Yesterday, I mowed the lawn! As my young adult group asked for praise reports at the end of our meeting, I was trying to encourage myself to speak up. I wanted to speak about a recent development but felt my news (while good) was still sad. Nearly missing the window of opportunity as closing prayerContinue reading “Even if!”
Category Archives: About Me
Spoken Word (Everything, Right?)
Audio only. I tossed around giving this a written introduction but instead I put it all on audio. When you start the audio, there will be a short introduction to how I got to this particular spoken word piece. From there I go on to speak the spoken word and then finish with a briefContinue reading “Spoken Word (Everything, Right?)”
Child’s Play
[putting away all those childish things] This was my Facebook status 12 years ago, today. I was 19 and I was the end of my freshman year in college. Outwardly, my life was great. Academically I was thriving! but inside I was very broken, fearful and insecure of my place within my friendships/relationships. So whatContinue reading “Child’s Play”
Heart Scripture
Have you ever felt yourself drawn to a certain verse of the Bible over and over again? The Bible front to back is full of rich truth but I always seem to come back to a few verses. I call these my heart scriptures. Similar to life verses (a verse from the Bible (or aContinue reading “Heart Scripture”
Cracking under pressure
(audio and text) A couple years ago the weight of it almost caused me to crack. Rejection. It is a pain that runs deep. Feeling isolated, misunderstood, or “weird” has to be one of the worst feelings in the world. I remember crying to a friend about it in being hurt and different—doubting I wouldContinue reading “Cracking under pressure”
Love and Apologies: Know your language
At this point, you are probably familiar or have heard about the 5 Love Languages. If you not, I’d definitely encourage you to read up and take the quiz! This has helped me tremendously to understand how I give and prefer to receive love from others. Also, since developing these profiles Gary Chapman has releasedContinue reading “Love and Apologies: Know your language”
Chiaroscuro
(Audio and Text) For many reasons, some of which I have yet to articulate completely, I have seldom been able to celebrate accomplishments to the extent to which they are warranted. And perhaps that is too absolute of a statement, given the each individual celebrates differently, but nonetheless, I seldom go big on achievement-related celebrations.Continue reading “Chiaroscuro”
Introducing Donna
Hi All! I’d like to introduce you to a friend of mine–Donna Hull. She totally doesn’t know I am doing this, but I wanted to use my post this week to share the work of a fellow creative. She may not know this, but she is one of the reasons I was inspired to blogContinue reading “Introducing Donna”
The Center of It All
(Audio and Text) I can’t speak for the experiences of all persons of color, but I can speak for myself. I did not grow up with a strong Black identity. Among my many social identities, my Blackness simply was not the center on which I viewed myself. In psychology, social identities (defined as a person’sContinue reading “The Center of It All”
BMI and Beauty
(Audio and Text) Topic: Fitness as Worship I first want to start off by saying my journey to understanding fitness has not always been God-centered. Growing up I was an athlete and fitness just came along with the package of being in competitive team-individuals sports (gymnastics, swimming and diving). With that being said, as IContinue reading “BMI and Beauty”
it's Nita. 