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I haven't updated this blog in a while, I am deciding if I want to update with what I have written in 2022 or start from now. Keep checking back for new entries or subscribe to receive new entries via email.
Sabbath
“The focus and culmination of a life that is daily and practically devoted to honoring God.” Peter Scazzero The Holy Spirit has been...
Oct 28, 20202 min read
Identity.
For over 16 years I have identified myself as a mother of 1, 2 and then 3 children. Many times known as Alayna, Katelyn or Jonathan’s...
Oct 8, 20202 min read
Another Month - In The Blink Of An Eye
Last night the flashbacks were like a waterfall, rehearsing that morning and the events of the rest of the day. On the one hand I am so...
Sep 16, 20203 min read
Grief+Corona+Justice+Wisdom Teeth=Father’s Day
Life Grief is not something that you can choose or control. It is thrust upon you without your consent or regard for how it will affect...
Jun 21, 20203 min read
Beauty For Ashes
This year has brought to the forefront so many different things in our lives and I truly believe that God can use all of it to prune,...
Jun 16, 20202 min read
Out of Many One People
I will admit that I didn’t know all the history of slavery in America. Maybe it was because I grew up mostly in Jamaica and my world...
May 31, 20204 min read
By the Word of Our Testimony
Community - Equality - Convenience - Resources - Love and Compassion These are some of the words that I want my mission characterized by....
May 26, 20201 min read
Teach Us How To Pray
The disciples didn’t ask Jesus to teach them how to preach, lead or disciple. They asked Him, “Lord, teach us how to pray.” Luke 11:1...
May 20, 20203 min read
Fight to Flourish
I recently read the book - The Fight to Flourish by Jennie Lusko. She and Levi lost their 5 yr old daughter Lenya, to a severe asthma...
May 14, 20202 min read
“I’m Better In Writing”
A few weeks ago I was talking with a friend and she told me that I should start speaking to groups about my process with grief and loss...
May 11, 20202 min read
A Week of Despair and Celebration
Plan and Distract The days leading up to Jonathan’s celebration of life and burial were a scurry of entertaining friends and family,...
May 7, 20203 min read
This Day Over the Years
This day 10 years ago, we announced on FB that we were pregnant with Jonathan. Anthony had let the cat out of the bag at Uncle Richard’s...
May 3, 20203 min read
It’s Gonna be May (I couldn’t resist)
Last week as I was adding our next family counseling session to the calendar for May 11, I noticed that the 10th was Mother’s Day. I felt...
May 1, 20202 min read
Where will Buddy go?
Do you trust God with the big and small details of your life? Do you pray and ask him to direct you on what decisions to make? Leaving...
Apr 30, 20203 min read
Long Walks, Life and Government?
Yesterday Katie and I took a walk for an hour and a half, we talked about so many different things. This was the first time that she had...
Apr 29, 20202 min read
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