Daily writing promptIf you could meet a historical figure, who would it be and why?View all responses I would have liked to have a long conversation with the French legend, Joan of Arc. She was a peasant girl who felt divinely guided to lead the French Army to victory against the English attempt to conquer... Continue Reading →
Returning to the Real Me
Fort in St. Augustine Florida February 2021 Shaking, she read the document, a testimony to her impregnable faith in herself: Dissolution of Marriage. The nightmare was over! John had shown no regard for her wanting to return to being a nurse practitioner, an honorable profession that bolstered her self-esteem. He'd controlled her with muscle and... Continue Reading →
To Be Truly Understood is the Greatest Honor
This is the daily devotional for February 1, 2022 that I wrote for my other blog, Huldah's Sisters. Because it speaks of the contemporary issues of stereotyping and of putting too much feeling into what others think of us, I wanted to share it on this blog. I will write my regular blog, prompts and... Continue Reading →
The Dangers in Bending Over to Please People
Photo Credit to Sarah Whiley Bending over to please people is hazardous to our health, For to yield to the desire to fit in leads to the ominous theft Of our self-esteem along with the small size of our aplomb, And we find ourselves acting against type with no qualms. The amazing zest that we... Continue Reading →
The Amount of Self-Love Impacts Weight Loss Goals
There was a time when losing weight was so important to me, because the decision to become smaller was geared towards finding someone to love me. I never dated as a teenager, was not even asked on a date by a boy throughout high school, so I hungered for attention and the love of others.... Continue Reading →
Finding My Old Adventuresome Self Again: Tale Weaver
Michael from Mindlovemisery's Menagerie requested that this week we compose a response to the prompt: Finding Something Forgotten. Once, I dared to leave my hometown and travel life's roads alone when I was just 24 years old. I was clad with only my hope in God. I wanted to prove the skeptics wrong, those who... Continue Reading →
No Longer Tormented By the Past
I can say with much relief That I am glad to be free Of the thoughts that hindered My ability to appreciate and love me. I was tormented by thoughts That I had no value and worth. I couldn't find peace anywhere, And my life was bereft of mirth. But, after I went through the... Continue Reading →
Being the Weird One in the Crowds Can Be Life-Changing
My family still calls me the weird one, An appellation in which I take great pride. I've never been one to follow the crowds, Instead, letting my own beliefs be my guide. As a little girl among the hordes of people Living in slum dwellings of three rooms, I didn't believe the poor were valueless,... Continue Reading →
Keep Your Opinions to Yourself!
Why do people feel that it is okay to give others unsolicited advice? Why do some people feel that they need to tell others what their futures will look like in terms of success or failure, when no one but God knows the future? I was just reading of a young girl who had a... Continue Reading →
Seeing Through God’s Eyes
Seeing through God's Eyes Judges 6:12-16: The angel of the LORD appeared to him and said to him, "Mighty hero, the LORD is with you." "Sir," Gideon replied, "if the LORD is with us, why has all this happened to us? And where are all the miracles our ancestors told us about? Didn't they say,... Continue Reading →
Help from Heaven 