“Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with thanksgiving.”Colossians 4:2 NRSVUE Sitting this morning, fully justified in being sad and resentful of my grief, feeling overwhelmed as the holidays and sad anniversaries approach. As is the way of God, someone dear to me sent just the balm for my weary soul.I am thankful for …
Morning Devotional 11.19.2025
“for God did not give us a spirit of cowardice, but rather a spirit of power and of love and of self-discipline.”2 Timothy 1:7 NRSVUE Let's be honest; sometimes, God knows, we’re just scared.Do it anyway.We’ve never been alone.We’re beloved by an Omnipotent God. Each morning when I sit at my desk, I look up …
Morning Devotional 11.18.2025
“People were bringing children to him in order that he might touch them, and the disciples spoke sternly to them. But when Jesus saw this, he was indignant and said to them, “Let the children come to me; do not stop them, for it is to such as these that the kingdom of God belongs. …
Morning Devotional 11.6.2025
“For surely I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope.”Jeremiah 29:11 NRSVUE You are not forgotten. Nobody knows all of what anyone else is carrying, but your burdens are known.Hang in there, Warrior. #BEDIP #underdivineconstruction #trustinggodistherealflex Image …
Morning Devotional 11.3.2025
“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be …
Of Course Today is the Best Day of My Life
https://youtu.be/9taxF4MsIn4?feature=shared Lauryn Hill honors Nina Simone singing "Feelin' Good" Of course, Today is the Best Day of my Life. Today, blessed by God and the resiliency of my ancestors, I celebrate my 60th birthday. It is the first major celebration of my #chaordic year, and I could NOT be more thankful. I arose in good …
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Riotous Roots
Whether you feel like it's a season where all things come together or one where everything is falling apart, trust that You are precisely where God placed you.
Exhaled (a reboot)
And then, I exhaled. I’m committed to learning to breathe deeply. This is more than a metaphor. I am a shallow breather. According to people who teach meditation, When we breathe in a shallow way, the body remains in a cyclical state of stress—our stress causing shallow breathing and our shallow breathing causing stress. This …
We Should Take Our Own Advice
"I missed moments and opportunities now lost to me..."
It is Never Too Late…
"Beginning today, given all that may be lost to me, I'm taking things back."
Chelle A Wilson 
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