GRATITUDE Tag

With this presidential election results underway, I have realized that we are halfway through the 4th quarter of a year with an ongoing global pandemic. I live in the south, and we have also had a historic number of hurricanes. (Did you guys know that...

The most recent episode of the In the Light podcast, with Dr. Anita Phillips, featured the author, motivational speaker, actress, and Christian evangelist Priscilla Shirer. Dr. Anita and Priscilla talked about many things, but one of the things that stood out to me the most...

Years ago, after just becoming a mother, I had a friendly debate/conversation about life and how in life, a woman (people - but, I think this is mostly women) can become consumed with success or the fear of not being enough in every season. You...

Have you felt like you did not belong or were not worthy of sitting at the table you’ve been asked to join? I asked my husband, “What makes me qualified for this?” And he said the most revelatory thing to me; he said, “the invite.” ...

Let me ask you something. Are you getting in the way of what God is doing by trying to make something happen versus putting it in His hands? Would you know if you did? Honestly, sometimes I don’t. There is a verse in James that I am sure that...

As we muster up the momentum to finish or begin our goals for this year, I would like to ask you a question: In this fourth quarter, will you practice busyness or business?...

All of the death and awful things happening is requiring much of us. It requires us to mentally process such heavy stuff while also being required to show up in relationships, in jobs, as parents, home-school teachers, and caretakers – and much, much more. So,...

Last week my son found out that he was going to become the line leader in class. It soon became apparent that he did not know which day he’d be the line leader because he would return home every day to tell me that “today...

How are you? Today, I want to talk to you about stress. It is something that we are all currently dealing with in some shape, figure, or form, at this very moment. Most of us equate stress to pressure, pressure, or tension exerted on our physical and emotional...

How are you? I hope your loved ones and yourselves are safe and healthy. If you live in South Texas or Louisiana like me, then you have probably been preparing for imminent hurricanes all week. As of late, my prayers haven’t just been about protecting our state...