Blow the whistle and sound the alarm … it’s a celebration! Today, I have the privilege of celebrating 47 years of life (with my twin sister, Laquisha) and 26 years of marriage to my husbae, Willie. Life and marriage hasn’t always been easy, but I’ve found it to be worth it. Therefore … I shall celebrate! Why? Because there were times I didn’t deserve to live. Times I was so deep in sin, I shouldn’t have made it out. Times when marriage wasn’t pleasing and walking away seemed better. Somebody say yet. Yet, I’m here, we’re here and we made it. 47 years later, I’m walking in the plans God pre ..read more

Happy May First!! Is that even a thing? Who knows, but it sounds good. LOL! Hey y’all … Lakisha, the Author stopping through. Today is the beginning of a new month, and what better way to celebrate than with a new book. Yes! It’s release day for Book 4 of the What Did You Vow Series. In Sickness and In Health. Jade and Alex met as children in the foster care system, overcoming obstacles and beating the many odds stacked against them. Over the years, people and life disappointed them. Yet, the one thing they could always count on was each other. Even when jobs and school separated them, they ..read more

During your waiting season, God does 3 things. He prunes, prepares then promotes. Someone may ask, why does it hurt? Well, pruning is removing anything dead, damaged, or can compete with your growth. Preparation includes stretching ensuring you have room for said growth. Both come with a little pain because here’s the hard truth. Some of you have stuff in your background that’s damaged, dead, and competing with your purpose. You break down when folk don’t show up like they promised. It’s a trigger to all the times people didn’t show up for you in your past or you were abandoned. You’re afraid ..read more

Sometimes, as Christians, we can become depressed, and feel forgotten or forsaken when things don’t happen right away. We’ll get frustrated when we witness others being blessed with the very things we’ve been praying and preparing for. But what if, maybe, this is your season to wait? You do realize we don’t go right from planting to harvesting, right? There will be a wait. This month God gave me the series Waiting Room. Yet, here’s a few things I want to point out about the spiritual waiting room. A waiting room is usually found in a place where you need a service. You wouldn’t be here if you ..read more

Do you know what season you’re in, spiritually? A lot of times it’s not God isn’t hearing or responding because He’s forgotten us. The issue is, we’re unsure of the season. Contrary to what we have come to know, not every season is a season to reap. If all you’re doing is reaping, when will you plant? When will you rest? When will you be pruned? The same way there are seasons, naturally, we experience seasons spiritually. The problem … we don’t know what season we’re in. How do you know your season? By praying, fasting, and asking God. What’s the benefit of knowing the season? So we do the pro ..read more

Three years ago, I had the privilege to be the guest blogger for my friend Pastor David Foster’s blog, The Love Connexion. Although it’s been three years, the post still fits today. So, I wanted to share it here for somebody, whomever you are. Even if it’s not for you, it may be for someone you know. Stop comparing your marriage to others. This is YOUR marriage. My grandparents were married 65 years before my grandfather passed away. He and my Grams (as I called her) were thirteen and fifteen when they married. Mere children and somehow, they managed to stay together all those years. Lean in ..read more

I thought I’d reshare this post from last year. I don’t know who it’s for, but if it’s you, here’s what I need you to say. MY FAITH IS IN GOD, NOT FLESH! Say it with power because I need you to know, the devil is a liar. Whatever has been spoken over and against you, it is a lie and I’ve come with a counterattack declaring … The sickness or disease won’t kill you. You’ll live, even with the scars, but you’ve got to believe it. The grief. It won’t always be like this. You’ll smile again without your heart hurting so badly, but I need you to breathe through it. This dark place you’re in, it’ll e ..read more

Stop allowing people to force you to be someone you’re not comfortable being! Stop staying in places you’re uncomfortable! Stop holding your peace when doing so hurts you! Stop thinking you HAVE to go, do, be, or give! Stop believing you can’t say no! Stop pouring all of yourself into people, places, and things! Stop thinking you don’t need to rest! Stop acting strong, all the time! Stop saying you’re okay when you’re not! Stop acting like you don’t need help! Stop devaluing your worth! Stop holding back! Stop giving the enemy credit! Stop thinking God won’t do what you need! Stop believing yo ..read more

In the early morning of Christmas … For those who are crying themselves to sleep, I pray God’s peace will cover you like the warmest blanket until your tears cease and sleep increases. For those who are sitting next to a loved one’s sick bed, I’m praying God’s healing power flows in like a flood healing every broken bone or sick place, swiftly. For those whom depression has a grip on, I’m praying God‘s power releases you from the bonds and you’re able to breathe. For the victims of abuse (of any kind), I pray God closes the hand of your abuser, allows their belittling words to catch in their t ..read more

Twas the day before Christmas, and all you can find is confusion and misunderstanding in the depths of your mind. Sickness stormed in, death angel claimed some loved ones, bills piling up, depression won’t leave you alone, laid off, your marriage is troubled and your child is in the hospital or jail … what’s merry about this Christmas, right? Here’s what I’ve grown to understand, things will happen beyond our control and the day/time doesn’t change it. Yes, it hurt. Yes, it causes questions that you may or may not get the answers to. Yes, it causes tears and sleepless nights. Yes, to all the t ..read more