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Identify in God

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...

Why Not Her

Why Not Her?

Competition is at an all time high. And who can blame us? With instant access inside the lives of others (via social media), it’s easier than ever for the seeds of envy and competition to sprout up. Our fears about others doing what we are doing, being better than us, having more than us only work to keep us stuck, and to keep us from being the people we are called to be. I’ll never forget walking into to the...

spiritual recharge renewal

How to know if it’s time for a Spiritual Recharge

  • February 28, 2017
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Like my computer, often times I allow my spiritual battery to get depleted. Sometimes I realize it before I’m completely drained, but sometimes, I ignore the signs and keep going on with my life. Like my laptop, once I’m depleted, empty, with nothing to offer anyone, of no use to myself or to anyone else I have no choice but to connect to a power source. Eventually, we too need a spiritual recharge. I sat in Barnes and Noble a...

Give Yourself Time To Grow

  • October 14, 2016
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When my youngest child was about 9-10 months old, I started to get anxious because she appeared uninterested in walking.  I kept trying to push her into walking and she would look at me and continue to crawl. One day when it was just the two of us, out of nowhere, she stood up and walked to me.  This experience helped me to see that no one simply arrives at a destination or at a milestone. A baby has to sit...

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...