There are three key points in my life when God intervened - providing hope when I felt hopeless, peace when my mind was in turmoil and meaning when I lost purpose. I grew up in Jamaica primarily with my aunt, because my mom and step dad (who was abusive) moved around frequently due to financial insecurity. My Mom thought it would be best that I stayed with my Aunt for stability. However, living with extended family has its challenges. My aunt tried to make me feel like I was

Before Pastor Chris ever meet me, he met my mother, over 10 years ago. She was a full of life kind of person who could make anyone laugh and with her children she was affectionate. That is the way that she showed us she loved us, but her tongue wasn't as kind. She was heavy with emotion and would lash out in frustration often. She was the type of person who would say one thing and do another. I can't say that I read my bible daily or even that I have a rhyme and reason to wh

This is and has been my prayer to my Dad as I walk through this journey that I am walking with Him, my husband and my Skyline family now. I am not scared of what is going to happen. What I am scared of is that I am not going to be able to serve Jesus the way my heart wants to. My dream is to keep leading, keep meeting with many people for Growth Catalyst, keep walking alongside people that want to say yes to Jesus and grow. My dream is to always be making a difference for Him

You and me against the world is what I always told Andrea, my 4 year old daughter who will soon be 5. Ever since I can remember, I never liked asking for help and did life alone. To me asking for help symbolized failure, it let others know that I was weak and not strong enough to get the job done. I remember there being a time where even asking a person for a quarter to complete a dollar for a soda from the vending machine was difficult. Through the years I have gotten bet

Ironically the very reason I am writing this post has everything to do with knowing what My Lord says I should do “but” making other things a priority over him. I initially turned down a request for this blog post when my eyes were fixed on the next crisis, problem and project. On Sunday, the message was coming in loud and clear! Not only was the message speaking to my current circumstance, it went much further and spoke to the circumstances of others in my life. Specifically

There are many times when I hear the message and I think, “Oh, that’s a great message for somebody else to apply” but this one was clearly tagged for me. I kept smiling throughout because I was convinced that this was so true for my life and I couldn’t wait to put the bottom line into practice. I came home and shared some of the insights with Lynn and we had a good discussion about it. Now, when I think of some chore I’m supposed to do around the house, I have to think abou

When I came to skyline I was so confused about my relationship with Jesus. I was walking alone struggling with feeling unloved, abandoned, and discouraged. Feelings I grew up struggling with and the ones I based my decisions on. Feelings I blamed my parents for. My family was also in the middle of a crisis that was about to tear us apart. My father was living in the Dominican Republic with my mother who had early onset Alzheimer’s. My sister did not agree with the way my dad