Poems, Prayers, and Promises: April 2021

Hello everyone, I am back with my monthly series: Poems, Prayers, and Promises! Poems  This probably is one of my favorite poems. She heart-wrenchingly and eloquently puts kindness into images and words. Kindness by Naomi Shihab Nye Before you know what kindness really is you must lose things, feel the future dissolve in a moment…

Poems, Prayers and Promises: March 2021

Hello everyone, I picked up some extra hours at work last Monday, and it threw my day a bit off. I am so sorry. Plus, I deleted the Instagram app for over a week now, and I didn’t feel like getting back on for blogging. I know. I know. I still should give an update.…

Original Poem ~ A Hymn of Holiness

Hello everyone, I am sorry I do not have a longer post today, but I still have something to share with you all. I have really gained a lot of confidence in my poetry by posting it on here. I was mostly too afraid to read it to people in the past. Having this platform…

Opinions: Their Importance and Destructive Nature

Hello everyone,  I am Kenedy.  And today I will own up to one of my greatest fears here.  Ready?  It is having major conflict with people.  Now do not get me wrong. I like to have conversation and respectful debates. I enjoy hearing people’s thoughts and ideas. But I wish I could handle divisive conflict…

I Believe in the End of the Tunnel

Hello everyone,  Isn’t it so easy to fall into pessimism? It is easy to doubt and wonder about the worst outcome. It is easy to just accept hopelessness. It is easy to throw in the towel.  But we have to believe there is an end to the tunnel. Light is around the corner. The exit…

Contentment – My Thoughts and an Original Poem

Hello everyone,  My hostas are in bloom so they had to be the cover photo for this post! 🙂 As I look over all that has happened over the past few months, I am amazed at how quickly my life changed. In February, I was in the middle of a full semester of school. I…

Why Love Is Not Color Blind

Hello everyone,  I am here as an African-American woman, who is deeply hurt by the riffs and division in our nations and the lack of respect and justice given to minorities in America.  But even worse as a Christian, I have experienced this among the church and have seen how wounded the body of Christ…

Why Grieving is Important and Honoring Ravi Zacharias

Important note added on May 19th: This post was posted on Monday (May 18th) for a short period of time. There was a hoax going around on Sunday that Ravi Zacharias was dead but he really was not. I planned to edit this post and add it back on Friday, but sadly, Zacharias died today.…