Tag: prayer
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Praise as an Act of Defiance

A Weapon of War Last month, I felt led to participate in the 8th year of Hallelujah Challenge, October edition. In true Rashida fashion, I did not do all the days, but I did complete what I started 😊. So, what is the Hallelujah Challenge (HC)? It is a 25-day praise, worship and prayer gathering…
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Overcoming Weight Struggles: A Journey of Faith and Transformation

In March 2018, I had just relocated to Austin, TX and I was getting acquainted with my new surroundings. I had never lived outside of Atlanta for longer than three months and this was my first time living away from the hometown by myself with no friends and no real contact with other people outside…
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Getting Back Up

One thing I don’t mention very often, if at all, is my love for roller skating. I am originally from the Atlanta area, where skating is a normal pastime. I never made it to Cascade or Golden Glide. But you could certainly catch me at Sparkles on the Southside or All American Skating Center in…
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Trusting God: Embracing Less for More

Lessons About Depending on God I assure you and most solemnly say to you, unless you repent [that is, change your inner self—your old way of thinking, live changed lives] and become like children [trusting, humble, and forgiving], you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. – Matthew 18:3 AMP As I was watering my…
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Finding Myself in Christ
As of March 19th, 2024, Spring has sprung. And with the change of the physical season, I sense there is one happening in my personal life as well. I am starting a new role, I’m back in Texas and I am dating again, all things that I thought may have been dead in my life.…