Really Rita

Waiting and patience. These are two areas where God is still working with me. You would think I’d have it by now. It’s not like I haven’t experienced multiple situations in my life that have proven time and time again that His timing is better than mine.  Isaiah 55:9 (NLT) says:  “For just as the heavens are higher than the… Read More

It’s funny how things you take for granted become really important when they become labored or are missed altogether.  Unfortunately, my husband and I both came down with coronavirus this week.  We sort of expected the probability was high given that we just returned from an international trip to celebrate the renewal of vows for some dear friends.  Even taking… Read More

This is the second instance we read of Mary storing up things in her heart.  What were “these things” do you think?  Do you think she was reflecting back to the time when the Angel of the Lord told her she was pregnant?  Do you think she was reflecting on what her cousin, Elizabeth, had told her?  Do you think… Read More

In the second chapter of Luke, we learn about the marvelous birth of Jesus.  Even in the humble setting of a manger, Mary and Joseph probably looked lovingly at their little bundle and thought he was perfect.  Who doesn’t love the smell of a newborn and the way they just fit within the bend of your arm that has magically… Read More

There are a lot of roles in this world that require us to coexist with others toward some effort.  On teams, we might have co-captains.  At work, we might have co-leads. In some family situations, we might have co-parenting responsibilities.  If you’ve ever been in any of these roles, you might admit that it takes a lot of effort to… Read More

Any Black woman who wears her hair in any type of natural state can probably relate to being stopped during the TSA gate entry process to have their hair “checked”.  Today was no exception for me.  I’ve worn my hair in its natural state off and on since 2010.  My most recent sprint has lasted for six years…this may be… Read More

The term “sandwich generation” was coined by social worker Dorothy A. Miller in 1981 to describe adult children of the elderly who are “sandwiched” between caring for their own children and their aging parents.  Even though my own children are self-sufficient adults, they still need wise counsel from their parents even now and then.  And especially since my oldest is… Read More

Over the past year, we have heard the term “white privilege” used often and saw many examples play out over and over again.  People who identify as white often pushed back on the term with claims they had experience struggle and not privilege.  This may be true but as a group belonging to this social construct of race, privilege does… Read More

“Trust the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.  In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths.” Proverbs 3:5-6 The Bible is full of promises.  Yet many of them are conditional.  Sometimes they include the words “if” and “then”. A familiar Scripture is from 2 Chronicles 7:14, “If my people, which… Read More