God Does Not Want You Anxious

God Does Not Want You Anxious

God Does Not Want You Anxious Fear and insecurity They were never meant for me – Riley Clemmons Yet, here we find ourselves as a society shrouded in both of those. It’s one thing to feel uncertain. Uncertain about who to listen to, what to wear, how close to...
Remember, You’re a Pilgrim

Remember, You’re a Pilgrim

Remember, You’re a Pilgrim Have you ever felt sadness over the passage of time? Girl. Pull up a chair. Sometimes life can bring us the most beautiful phases and feeling them slip into the past can be so stinking depressing. But I’m learning that it really...
Bless Them. Change Me.

Bless Them. Change Me.

Did you ever see that movie Crash? It was one of those films consisting of several seemingly unrelated situations that were all tied together in the end. America’s sweetheart, Sandra Bullock, was in it and it even included Ludacris who, by the way, went to my high...
Do Not Neglect the Love Bank

Do Not Neglect the Love Bank

The most unexpected experiences - and scenes - reveal life more fully so we may move through it more freely. Do Not Neglect the Love Bank I’m going to kick this one off by visiting a scene from He’s Just Not That Into You, the 2009 flick with bombshell...
Why Should He Be the Head?

Why Should He Be the Head?

The most unexpected experiences - and scenes - reveal life more fully so we may move through it more freely. Why Should He Be the Head?  I can’t talk about My Big Fat Greek Wedding without giving tribute to the scene when Aunt Voula kindly details the biopsy...
Suppressing is Only Step One

Suppressing is Only Step One

The most unexpected experiences - and scenes - reveal life more fully so we may move through it more freely. Suppressing is Only Step One As a former daddy’s girl as well as breeder of a next generation daddy’s girl, a scene that yanks pretty vigorously at my...
When Her Heart Cries ‘Fight for Me’

When Her Heart Cries ‘Fight for Me’

The most unexpected experiences - and scenes - reveal life more fully so we may move through it more freely. When Her Heart Cries ‘Fight for Me’ I was in grade school when the remake of The Parent Trap came out, so the extent of what I took away from it...
‘Do as I Say, Not as I Do’ Doesn’t Work

‘Do as I Say, Not as I Do’ Doesn’t Work

The most unexpected experiences - and scenes - reveal life more fully so we may move through it more freely. ‘Do as I Say, Not as I Do’ Doesn’t Work I must confess, despite its crudeness, I totally love the movie Knocked Up. I know, it’s vulgar to a...
Lies Are Comfortable, But They Cannot Hold Us

Lies Are Comfortable, But They Cannot Hold Us

The most unexpected experiences - and scenes - reveal life more fully so we may move through it more freely. Lies Are Comfortable, But They Cannot Hold Us   There’s an episode of Malcolm in the Middle in which Lois, the tyrannical, type A mother of the...
Simplicity: Why Didn’t You Just Say That?

Simplicity: Why Didn’t You Just Say That?

The most unexpected experiences - and scenes - reveal life more fully so we may move through it more freely. Simplicity: Why Didn’t You Just Say That?   As women, we have a knack for reading nonverbal cues. It’s in our nature to pick up on all the...