We’ve all been there. The breakup, the heartache, and the mixed emotions. You try so hard to move on with your life, but there’s one thing that’s holding you back… Your ex is still coming around your family! Do you: 1. Ask your family/ friends to cut all ties with your ex? 2. Get an understanding , Set boundaries, and make sure no lines are crossed? 3. Do nothing? Maybe one day you guys will get back together. What if the situation was reversed? Could you remain close to your ex’s family? If so, maybe you should ask yourself this…

Forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead.~ Philippians 3:13 As this year comes to an end, I often stop and reminisce on all the blessings I’ve had. Not just this year, but in my lifetime. Sometimes we get so fixed on our current situation that we fail to praise God for all that He has already done. This year may not have been an easy one for you. You may have lost a lot of things in 2013. But if you’ll remain faithful, God will restore everything you’ve lost. You may have lost…

Dear Praying Women, I have a problem! My family don’t include me and my daughter in none of the family events unless it’s Thanksgiving  or Christmas! My sister’s birthday is Monday and me and my daughter was the only ones not included to go out to dinner for her birthday!!!  But my mom want me to come to Christmas dinner but I don’t think I am going!!! I get tired of them doing me and my daughter like that!!! It’s like it don’t matter unless they think she’s dying or something! Because  she have Cancer, Congestive Heart Failure , and…

Sometimes, when things are not going our way, it’s easy to lose sight of all that God has done for us. So let’s make 2013 our best year yet by reflecting on God’s goodness!  I posted this awesome idea a couple of months ago. A lot of you asked for a reminder as the end of the year approached. So here you go! Let’s get those empty jars ready! Starting next week, I challenge all of my readers to participate in “The Jar Of Gratitude: A Year Of Reflection”. Here’s how it works: [checklist]  Start the new year with an empty…

God works in mysterious ways. Lately, I have been wondering if this is what God wants me to do or if it’s just something that I chose to do on my own. I’ve been praying for answers and was seriously thinking about walking away from it. Tonight, I checked my Facebook messages (something I never do) and one particular message stood out. It read: “I really enjoy your Powerful Words of Wisdom “everytime”!… Thanks so much for sharing. Sometimes I just have to share some of it. Everyone needs this Spoken Word. I just stopped by to encourage you to…

Christmas is near and most of us are gearing up for a holiday spread or putting gifts under a tree. Today though, I want to ask you one question, what are you doing with the gifts God has given you for the world? Each of us was birthed for a purpose and we are literally God’s gifts to the world. We often focus on the outer wrapping, but today I want you to look inwards and ponder this question for a minute, “What am I supposed to do? I remember years ago when I shared an apartment with my friend…

There I was in the midst of my worst fear: single motherhood. I had begun the process of shame and ridicule, inflicting the wounds before anyone else could. As my belly grew and I walked alone, my head and my spirit hung low together. When my son was born, labor was nothing to the fear and the pain that consumed my heart. The father and son lunches, haircuts, and potty training were thoughts I began to fear than look forward to. Time has passed and my struggles remain, but I have found comfort in two things: constant prayer and Mary,…

Have you ever experienced something so hurtful, no matter how hard you tried, you couldn’t possibly see anything good coming out of the situation? My mom died suddenly of a heartache. I felt as though God should have given me more time with her. I couldn’t understand how or why God would take the one person who meant everything to me. I won’t lie, I was wavering in Faith. I had my good days, I would tell myself. “Everyone must go someday. It was just her time” and I had my bad days, I was determined to blame all of…

Hi ladies! I am so honored to be a new contributor on this site. I look forward to sharing more with you all as the days go by. I wanted to share a posting that has been on my heart. I wrote this a very long time ago at the Spirit’s leading and it ministered to so many women, that I was surprised. Once again, I feel a leading to share it here. You might have read the title and asked yourself, what is she talking about and why is she posting it here, well because I know that if…

Submitted By:   Amy Mathiew Prayer Request: Hello sisters. May of this year I had a complete hystorectomy and my husband and I aren’t blessed with children. On the fifth day after my surgery I had an over welming feeling of complete loss and emptiness. I cried till I fell asleep. This happened every day for 5 days. I want a baby. I need to be a mother and have the love of a child. I know there are plenty of people who know how hurting this is. I will be 40 next year and the one thing I’ve prayed…

