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So, we are 1 day away from my favorite holiday of the year and I am sure that some of you feel the same. For some of us we didn’t have solid family traditions, Chinese takeout on the way to midnight service was a part of your holiday (my mom and I did this one […]
Read MoreSo, we all want to say that we have unconditional love. But what we have isn’t anywhere near the love Jesus Christ has for us. I am no Biblical expert and totally not even close to being perfect, but I do know that a human cannot truly embody unconditional love. UCL comes with no judgement, […]
Read MoreSo, I am a good daughter. Really, I am. But I am impatient with my mom. We have that 30 year difference, and she is just not like me at all. I am high energy and I don’t sleep a lot and I care about being healthy and I am the opposite of sedentary. She […]
Read MoreSo, I am not saying I am Oprah or Iyanla or Dalai Lama. I am just a thinker. A deep thinker. Even when I was at my most “ratchet” in my younger years, I always felt intensely. I am super emotional and I care more than most. I have a penchant for trying to help […]
Read MoreSo, I met some jerks. I lost an at home job. I started commuting 2.5 hours a day to a unfulfilling work situation. BUT… I learned a lot I have a job AND… I found the love of my life! No more creepy Match guys who are only looking for sex. No more roller coaster […]
Read MoreFor those of you who practice a faith, do you feel convicted about things? Do you just know right from wrong and abstain, or do you tow the line and then feel convicted in your spirit when you know that it feels wrong? Which camp are you? My friend told me today that there are […]
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So, I am not talking about grace in the way that Madonna talks about it: “She’s got style, she’s got grace, Rita Hayworth gave good face…” (Vogue) I am talking about the Grace of God. Have you ever seen books about Grace in a Christian reference of the word? I mean, I think that I […]
Read MoreI started on August 1st in a “secret” group on Facebook, 30 days 30 walks/runs starting August 1st. I also started a meet your goals challenge on Instagram that started the beginning of August. One of things that I wanted to do was take time to write more. I have not been doing as much […]
Read MoreI will admit that I am a Christian woman with a sometimes awful potty mouth. I do not claim to be perfect. But I also don’t have a meme or post praising Jesus one moment, and the next minute having one talking about going to a strip club. Some of the women that I know […]
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HI guys I am still a bit bummed and stunned that so many people do not care about the tragedy in Nigeria. Because some journalists were killed in Paris, the media was up in arms and they still are. I totally get it. It was tragic, but other parts of the world are going through […]
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Simply Dee in D.C. 