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“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.” -1 Corinthians 13:4-6 NIV The relief … Continue reading Try Love Again
“Didn’t I conquer this last year? Tell me what I missed because I fear that it’s coming back up again.” -Jonathan McReynolds, “Cycles” “Don’t go back.” The simple but powerful instruction was made in the midst of a Sunday sermon. This warning that the preacher so adamantly advised the congregation stuck out to me. … Continue reading Break the Cycle
“Be not therefore anxious for the morrow: for the morrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.” –Matthew 6:34 ASV As I stopped to reflect on 2021 and the goals I set for that year, I had mixed emotions. I definitely had plans for the year and goals that … Continue reading Panic or Keep Pursuing the Plan
The topic of vision has been brought up so much within this last month. I myself have pondered about vision, heard a couple sermons about it, and been praying about it. However, because of how bad last year had been for me emotionally and mentally, I had to reflect on the consequences of no vision. … Continue reading The Importance of Vision
2019 has been a roller coaster ride. So many unexpected things have happened that I still to this day don’t understand why. At the beginning of this year, I started off at a job that wasn’t in my field of interest and literally stressed me out and made me so exhausted that all I could … Continue reading The Year: 2019
“I want you to go pick a partner, sit face to face, and tell them about the scenario you wrote. And don’t pick someone at your table,” a man instructs from the raised stage just beneath a wide screen. A sense of panic courses through my body as his words marinate in my mind. … Continue reading Ready, Set, Freeze!
With one foot on the gas pedal, the radio blasting an old school R & B song, and the sun beaming down from a clear sky, I sat in my air conditioned car. I was totally, perfectly content and sure of my destination; I knew the route, how long it’ll take to get there, and, … Continue reading Detours
Andréa Hardaway 