It is only when we are confronted with loss that we truly appreciate what we’ve gained. Granddaddy closed his eyes at the end of a December and we bid our collective farewell at the beginning of January. It’s a different take on new beginnings. Beginning the year with a burial. Beginning with death and a seed. Beginning with the celebration of a well-lived life.
Author Archives: LaShawnda Jones
Song & Verse: Piece by Piece
by Kelly Clarkson I first heard the last couple of bars of this song on an overhead speaker in a gym earlier this week. The emotion was so palpable, I had to find it and listen to it fully. The song pretty much says it all; nothing to add from me. Piece by Piece byContinueContinue reading “Song & Verse: Piece by Piece”
Give thanks for what you’ve been delivered from
My prayers weren’t elaborate. They weren’t long and scripture based. I knew I wanted to be delivered from it all. I wanted to be saved. I wanted to live free from fear.
He is my sweetness.
He is my sweetness. When we aren’t right He is the source of all my Bitterness.
I used to be an athlete.
I used to be an athlete: “Luckily for me, the body remembers. Muscle memory – I just have to get myself moving.” Halfway through the assessment, she observed, “You need a sergeant. Someone to push you. You are capable of so much more than you think. I’m really impressed with you.”
Quote: Each of us is more than the worst thing we’ve ever done.
Proximity has taught me some basic and humbling truths, including this vital lesson: Each of us is more than the worst thing we’ve ever done. My work with the poor and the incarcerated has persuaded me that the opposite of poverty is not wealth; the opposite of poverty is justice. Finally, I’ve come to believeContinueContinue reading “Quote: Each of us is more than the worst thing we’ve ever done.”
Quote: When one knows this about a man…
When one knows this about a man, it is impossible for one to hate him, but unless he becomes a man – become equal – it is also impossible for one to love him. {Click to read the full quote.}
Quote: The belonging you seek…
The belonging you seek is not behind you, but ahead. I am no jedi, but I know the force….
Quote: That man who is forced each day to snatch his manhood…
Originally posted on #americarising:
I do not mean to be sentimental about suffering – enough is certainly as good as a feast – but people who cannot suffer can never grow up, can never discover who they are. That man who is forced each day to snatch his manhood, his identity, out of the fire…
Devotional: Love and Justice
February 1, 2016 Love and Justice: Hosea 12:1-6 Read The people of Israel feed on the wind; they chase after the east wind all day long. They pile up lies and violence; they are making an alliance with Assyria while sending olive oil to buy support from Egypt. Now the LORD is bringing charges against Judah.ContinueContinue reading “Devotional: Love and Justice”
Harvest Life 