My mama always told me “Robbie, don’t wish your life away” That’s something I can say my mama never did. She made every one of her 90 years on this earth count. From teaching young children how to problem solve with her 5 count, to counseling many women with marriage [...]
by Patty L. Esposito “I am but a fragile clay pot that contains a great treasure.” and yet some days I struggle to believe this truth. It is then that God whispers in my ear, “I have placed my spirit inside your broken pot. Allow his light to shine through [...]
This was their Life Over four decades ago, a young teenage girl carrying the shame of her past entered a sacred union called marriage. She was unaware of what was ahead as she lived mostly in her immature and often selfish reality. She rushed through life not paying attention, [...]
“Remember honey, you are not an island unto yourself” Sitting at the breakfast table I repeat the same silly phrase I’ve tried to pound into his hard head for over forty years. Then as if on cue my husband sings a couple lines from the familiar Simon & Garfunkel [...]
“Why do you watch such sad movies when you’re struggling with your emotions right now?” My husband just wanted to understand the WHY behind it all as I repeated the heartbreaking details of the story I’d just finished watching on PBS that night. I wish I could say that [...]
The mistakes of your past will forever define your future. Is this the lie you believe? You will never lead only follow! This lie has screamed in my head for years. You will only be a helper, a companion to those who are TRUE leaders! I have constantly passed the [...]
These are uncertain times we are living in. Fear has gripped our minds and all we can see is the dark. Darkness has chased me from childhood to adulthood like a spooky shadow ready to pounce the minute I let down my guard. Maybe that’s why I have always run [...]
You can’t go around it. You have to jump in the middle of the muddy puddles of your life. You have to sit in the messes you’ve made. You have to scream at the top of your lungs, for what seems like eternity. It’s the way you get it out, [...]
Anxiety, it makes you hurry or it stops you dead in your tracks! The All or Nothing monster has chased me for most of my life. “You need to slow down” a friend would say. “Stop sitting around and sulking” my mama would scold. One minute I would trip over [...]
Feeling the warmth of my cozy blanket. I sit in silence, listening to the voice of my Father. “Don’t get too comfortable” I hear Him whisper. “This is not your true home.” I was the youngest daughter, in a ministry family. My dad was a pastor. One thing ministry families [...]
