Be Still. {The Blog}

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So. I'm getting married in 295 days. ...this may come as a huge surprise to many of my readers, considering I haven't posted in m...

Welcome! : "I connected Blogger to my http://flavors.me page - http://flavors.me/iamspokenword "

It was a ripe 85 degrees today. I live in an area where the weather tends to be a bit unpredictable. Tomorrow may be clammy and peaking in...

You know the feeling. You hear a song for the first time, probably one you’re driven to listen to because it’s by your favorite artist/band...

More ramblings of things I am figuring out about myself. 2011 is going to be a doozy, I can already tell.... 1. My heart beats for qualit...

I've owned this book for about 5 hours and it has already started to change my life. It's fresh and successfully unhinged the glob o...

It's funny how a single song...3:34 minutes of music...can change your whole perspective of a situation. That's the beautiful thing ...

My, oh my. What a year it has been for me. List is in no particular order... 1. Moved into my first place ever. 2. Got a new job as a gra...

I have been a Christian since I was a little girl. I remember sitting in church, next to my mom and older brother, and hearing the preacher ...

Be good to one another. Merry Christmas to you and yours.

I am dating one of the most incredibly raw minds of this world. He sees his sporadic thinking as a flaw, but I believe that in moments where...

Hm. Another friend of mine is engaged. Happily engaged. And I am forced to do that "mind thing" where I remind myself that it...

"I am a part of the Fellowship of the Unashamed. I have Holy Spirit power. The dye has been cast, I have stepped over the line. I ...

  Mary Sibande is a young South African artist born in 1982.  Using paintings and sculpture, she explores the construction of identity in a...

My life is like a steady stream of chaos right now. My plate is full. Pilled to capacity with carbohydrate-rich foods, salty vegetables, and...

What do you see when you look at this picture? I mean, besides the fact that this is taken from the gallery of Tyler Perry's movie adapt...

Walking by Mary Mary Music

I believe that the political arena was created by people to help people. And there are moments in our history where it has served that purpo...

I still get sad when he leaves. Not all the time, and not in a way that cripples me. But I do dread that moment when he shifts in his seat...

I performed at George Mason University. Shared the stage with people who hated Christians and thinks the Bible is a joke. Left with their re...

So, in case you missed it. I'm 25 now (have been for almost a month lol).  My current, constant mood is peaceful. I've never stresse...

Love is the most beautiful gift that God affords humanity this side of heaven. It can be tangibly seen, touched, and affect every area of yo...

There is a significance that hides within the order of the seasons. Fall was not meant to preceed Spring, nor was Winter supposed to come be...

Here. And choosing not to be afraid of the calm. ...resting in the following: I am exactly where I am meant to be.