• Breaking Barriers

    Are You Ready??

    A few days ago I was thinking of the many things I desire; you know things like the husband (or wife for someone else), the child or children, the business idea, financial increase. I thought to myself are you ready for what you have asked? Interesting enough a day or so later as I was listening to the radio that morning, Erica from Get Up Mornings was talking about life and how often we ask God for the next level, however we don’t pay attention to him to know what he requires of us. She shared an illustration of baseball and how the catcher has to watch the pitcher and…

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    We Need Your Gifts!

    This past weekend I attended a women’s conference, during the conference we did a vision board session. As I was working on my vision board I saw a few things that reminded me of my smile. Often, I receive compliments on my smile, “you have a beautiful smile” or “your smile made my day.” With these compliments, I recognize that my smile can be a gift to others, it brings encouragement, happiness, hope, and often brightens people’s day. What’s so funny, yet interesting about my smile is, growing up, I rarely did it. Let me go back, I smiled, but not as much as I do now. My standard face…

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    Miracles

    As I was commuting to work the other day, I began to think of God’s miracles. Throughout the Bible there are many instances of miracles; men being raised from the dead, blind men seeing, the sick being healed, and so many more. There are many that would say miracles only occurred in the times of the Bible and they no longer exist, but I have experienced otherwise. In the past few months, I have witnessed many miracles: healings from cancer and other sicknesses, going from needing assistance breathing to breathing freely and working through rehabilitation, just to name a few. I know God is still working miracles because I’ve seen…

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    Moving Forward!

    As I was thinking of what to write for this week, I went back to forgiveness. Sometimes or many times it’s not just about us forgiving other people, but forgiving ourselves. We often struggle with forgiving ourselves from past mistakes or allowing certain situations to occur. I have found myself focusing on past mistakes, wishing I could have done things differently. I often have a pep talk with myself, “Bridgette the milk is spilt, you can only clean it and keep it moving; no sense in crying over the spilt milk.” Are there some things you haven’t let go? The failed business, harsh words spoken, bad career moves, or the…