Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails. Proverbs 19:21 (New International Version) Oh, my goodness, how often have I set my plans to paper. I have written out 3-year, 5-year and 10-year plans. I have clearly identified who I would be with, what I would beContinue reading “Planning with PURPOSE”
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The Significance of Your LEGACY
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, and I have remained faithful. 2 Timothy 4:7 (New Living Translation) Living deep within the heart of every person is a passion and desire to live a life that truly matters. I believe we want to make a contribution for Christ and make aContinue reading “The Significance of Your LEGACY”
What’s My PURPOSE? Part 1
Service is the rent we pay to be living. It is the very purpose of life and not something you do in your spare time. Marian Wright Edelman I have often had varying conversations about career choices which eventually turn into discussions about purpose or mission. For many, one’s life is tagged to one’s purpose.Continue reading “What’s My PURPOSE? Part 1”
Setting Aside Your FEARS in the New Year
7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline. 2 Timothy 1:7 NLT Hallelujah…We have stepped into 2022! Personally, I am excited about the wonderful God-filled experiences in store for my future. On the other hand, I am concerned that not everyone is as welcoming toContinue reading “Setting Aside Your FEARS in the New Year“
ON a Mission – A Dedication to Dr. Robinson
Plan your work – Work your Plan Napoleon Hill If you fail to plan, You are planning to fail. Benjamin Franklin One of the greatest things I have inherited from my mom, abuelita (my grandma), and all the women before them was their organizational skills and passion for things being in their proper place. MyContinue reading “ON a Mission – A Dedication to Dr. Robinson”
When You Cannot Have a Baby Shower of YOUR Own
You are a child of God. You are wonderful made. Dearly loved and precious in His sight. Psalm 139 I have been invited to quite a few Babies Showers this season. It seems the couples I know used this time during the pandemic shutdown to reacquaint themselves and decided to expand their families. Alternatively, thisContinue reading “When You Cannot Have a Baby Shower of YOUR Own”
Practice DOES NOT Make Perfect. It Makes Peace
Keep putting into practice all you learned and received from me – everything you heard from me and saw me doing. Then the God of peace will be with you. Philippians 4:9 NL Raise your hand if you ever heard the phrase “practice makes perfect“? I am almost certain we all heard it when weContinue reading “Practice DOES NOT Make Perfect. It Makes Peace”
I AM Woman
In a season when women (and men) are fighting to identify who they are via gender, the struggle is further maddening for one who is unclear of their worth and significance just as they were created. For a young teen in Brooklyn, I was reminded daily I was daddy’s big, beautiful princess, mommy’s assistant whenContinue reading “I AM Woman“
5 Words to DESCRIBE You
If you could describe yourself in 5 words…what would they be? Me There are no short cuts to being honest about yourself and others. So, ask yourself, “what five words would best describe ME?” And consider – what five words would your friends use to describe you? My top 5 words to DESCRIBE meContinue reading “5 Words to DESCRIBE You“
Back to School or Back to Learning. Are We READY?
The opening of schools this month — including the Los Angeles Unified School District— is unfolding under the shadow of the surging Delta variant, supplanting much of the joy and relief families anticipated with new worries about masks, positive coronavirus tests, illness, vaccines, quarantines, and outbreaks. Howard Blume, Karen Garcia, Amina Khan, Colleen Shalby –Continue reading “Back to School or Back to Learning. Are We READY?”
now what, Linda? 