Marilyn Pillow: Loving The Me That I See

IS THE VILLAGE EMBRACING THE CHILDREN

"The child who is not embraced by the village, will burn it down to feel it's warmth"                                                                                                               ~African Proverb

Erase The Board

Sometimes the blackboard in our heart and mind is covered with resentment, pain, unforgiveness, trauma, bitterness, etc. And just as we did in school, we have to be intentional about erasing the blackboard and setting ourselves free.

Marilyn Pillow: Loving The Me That I See

It's not who you are that holds you back, it's who you think you're not.

Interview With Vivian Banks Bradford: Fight Like A Girl

The great poet Maya Angelou said "There is no greater agony than bearing a story inside of you". Vivian Banks Bradford tells her story of triumph and faith. At the age of 16, she finds herself the Mom to her siblings after her parents and aunt pass away. She faces many stuggles and much adversity, but her Mom prepared her for the fight. So when she is diagnosed with Lupus she continues to fight and to keep her faith in God. Stories are not meant to be kept inside, they are meant to be shared. Otherwise they die...unread and unknown. A story is not just for the writer, it is for the reader.

Me And My Pink Cadillac

What started as a beautiful day and a casual bike ride on my pink cadillac, turned into a day of desperation. Who would have thought that the sun that I so loved to see rise and set could emit such unbearable heat, extreme heat, that could possibly snuff my light out. But God, who promised to never leave or abandon me was with me and came to my rescue. Life sometimes can start out beautiful and full of joy and suddenly change into desperate cries of anguish and despair. But always remember God is a present help and He is always there, especially when we need him most.