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What’s the law? Everything fashioned from the beginning of time that is simply what it is because it was meant to be so. If there is a purpose for it, there is something that establishes it. That thing, in this case, is called a “law.” However an established “law” is not the same as a created …
There comes a point when that which allowed us to vacillate, does not make room for a certain level of indecisiveness anymore. When that which seemed rather “firm” does not hold up to what we believed it to be, especially in comparison to the norm. When dabbling in the mindsets and mannerisms of society, the …
True or false: “If you want something done right, you have to do it yourself!” It’s something we’ve all heard and possibly even said a time or two. This phrase is loaded with willpower isn’t it? But really, when it comes to willpower, which comes first? It has to be either will or power. Whenever …
There are people that stay and there are people that leave. There are those that talk about it and then there are those that speak with actions, words being ancillary. These are the ones who have decided through and through to do what is good, not necessarily those who have decided to do what is …
What does it mean to be clean and why is it important? Clean is defined as: free from dirt, marks, or stains. Or as: morally uncontaminated; pure; innocent. Sometimes the word clean can scare us. Well at least it does some of us. So… what does hearing this word do to you? In order to really tackle …
So…. I’m walking on the trail near my home on Sunday and a man whom I do not know stops and kneels before me. He says greetings in the name of “papa legba”…. I’m caught off guard… so he asks if I know who “papa legba” is… I say, “No”, then he says “you will”, …
Is “His” will something that we truly desire to be done, or are we really seeking our own will? We may not instantly recognize it, but the underlying question within us really is… Do we resent when God is kind toward others? Kind, generous, gracious. Whatever we think kind to be. Do we perhaps compare and think …
I’m not black, I’m flesh, and I’m the color of the sun… It’s not his story its my story, and it’s only just begun. Wrapped up in those pages of lies that only go so far, I ask…”Tell me more about it sir, because I only see the scar.” The scars of what are causing …
PROTEST: To affirm with solemnity; to make a solemn declaration of a fact or opinion; as, I protest to you, I have no knowledge of the transaction. RIOT: In a general sense, tumult; uproar; hence technically, in law, a riotous assembling of twelve persons or more, and not dispersing upon proclamation. Two very different definitions. Yet, recently …
Offense Warning – as in, some people will be offended by this. Action Warning – as in it may feel like a “response required” email I have had family that works in the system—the court system, law enforcement, and the government. Yes, they have been known to cover each other’s wrongs, they keep things quiet, …
Do you know Thomas the Engine? If you’re a mommy, Thomas the Engine is not a distant memory. There is a whole theme park dedicated to Thomas and his train community. Thomas is an engine that cares about his fellow engines and is really about doing the best job he can do. Thomas likes to …
When news of this virus first broke amidst my husband being called upon to go on a trip that would lead him to the East from the states, I paid attention. When it started spreading at an uncontrollable rate, I paid attention. When they started quarantining, I prayed. When we found out that our community …
