Trusting God’s plan and timing
Picture books are my jam. I can never have too many children’s books to read to my girls or to add to my collection. In recent years, I have attempted to diversify our bookshelves with beautiful picture books by black authors and illustrators. Sometimes this happens by accident, and sometimes it’s intentional. (Yes, I am…
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, who by God’s power…
I was honored to deliver the eulogy at my maternal grandmother, Myrle Dee Grubbs Benton‘s funeral. In her eulogy, I talked about nine important things my late grandmother taught me. 9 Important Things My Late Grandmother Taught Me My grandmother was a wife, a mother, an aunt, a grandmother, and a friend. But, most of…
Years ago, my mother-in-law remarked to my grandmother that I “expect everyone to be perfect.” I disliked her comment at the time, but later realized she was right. I do have a tendency to focus more on my own and others’ past mistakes than on my own and others’ present and future successes. Because I…
I was nine years old when a toned-down version of HBO’s Tales from the Crypt began airing on network television, and I was absolutely terrified of the opening sequence. Having courage means we have to do it scared The old black-and-white TV in my childhood bedroom had two knobs on it but, alas, no remote control. If…
