A Love Letter to My Daughter for Her Birthday
My Sweet Girl:
It’s funny that in the midst of celebrating your birth that my thoughts would turn to my death.
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Here’s the Deal by Pat Simmons
Isaiah 55:8-9: For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, says the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
Real Talk About Depression
I’m a very private person, but I feel the need to share this in hopes that it will help someone who is going through. Depression is real, and it’s nothing of which to be ashamed. Three years ago, I was
Introducing the Reed Family Novellas – A Crime Fighting Family
It’s been awhile since I’ve posted to Black Christian Reads. I want to thank the readers who have taken a chance on reading the mystery and suspense books I write under the Christian Fiction genre. Today, I want to introduce
The Prayer List
Many years ago when God saved me and filled me with His Holy Spirit, I wasn’t sure what my calling or gift Jesus would operate through me. 1 Corinthian 12:4-11: Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.
Take the First Step
This month marks an anniversary of sorts for me. Eleven years ago, I made a life-changing decision to move back to Birmingham, Alabama, and to ultimately end my first marriage. It’s not something I talk about often. As a Christian,
Open Your Umbrella
“If you want the rainbow, you’ve got to put up with the rain.” ~ Dolly Parton It was a spring night in April and a line of ferocious storms rumbled through my hometown bringing with it high winds, heavy
Praise the Lord! by Pat Simmons
One Faith, One Lord, one Baptism. Ephesians 4:5 For one week in July, I was in the midst of saints at the P.A.W. (Pentecostal Assemblies of the World) Convention. I never said, “Praise the Lord” so much. I enjoyed every
Between A Rock And A Hard Place
“Good decisions come from experience, and experience comes from bad decisions.” ~Anonymous As far as I’m concerned, the phrase “desperate times call for desperate measures” is an understatement when it comes to Aron Ralston. I vaguely remembered hearing
Writing from and for the Journey
I haven’t turned on my creative fiction juices in a while, because although I absolutely love manufacturing interesting characters and breathing life into them, I also have a deep love for nonfiction writing. Over the past year or so, I’ve
What’s Holding You Back?
I’ve known since I was 14 years old that I’ve wanted to write books, but I didn’t sit down to actually write one until after I had my daughter in 2004–almost 20 years later. I don’t think it was a
Run To Win
If you can pick up after a crushing defeat, and go on to win again, you are going to be a champion someday. ~ Wilma Rudolph The year of 1996 marked my life with several milestones, two of them
What’s In Your Basket?
Every year, I donate a basket of goodies to be raffled off at the annual RT Booklovers Convention. To win, persons had to give their names and email addresses as a way for me to build my monthly newsletter list.
Should I Write a Book?
The fact that you’ve been drawn to the post tells me a lot about you. You’re at a point where either you’ve had this idea to put pen to paper for a while, or someone has planted a seed in you that has you wondering if you have what it takes to write a book.
The Day A Paper Plate Changed My Life
God enters by a private door into each individual. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson I used to be a “Yes Woman.” If someone needed a volunteer, I’d do it. If they needed someone to plan a party, put together