Christianity
The Relational Atmosphere
My two older sons sat through Sunday service to watch and hear their dad preach. At one part during the message, Edric admitted to the audience that, “I still struggle with irritability towards my wife and kids from time to time but by God’s grace, I am improving.” The theme of his talk was “Pursuing … Continue reading
Sweet Love, Sweet Mom
When I am focused on the world — the material and physical things it conditions me to desire — I am dulled by the senselessness of empty wanting. I feel the pressure of having to prove my worth or be dependent on the praise of others. But when I take pause to examine what is … Continue reading
Indoctrination
We all have a worldview – a set of presuppositions which we believe, consciously or unconsciously, which may also be true or false, that cause us to think, speak, and behave in the ways that we do. And whether we choose to acknowledge it or not, this worldview is always operational in our lives. When … Continue reading
Child of Purpose
Ultra sound room. Third pregnancy. 2008. Edric and Elijah were with me, anxious to find out if our baby was a girl. When the Sonologist announced, “It’s a boy!” My first instinct was to lock eyes with Edric and then with Elijah. When I saw them, my heart sank. They were trying so hard to … Continue reading
Obedient Parents
I am trying to get into the habit of reading a Proverb a day to my kids. So far, the most effective way to read aloud to them and have discussions is in the car, when they are my captured audience. Two mornings ago, I had the wonderful opportunity to talk about obedience. The topic … Continue reading
Focal Point
Four kids later and I still wouldn’t trade all the adventures and misadventures of being a home-based mom for any other job. This is the profession that lets me have front row seats to my children’s magic moments. It may not pay in monetary compensation but I receive priceless thank yous and I love yous. … Continue reading
Celebrating Our God-Given Chromosomes
“Mommy and Tiana are…” I used to say this when Tiana started talking and she would finish off the statement with the word, “girls!” And eventually I also taught her that her dad and brothers were “boys.” I don’t know if it meant much to her, but I wanted her to understand that physically, she … Continue reading
The Chromosome Crisis
In an age where social “engineers” are trying to push for the idea that gender is changeable; that there are many genders; and that gender is a matter of personal preference, there is a need, more than ever before, to celebrate who God designed us to be for the sake of the generation we are … Continue reading
A Little Bit of Heaven
It’s been a wonderful week of bonding with my brothers and sisters. We are complete as a family — four sets of married siblings with ten children between us, a sister who is about to be married, and my parents. Being able to reconnect and fellowship means alot to all of us because it does … Continue reading
A Life of Rest, A Life of No Limits
Marriage, parenting, ministry, work, pretty much every relationship and every thing I do have taught me one thing about myself — I am not enough. God, on the other hand, is infinite and limitless and desires that we live a limitless life — an abundant life. Marriage and parenting, above all other preoccupations of a … Continue reading
