A man of God came to me and said "The Lord said that the last two months of 2016 are going to be your hardest months of the year, but hang on because your 2017 will be great!" When I got that word I immediately began to internally prepare myself for what was coming. How many of you know you can't prepare yourself for something you don't have specifics about? In the last 2 months of 2016, my oldest son was involved in a horrible car accident that left his car totaled. My 24-ye

Wednesday started out like any normal day. I woke up for work, showered, dressed, and grabbed an oatmeal and O.J. from McDonald’s. As I headed to work, I never realized that in less than 8 hours, I would find myself scolded like a 5-year-old in front of an entire office, lied on, and transferred to another position. Why you ask? Because I am a hugger. (Except in this instance I was told I hugged someone and I really didn’t). I am an affectionate, likeable (if I say so myself)

As you read this, I am pretty sure you know the roles and responsibilities of a dad. You may understand with it is like to have (or not have) a father/dad. He may have been the greatest dad in the world or the worst one. He may have attended every sporting event you participated in or he may have been the absentee father. Maybe he acknowledge you to everyone or maybe you had no idea who he was. The job description of a dad is flexible and changes for everyone. Some men take

During Bible Study the Lord prompted my heart to speak a little bit about how I grew up. From 4th - 10th grade I was always fighting. Many times the fight didn't have anything to do with me but it may involve a friend or a family and if you messed with them, you were messing with me! I have always had a sort of protector, defender, Mother-Hen type personality. I was and am the type of person that if I'm with you --- I am WITH YOU! There is no half way mark for me. I am in or

Recently the family and I decided to go on a vacation in sunny Florida. My son Micah has always loved the water and he would often leave the condo to go sit on the beach before the rest of the family was awake. This particular morning when I woke up, my husband was cooking breakfast, our youngest daughter was watching television on the couch, our oldest son was ironing his clothes and our middle child was feeding my granddaughter on the love seat. I entered the room and said,