September 1, 2025 • The Vine Still Finds You • I admit it. The heat of summer in Georgia has caused me to stop starting my mornings with God in the backyard. It’s been hot—so hot that as soon as I feel the warmth creeping into my older, poorly insulated home, I make the decision to stay as cool as possible. But God always finds a way to remind me of the things I’ve forgotten. This morning, I walked into my kitchen and found a vine growing through the window. Yes, through the window. Upon...
6 months ago • 2 min read
August 4, 2025 • One Pen, One Guitar, & One Voice • A few months ago, I started learning to write songs. At first, I thought I needed to learn the keyboard—so I bought one. Ironically, I had just given away a keyboard and guitar I’d been lugging around for twenty years. But the artist in me had caught the songwriting bug again, so here I was with yet another instrument. I’ve always written lyrics and sung melodies, but I had never taken the time to actually have the music scored. This time, I...
7 months ago • 1 min read
July 7, 2025 • Doing the Work Our Soul Must Have • Spiritual Direction and Discernment for Black Women As Black women, we are often celebrated for being strong. But strength has sometimes come at the cost of our own rest, care, and tenderness. I love the words of Rev. Karlene Sekou, who reminds us: “Yes, we are strong, but we are human. We are worthy of and require love, care, mutuality, reciprocity and we must create and control our own narrative.” Those words stop me in my tracks because...
8 months ago • 2 min read
June 2, 2025 Walking the Ancient Path Where God’s Story Meets Our Story It all begins with the call to write the vision and make it plain. For some, the vision may be to launch a business, create an art project, or serve in ministry. For others, it might mean making more space for family, community, or simply sitting in the presence of God. In 2004, God spoke to me with a simple yet weighty vision: “I’m requiring more of you.” At the time, I was a teaching artist in New York City, chasing my...
9 months ago • 3 min read
May 5, 2025 Dusting for the Fingerprints of God How Spiritual Direction Can Change Your Life What does your story look like when you allow God to be in control of the narrative? What happens when your finite human strength is surrendered to the infinite divine strength of a loving God who never fails? Jesus says: “Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me.”—Revelation 3:20 (NIV) Will you...
10 months ago • 2 min read