Hi Dreana, I love your blog. I love your point of view on things and I really enjoy reading your viewers point of view on things also. Which is why I decided to write you for advice. Recently I was out shopping with my girls. I spotted my best friend’s husband out having lunch with another woman. From the looks of them together, this wasn’t just a friendly lunch. They were holding hands, hugging, and kissing. My question is… Should I tell my friend or should I just keep it to myself? Something keeps telling me not to say anything.…

Some call it the “third eye,” or like to envision their conscience as a little green Jiminy Cricket on their shoulder telling them what they should do or say. As I entered into adulthood, I became guilty of trying to listen to myself and follow my own actions. I had failed miserably. My goals and relationships with others began to suffer as I tried to take control over every aspect, making matters worse. I began to fill my cup with regrets. Things I should have said or done differently that would have changed everything. After many disappointments, I would pray…

I can’t count the amount of emails we receive from people who say they “don’t know how to pray”.  Some simply have doubts that God even hears their prayers. Although there’s no “official” way to pray, I decided to share a few pointers that have changed my life tremendously! Pray without Ceasing- Just because God doesn’t answer your prayer when you feel like He should, doesn’t mean He’s not listening. Continue to pray, Continue to trust and have faith that God will never forsake you. He hears you and He will answer you. -1 Thessalonians 5:17 Pray for Others- Did…

He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. ~Psalm 147:3 The death of loved ones are so openly discussed, but we seldom see the same support for families grieving the loss of their unborn child. Miscarriages can leave permanent scars, mixed emotions, and a slew of questions. “Do I still try again?” “What if the same thing happens again? I don’t think I can cope with another loss.” How do you explain to your other children that they will never get to meet their baby brother or sister? While we may never understand God’s reasoning, One thing I’m certain,…

Submitted By: Anonymous Prayer Request: Okay, my life is absolutely spiralling out of control. I know for the past few years I have lost touch with god and have almost become atheist, but I have wanted to become closer to god for a long time, but during the summer I became someone who Satan lived inside for a while. I was cussing a lot, I was throwing the finger, I was using god’s name in vain. But I tried to become closer to god, but I couldn’t go to church because of my busy schedule. But this year, I…

Dear Sister, Over the weekend Superstorm Sandy came my way. At one point during the storm we didn’t have hot water. I asked my husband to go in the basement and check the hot water heater. Well, we had bigger problems than the hot water heater. There was water down there. It was far from flooded but it certainly wasn’t dry. The next day and a half of monitoring, vacuuming, and investigating the source of the leaks, made me think about life. How often do we diagnose our problems without investigation? It’s easy to assume we know what’s going on…

Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. ~Matthew 6:33 Have you ever noticed how easy it is for us to put God on the back burner, yet everyone and everything else gets our undivided attention? We work Him in our schedule when we should be working our schedule around Him! Our Relationships, Families, Careers, and even material things become our main focus, yet we wonder why we have so many problems holding on to them. When I was married, If my husband didn’t feel like going to church, I…

When I hear this song, it reminds me to practice living my life with gratitude, even through tough situations. As we begin to grow from your circumstances, we realize that without the mercy of the Lord, things could have been a lot worse. Have a blessed day expressing gratitude!

“What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.” Ecclesiastes 1:9 Dear Sister, I know you have a lot going on. Don’t sweat it.  Somebody else has had it going on before too. As a matter of fact there is someone, somewhere in the same place that you are. Someone is waiting for a breakthrough, a miracle, a healing, an answer, a deliverance, a financial blessing, a husband, a prodigal to come home, etc. You are not alone!  Isolation is a trick of Satan. It’s sent to make us…

Some people say when it rains, it pours. I agree, sometimes it seems as though everything hits all at once. When one thing breaks down, everything seems to break down. When you lose one person, everyone seems to disappear from your life. No matter how much you pray, things seem to go the opposite of what you’re praying. But I also believe that the rain is an indication that God is getting ready to pour down blessings from Heaven. Psalm 126:5 says “Those who sow in tears Shall reap in joy.” If you’re going through the storm right now, hold…