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    Who am I, she asked? I answered my name was Hannah. Pt. 2

    December 23, 2016 /

    I hear the driver’s side door slam. Somehow every sound seems as if it has been amplified and colors around me are in high-definition since I woke up this morning. Today I was released from the hospital and am all loaded up in my husband Oji’s car. As soon as Ms. Dot had wheeled me outside to meet him, he grabbed my suitcase and the tote I carried on my lap. I get up slowly to thank and hug her for motherly watching over me the last couple of days. She finally releases me to my husband’s care, giving him a few last-minute instructions, including in which the advice that…

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    Why I have a Personal Attitude Adjustment Plan

    July 11, 2013

    5 Funny Things That Happened During & After Our Wedding Ceremony

    June 6, 2014

    Book Release: Conquering Christian: Christian Conquers Superpower by Valerie Lenon-Reed

    August 12, 2013
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    Book Release: A Perfect Recipe by Heather Lindsey

    August 12, 2013 /

    A Perfect Recipe by Heather Lindsey You may have seen the buzz on the web in the recent weeks about Heather Lindsey‘s (founder of Pinky Promise*) second release “A Perfect Recipe”. It’s a 30 day devotional packed with healthy practical tips and 50 vegetarian friendly recipes. My copy just arrived in the mail over the weekend! Heather and her husband Cornelius Lindsey are both a part of my extended church family. They pastor The Gathering Oasis in Atlanta, GA and just recently welcomed in the world their first son, the adorable Logan William. Ladies and Gentlemen (that love the ladies in their lives), let’s support Heather by purchasing this title. It is available now at Amazon.com…

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    Chapter Two | Lord Don’t You Care? | Day Ten

    September 1, 2009

    Has He Already Given You The Answer?

    January 16, 2014

    Back Porch Reading

    April 12, 2014
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    Book Release: Conquering Christian: Christian Conquers Superpower by Valerie Lenon-Reed

    August 12, 2013 /

    Conquering Christian: Christian Conquers Superpower by Valerie Lenon-Reed I want to introduce to you “Conquering Christian: Christian Conquers Superpower” the first Children’s book by Valerie Lenon-Reed it was published just last month! Valerie is a member of my extended church family. She is also a wife, mother and minister of the Gospel. You may be familiar with her ministry Digging for Rubies. I believe this book would be a great addition to your child’s or one of the children that you love faith library. Let’s support her by purchasing this first one! I know there are many to come! #SupportHISKingdom Book Description (From Amazon.com): Conquering Christian is the journey of little Christian who learns about…

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    For my Nieces…PSA | My Natural Hair Is Beautiful

    March 26, 2014

    His Day is Done – A Tribute Poem for Nelson Mandela by Dr. Maya Angelou

    December 8, 2013

    Happy New Year! Hello to More Uncharted Waters!

    January 2, 2014
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    Mama, Please Get Your Baby…

    June 25, 2013 /

    It seems that it is now a continuing romance between us and the Mockingbirds that live in the tree that resides on our front yard.  The other evening as the Coach and I were returning home from a long day of activities, we were confronted by the sound of rustling in our outside garbage can.  My brave husband took a look inside and saw that a bird had flown or fallen in since we had left it uncovered.  I followed up his analysis with my own and learned that it was a baby bird that resembled “Cranky Bird” the Mockingbird that likes to sit itself on the roof and look…

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    Chapter Two | Lord Don’t You Care? | Day Eight

    August 18, 2009

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    October 7, 2009

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    July 11, 2013
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    There’s Joy in Repetition – A Patience Lesson Learned

    June 19, 2013 /

    I should have known better after reading a book on having a “Patient Attitude” I would be confronted with a patience test. I think I got a 65. However, I might have aced it if I remembered the chorus and name of one of my favorite Prince songs from back in the day… “Joy in Repetition…There’s Joy in Repetition.” Not everyone thinks, learns or reacts at the same rate or how you do. Don’t blame the pupil if your teaching methods are not garnering the results you desire. Take a step back, analyze the situation. Find what works for them and be patient and loving; you both will eventually get it……

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    Blackberry and Raspberry Bread

    Blackberry and Raspberry Bread (Dessert Recipe)

    October 10, 2013

    One Bookworm’s Personal Book Reading Challenge for 2014

    January 13, 2014

    Chapter One | A Tale of Two Sisters | Day Four

    August 5, 2009
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    Got Voicemail? Just Let it Go to the Machine, Baby! @LelaJefferson

    May 30, 2013 /

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    August 7, 2013

    I Must Respectfully Disagree

    April 10, 2014

    I Just Want To Go Home!

    February 24, 2014
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    “Right Heart. Right Attitude.” By Joyce Meyer is jacking me UP (in a good way)!

    May 29, 2013 /

      “Right Heart. Right Attitude.”; by Joyce Meyer is the book I am currently reading or should I say is reading me.  I was introduced to the book after watching a series of episodes on the subject of “Attitudes” on Joyce Meyer’s “Enjoying Everyday Life” broadcast.  Auntie Joyce’s (what I affectionately call her) program is one of the word-based ones I record on my DVR.  I watch it and others during my devotional time. When I first watched the episodes, it was shortly after moving to Texas to live with my husband, Oji.  We had lived nearly 9 months separately after getting married!  We were/are in that delicate yet beautiful…

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    Making that Necessary 180 Degree Turn

    April 26, 2014

    Chapter Two | Lord Don’t You Care? | Day Nine

    August 25, 2009

    Out of the Mouths of Baby Black Girls

    October 29, 2013
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    Arranging the Soundtrack of a Life Still in Progress

    May 1, 2013 /

    I love music.  It never ceases to amaze me how I can be led to a song that speaks so much about my situation or a period of my life.  Recently I found a song by Chrisette Michelle called “Notebook”. As a writer, the title of the song intrigued me.  However, the lyrics when I heard them and read them, spoke to my soul.  I can honestly say, the song describes the feelings I felt during that delicate moment when my affection for my husband was developing from a friend into a deep romantic love.

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    January 2, 2014

    His Day is Done – A Tribute Poem for Nelson Mandela by Dr. Maya Angelou

    December 8, 2013

    5 Funny Things That Happened During & After Our Wedding Ceremony

    June 6, 2014
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    How many times have you asked GOD to USE you in prayer?

    April 17, 2013 /

    Question…”How many times have you asked GOD to USE you in prayer? Yet, when HE actually calls you into service you run from HIS heavenly urging like a draft dodger… CHECK your HEART is it MOTIVES DRIVEN or SPIRIT LED?” Definition: USE (Verb) – Take, hold, or deploy (something) as a means of accomplishing a purpose or achieving a result; employ. The other day the above inquiry was one of my Facebook statuses. It was as much a question to me as it was to my network.  After recently relocating to Houston, I was confronted with having to ask myself this exact question on a number of topics:  From experiencing…

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    August 14, 2009

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    August 9, 2013
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    “Dangerously In Love” By Jackie Hill (@jackieehill)

    April 12, 2013 /

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    April 18, 2014

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    July 12, 2013

    Chapter Three | The Diagnosis | Day Fourteen

    November 27, 2009
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