Tag: joy
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Don’t call him my stepdad….
Many complications have risen from me saying “my daddy” and having to specify… But I could never get behind calling the man who raised me and loved me and sacrificed for me – my stepdad. Yes, some say a step dad steps in but mine didn’t. He came running to my rescue, running to love…
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You don’t have to pretend life doesn’t hurt…
I read these words on page 32 of “Dear Mary” written by Sarah Jakes and I closed the book.No, there’s no fancy wordplay, no great deep meaning behind it. The transparency and simplicity of that statement, brought me to a place I had been before and desperately needed to tap into once again. Sometimes life…
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To my lover…
You awaken the depths of my soul and breathe life into my weathered existence. Your lips press against mine and your words spill out of me. Your eyes lineup with mine and you change my vision of the world, of my past, of myself. You love me so completely and with so much fervor that…
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Spin with me!
I had a beautiful day and I just want to share my joy with you! Live a little, spin a lot and get dizzy!
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Desperate for you….
Sometimes I don’t trust God though I want to. Sometimes I cannot see how in the world where I am can lead to where He told me I would be. Sometimes I have to repent for my unbelief. I get confused, scared and frustrated.
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99 Problems (Day 99 – 100 Days of Singleness)
I had 99 problems, God only had to fix 1!!! I was seeking God, yet being attacked in every area of my life. I was being criticized and put down by those I loved and respected and it seemed as if everything was going wrong. But God! Being who He is saw all of what…
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Beautifully broken … A little deeper ( Day 57 – 100 Days of Singleness)
I had this really powerful message to deliver to you guys… But what I’m led to share with you is something a bit different than usual. I speak to you, not as a spotless woman of virtue. I speak to you as a broken vessel. Repaired and redeemed by the one true living God who…
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Day 1: Clean Texting Challenge, keep it friendly! (100 days of Singleness)
Okay cut off the love songs, put the ice cream back in the freezer and DO NOT text him! He’s not the one and you know it, he wasn’t even a good one to begin with. Don’t let your loneliness commit you to another moment in a wrong relationship! For the next 7 days we…
Shakeisha C. Johnson 