August 12, 2017
"All who are thirsty. And all who are weak, come to the fountain. Dip your heart in the stream of life. Let the pain and the sorrow be washed away in the waves of His mercy." This is my heart's cry this morning. My heart is weak and my spirit is sad. August has been a hard month for me. August 1st was my mama's birthday. I didn't realize it until an hour before getting ready for work, and it hit me like a ton of bricks. For those of you who may not know, my mama passed away six years ago the day after her birthday on August 2nd. So when I realized it was her birthday, I was automatically reminded of the anniversary of her death. No words could possibly explain the pain and sorrow I felt after loosing her. She was my best friend. Sure we argued and bickered, but she was my first love as a child. She was my first tangible representation of love and there was not a thing in this world she would not have done for me or my two brothers. So when she died, I felt l...