If you asked me a year ago, do I honor my Mother and Father? I would have given you the meanest 13-year-old sassiest eye roll ever. Then I would have proceeded to give you the grocery list of reasons why I felt my parents were unworthy of being honored. However, the more I learn about…
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Confessions From A Bad Friend
God has a way repurposing our mistakes to make something amazing. So here it goes I was a “BAD FRIEND”. Maybe the title alone brought you to read this post. Or maybe your like me made mistakes and hurt people you deeply love. Here some tips I learned on how to move forward and how…
Clinginess and Fake Id’s
Before God began processing me I was extremely clingy. If you would like to know just read my post The Confessions Of A Needy Friend.Children are clingy because they are in need of knowing their safety, love and affection is secure. Once they are secure in these areas they begin to adventure into independence. What do…
Breaking Down Stone Cold Walls
New York City building lights are beautiful but when you live in an gated community called “ I’ll never let anyone hurt me again” its hard to see anything hopeful. Trust me this isn’t a sappy post but an exciting one because I’m sharing about moving to a new place in my life called” ” No barriers No Limits, No…
Foster Care: When Going Back Home Isn’t an Option
Within a matter of seconds, my life changed when I entered Foster Care. It was kind of like being put on a TV show given your lines right as they said ” Were Live” no time for rehearsal.
Walking Away From People Pleasing for Good
People pleasing is an inner battle without a face. It walks around unnoticed and gets mistaken a lot of times for selflessness. In reality, people pleasing is rejecting our own needs to doing something just to avoid conflict or to make someone happy. Many kids in foster care become people pleaser out of the fear of…
Sweet Florida Lessons
I’ve traveled to over 25 states in America, some of the most life changing lessons I learned were in good old Sunshine State Florida. In my post Sweet Encounter with FREEDOM I shared about my experience at King Jesus Miami. But in this post I want to share about lessons I learned from my sister while…
Addressing Inner Wounds
As a person who endured childhood abuse and trauma I learned to internalize emotions as a way to cope and to survive. If I was hurting I smiled, If I was overwhelmed and frustrated I smiled , When I was manipulated and tormented I smiled. I never really told anyone how I really felt.
Forgotten Tears of A Mother
Who would have thought a 45 minute conversation with my mother would change my whole perspective and attitude towards my mom. God has such a way of doing the unexpected and beyond expected. For many years I have carried resentment, UN-forgiveness, and hatred towards my mother for placing me in adoption. 5 years ago the…
The Season Before The Next Season…
I don’t know about you but I love going to IKEA. I can spend the whole day there and not get bored. Browsing through showrooms getting lost in all the design layouts and ideas is my happy place. There is one thing about IKEA I don’t favor. The part when I get home, open the…
Refined Treasures 