ is in town for my dad’s 85th Mmmkay, after all of that learning with Tilden, Princess Pea still needed to get her answer (you know, cause like us…she didn’t catch i

Input: 1. what is put in, taken in, or operated on by any process or system.  2. a place where, or a device through which, energy or information enters a system. Fast forward to a few weeks ago, I wanted to watch a movie and remembered that I couldn’t get my DVD player to work.  I turned it on and pushed play and began to study my remote (it’s one of those universal remotes).  I had, at least I thought I had, pressed EVERY button there but I noticed the “input” button.  Of co

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Sooooo. I set out over the past few weeks and found nothing.  My last effort came on Saturday…the day of the white party…I know, I know, crunch time…but anyhoo…… I’d gone to a couple different stores and was unable to find anything that suited me.  When I pulled up to the fourth store, I said, “Lord, please let me go in here and find the perfect dress…let it fit my taste and be the perfect price.  Thank You, Lord.”  At this point, I was pretty “done” with driving around and d

This morning, well, yesterday morning now, I read Leviticus chapter one. This chapter speaks on the requirements and specifics that God gave the Children of Israel for offering sacrifices to Him. In reading that entire chapter, one verse…well part of it…caught my attention. In verse number three, God begins by saying that if it’s a burnt sacrifice………(uh, the dots mean I left the rest out) then (this is the part I’m talking about), He says, “he shall offer it of his own volunt

So, Friday, I went to The Flying Cupcake because it was National Donut Day and there weren’t any bakeries around that had gluten free donuts, so I substituted with a cupcake (don’t judge me). Anyhoo, I only go to The Flying Cupcake for my pastries because they remind me of the gluten filled pastries…you know, moist and delicious…not dry and tasteless. I’d gone to another bakery before and their cupcakes were a little dry and reminded me more of Jiffy Cornbread muffins than cu

This year, in our kindergarten classes, we had the opportunity to watch caterpillars go through “the process.”  The teachers ordered these cups with caterpillars in them.  Within each cup were five caterpillars and a solid substance, which is the food they eat off of until they cocoon (can I use that word like that? Oops…already did).  They ate and moved around for a number of days before they began to form themselves into a chrysalis.  Now, I’d seen this before; we’d ordered

Sarah laughed…first, because her heart, her soul, her being, felt that it was too late for God to do what He said He’d do for her…through her…within HER.  She laughed because she felt her time had passed.  She laughed…in disbelief…. “Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?”  Genesis 18:12 Sarah laughed….. How many times have we “blown off” or laughed at the promises of God, over our lives, believing t

I had one of “those days!” You know…”those days”…the ones that that just don’t seem to go as planned?  “Those days” that feel like they fall apart at every seam? I planned for a great day…a day full of awesomeness! Or at least as close to normal as I can get.  But…(BIG but) I had a pretty ROUGH day. I mean, not everyday is the greatest, I get that, and I don’t expect it to be but I usually don’t let it get to me like today.  I LITERALLY questioned EVERYTHING but the existence