I’m so THANKFUL for life’s experiences. Every experience may not be pleasant but they are the building blocks that shape us. Experience teaches so many valuable lessons and as long as the lesson has been learned, the reward is worth any struggle. Embrace your experiences, digest them, and use very experience as a springboard to reach …
Dear BrotherWord, I’ve been wrestling with this for awhile and I don’t know what is worse – to be alone or to feel alone in a relationship. Currently I am in a relationship and I feel more alone than when I was by myself. I used to think that once I found the right person, …
Often times life finds a way to shine on what is truly important and shows us why we should be thankful for what we have. Moreso, life will present opportunities to humble ourselves and better someone else’s life. Such was the case for Officer Gaetano Acerra. What started as a response to an unusual 911 …
Sometimes you have to will yourself to triumph. When the walls begin to close in and all your energy has been zapped, sheer willpower can propel you to victory. It will drive you to push further, dig deeper, and reach higher, because no one else can do it for you and when there is nothing …
Life’s challenges will test you at every turn, try to break you, and will push you beyond anything you thought you could handle or was willing to deal with. Guess what, IT’S LIFE! It is meant to test your mettle, grow you mentally, emotionally, and spiritually, tear you apart at times and reinvent you at …
Ever so often, I come across people and articles that echo my sentiments and provide added fuel in the war to succeed and be happy. Thankfulness and happiness are equally about the choices we make as it is about the world around us. Each day, we are presented with opportunities to choose thankfulness or despair, happiness or …
“Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but has risen.” – Luke 24:5-6 What a glorious day it is! Jesus died so that I may live, making the ultimate sacrifice to cleanse the world of sin… but that’s not where the story ends. As GWMA sings, “three days later …
Good Friday is typically viewed as the commemoration of Jesus’ Passion story – His betrayal, trial, and crucifixion. It is a vivid indication of how those closest to you may let you down, turn on you, and lead you down a path of destruction and death. But it also demonstrates that even when faced with the most dire …
I am so THANKFUL that in 3 days many of us will be celebrating the resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! As a Christian, Resurrection Sunday symbolizes not only hope, but that there is life even in death. When Christ rose from the grave, He dispelled every notion that mankind was doomed and paid the ultimate …
How often do so many allow themselves to be labeled by others, ultimately being boxed in, and relinquishing all power, allowing someone else to dictate their destiny? Many times people assume the labels put on them by their family, friends, and society and instead of proving them wrong and rising above the stereotypes, many take …
