by Stephanie Stephanie | Aug 17, 2020 | Inspiration
My husband and I enjoyed getting away with our three sons to an isolated beach spot. My husband drove our Ford van, called the blue monster onto the packed sand. Once parked, my sons ran to the ocean, and my husband fished in the Gulf. After I prepared their lunch, I heard Brian, the youngest shout, “Mom, come join us!” I sprinted toward those waves and before I knew it, the water was over my head. Brian yelled, “Reach for my hand, Mom, let me help...
by Stephanie Stephanie | Aug 3, 2020 | Inspiration
I loved driving 350 miles to visit my sons in Houston. With each visit, no matter how simple the instructions, I would get lost. After numerous years of life happenings, hurricanes of trials, and tribulations weighing me down, I became depleted from the storm of life. Drained mentally and emotionally, I could not find my way, I lost my hope, voice, and dreams. When stress takes over, we must retreat to advance. The quiet road to the rediscovery of oneself is the...
by Betweenus | Jul 27, 2020 | Between Us - Weekly
During this time of uncertainty, we can use the prayers and support from family, friends, and our faith community. This season of the Covid-19 pandemic has baffled our medical scientist. We are being inundated with information regarding what systems, safety precautions, and treatments we should follow. Our lives have been disrupted in ways that we never imagined. Unfortunately, many of us have lost family and friends to this pandemic or we are watching them suffer...
by Betweenus | Jul 13, 2020 | Between Us - Weekly
Several people on my job had a friendly competition going on with counting steps, I watched them compare their steps with excitement. They accomplished their goals by getting up early to run or walk before work. I was excited watching them however, I was not ready to embrace walking, so I thought. A year ago, I walked daily for mental clarity and spiritual direction, it was a great time to spend with the Lord. Unfortunately, I lost the desire to walk when they...
by Betweenus | Jun 29, 2020 | Between Us - Weekly
We are in a season of protest, riots, and a call for change. People from many races and ethnicities are speaking out for what has been ignored for many years. It is not just in this country but the message around the world has been the same. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said it best “I have a dream that my four children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the colour of their skin, but by the content of their character”. It is being echoed...
by Betweenus | Jun 22, 2020 | Health
Women, we are the amazing creatures that God created we are multi-taskers able to accomplish several tasks simultaneously. It is amazing what little time we take for ourselves because we are givers at the expense of our well-meaning. In March we entered a pandemic that caused uncertainty for many. Although women were experiencing challenges with work, home, marriage, and children, COVID-19 threw us into a whirlwind of survival. The normalcy of our lives was...
by Betweenus | Jun 14, 2020 | Between Us - Weekly
In the bible, the phrase “but I have raised you for this very purpose…” can be used when referring to all people. We were all born for a purpose whether our lives lead to righteousness or evil it is for a purpose. I asked the question, what was different about George Floyd that is making such an impact in our nation and the world? There were other lives taken in a similar manner that we witnessed in the news and social media. He was not an activist,...
by Betweenus | Mar 24, 2019 | Between Us - Weekly
Several weeks ago, the word persistence was resonating in my spirit. It could have been due to me contemplating what I want to accomplish this year. I set 6 goals for myself and I didn’t want to repeat the lack of persistence that I exhibited in some areas of the 2018 goals. The goals for this year are attainable, however, they will be challenging because of my perception of me. Do you know we can be harder on ourselves than anyone else? One of my goals is to eat...
by Kia | Jan 18, 2019 | Inspiration
In the recent past, I engaged in a conversation with a good friend about life. During this discussion, my friend stated to me, “I don’t want to start over”. Shortly after our chat, I reflected on the countless times that I too did not want to start over. I recalled that I was willing to force myself to stay in dead-end situations and circumstances due to fear of the unknown future. I found myself willing to remain with a complacent mindset, a complacent job...
by Betweenus | Jan 1, 2019 | Between Us - Weekly
Two weeks ago, my co-workers and I started discussing goals, and I shared with them how I created a vision board for 2018. One person asked me, how many of the goals did I accomplish? I said maybe three, and then I began to think why I didn’t accomplish more. I went home that night and pulled out my vision board from behind the door. There were nine goals on my board, and I remembered while I was creating the vision board, I didn’t want to overwhelm myself, so I...
by Betweenus | Dec 26, 2018 | Between Us - Weekly
Tick tock, tick tock goes the clock! Deadlines, appointments, trips and age have something in common, and that is time! We use the phrases “my time ran out”, I don’t have enough time”, “Where did the time go” and “Time flies” Nowadays, time waits for no one, this year flew by. We are embarking on another New Year 2019. We must recognize that time is a valuable resource that allows each of us to attribute importance to it. No one can take it from us and we can’t...
by Kia | Dec 11, 2018 | Inspiration
Have you ever been distracted while you were attempting to complete a task? Maybe you were cooking dinner, and you answered the telephone, leaving the meal on the burner, which caused the food to singe? Or, perhaps you were trying to complete a task at work, and your boss directed you to immediately complete a different task? These moments in life are what we consider to be distractions. A distraction is something designed to avert your attention from completing...
