This is the first of my blog series on How to Overcome Shame. When I first released my book No Makeup: Experiencing Freedom Through Imperfections, I felt very vulnerable. Even though my mother knew about my past experiences and heard me share my testimony at a women’s conference, I still shuddered at the thought of her actually reading the book. Might I also mention that my dad is a pastor and I had the full support of my church family in Port Arthur, TX. Many of whom had no

Acts 3:1-6 Now Peter and John were going up to the temple at the [a]ninth hour, the hour of prayer. 2 And a man who had been lame from his mother’s womb was being carried along, whom they used to set down every day at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, in order to beg [b]alms of those who were entering the temple. 3 When he saw Peter and John about to go into the temple, he began asking to receive alms. 4 But Peter, along with John, fixed his gaze on him and sa

Psalm 121:1-2121 I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth. (KJV) Recently, my mom came down to babysit her granddaughter, my niece, while my brother and sister in law were out of town. My brother stays near, so we decided it would be best if my mom stayed with my husband and I so she could see her other two grandchildren as well. Needless to say that a night with two infants who are 6 months

Change was happening in my household and it was happening really fast! We were preparing for a new baby, someone put in a cash offer the very first day we listed our house on the market, we purchased a bigger home to suit our growing family, and my toddler was finally starting to use words we could actually understand. Life was changing for us with new and exciting things, but why wasn’t I happy? Isn’t change what we all look for when we feel like we are stuck in a rut? The a

Whether we fulfill it or not, every human being is born with a purpose. Therefore, there is an internal longing to strive for something far greater than ourselves. The proverbial mountaintop represents the pinnacle of something we define as success. Having made it to the mountaintop is what we all long for in one way or the other. What each person defines as their mountaintop varies greatly. I believe that each of us should go for our mountaintops with everything we have in o