September 6 - Pulling Me Through

 

What tries to hold you won’t last.

You don’t have to carry it all.

The same God still gives life today.

Don’t just receive it—move with it.

Trust the process. Sight will come.

Grief Is Hard, But God Is Still Good

 

This past Friday, I had a procedure. When I came home, I received calls and text messages from family and friends checking to see how I was doing. I was grateful for every one of them.

But somewhere through the grogginess, I had a thought that caught me off guard.

I wondered why my father hadn’t called to check on me.

For a moment, I forgot.

Maybe that’s one of the strange things about grief. There are relationships and routines so deeply woven into us that even after someone is gone, some part of us still expects them to be there.

My father checked on me. He cared about how I was doing. Throughout my life, I knew what it felt like to be cared for by my dad. So perhaps it shouldn’t surprise me that in a vulnerable moment, my mind still expected his call.

Then reality returned.

He’s not here to make that call anymore.

And yes, that hurts.

But instead of allowing that moment to only remind me of what I’ve lost, I can also allow it to remind me of what I had.

I had a father who checked on me.

I had a father whose care was so consistent that even after his death, something within me still expects it.

Grief continues to show up in ways I don’t anticipate. Sometimes it’s an anniversary. Sometimes it’s seeing something I know Daddy would have loved. And sometimes it’s simply looking at my phone and realizing the call I’m waiting for isn’t coming.

I’m learning not to fight those moments.

I let myself miss him.

I let myself remember him.

And I thank God that I had a father whose love left such a deep imprint on my life.

Grief is hard, but God is still good.

Both can be true.

I can miss my father deeply and still be grateful.

I can feel the absence and still recognize God’s presence.

And on the days when grief catches me somewhere between what used to be and what is now, I can rest in knowing that the love is still here.

It’s just different now. 💚

September 5 - Faith For Every Season

 

September 4 - Four Truths. One Faithful God.

 

Too Good To Not Believe - Brandon Lake

 

Dr. Karri Bryant & Teneshia Murray Butler: Leadership, Faith & Boldness in Business

 

Hello September 🍂

Hello September!!!!! 

August set us up for new beginnings. Now it’s time to push forth because it’s birthing season. 🙌🏽

While you’re doing all of the things this month let’s practice selfcare daily. You can’t be a blessing to others if you’re burnt out. 

Take care of you. 🥰 

Make it a September to remember. 🎊

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Thank You August

As August comes to a close, my heart is filled with gratitude for a month of rest, renewal, and quiet reminders that growth often begins in stillness. Thank you, August, for the peace that settled my spirit, the creativity that sparked new ideas, and the inspiration to continue writing, creating, and dreaming. You made room for reflection, for gratitude, and for trusting God’s timing in every season. Some blessings arrived in unexpected ways, while others came as gentle confirmations that every step of this journey has purpose. August was a beautiful reminder that God continues to perfect those things that concern me, and for that, I am deeply thankful.

Now, I welcome September with open hands and an open heart. There is something special about September—it has always felt like a season of new beginnings, fresh starts, and renewed focus. As the leaves begin to change, I want this month to be one of intentional self-care, choosing rest without guilt, protecting my peace, and continuing to become the woman God is calling me to be. My hope is that September will truly be a September to Remember—a month filled with wellness, gratitude, creativity, and the courage to embrace each new beginning with faith, joy, and expectation.

Thank You For Everything - Kirk Franklin

 

Today, It’s Working Together for Good - 8/28

 

It is August 28th, and I find myself thinking about the scripture that has anchored me through so many seasons: Romans 8:28. And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose. At the end of 2020, I did two things that felt significant to me: I loc’d my hair and I got a tattoo. On my arm are the words “Y sabemos — R8v28.” Y sabemos comes from the Spanish translation of Romans 8:28 and means “and we know.” 

At the time, I couldn’t have known everything that would come after that tattoo. I couldn’t have known all the things I would experience, the things I would lose, the things that would change me, or the things I would have to learn to release. But every day, when I lay down and see those words on my arm, I am reminded: and we know.

What I know now is that “working together for good” doesn’t always mean that everything works out the way I wanted it to. Sometimes it didn’t work. Sometimes the answer was no. Sometimes the plan changed. Sometimes life changed. And sometimes I had to become someone new in the process. But I still believe that even if it don’t work, it’s still working for your good. 

Romans 8:28 doesn’t require me to understand how every piece fits together; it reminds me to trust the One who does. So today, on 8/28, I can look at the words I placed on my arm almost six years ago and say them with a different kind of knowing. Not because everything has been easy. Not because everything worked the way I thought it would. But because through it all, God has continued to work. Today, it’s working together for good.