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No More Identity Crisis

A few months ago, I was at the international farmer’s market making a purchase (palm oil, if you must know) for my Liberian dish. As I stood in the checkout line, a lady noticed the bottle of oil in my hands. She proceeded to tell me in a Nigerian accent that this was the wrong place to purchase this product and I was better off going to the African food store a few blocks away. As she was giving me...

The #1 Reason to Ditch Your Fear of Failing

A few weeks ago, my daughter celebrated her birthday. For months she had been counting down to the big day and weekly, I was getting reminders that we needed to plan her party. Finally, I was ready to start planning and I asked her what kind of party she wanted. I was quite shocked when she said she wanted a skating party. Can she skate? Not at all! Was she willing to try? Absolutely, she was not going to let...

Jumping Without Details

 Hebrews 11:8 “By faith, Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to the place which he would receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going.” Most of us trust that when we enter an address into our GPS, it will take us to our desired location. We trust that the information is updated, relevant, and accurate.  If you are like me, you probably take a second and glance at the trip overview...

Grow Where You’ve Been Planted

I am NOT a master gardener. In fact, I’m far from it and many of my plants can attest to that. But in my little knowledge (I’m sure those with green thumbs will agree), I do know that certain plants will only prosper in the right season, in the right soil, in the right amount of sunlight, with the perfect amount of pruning, etc. No matter how much you want a specific plant to grow, planting during the wrong season...