The Grace Journal Podcast
Episodes
25 episodes
Season Finale
Thank you for listening to The Grace Journal Podcast. Thank you for joining me on this Journey. I am so encouraged and it is all thanks to you, the listeners. I could not have done this without you. I am so grateful. Thanks to every inter...
Letting Go of Control
Today I have a conversation with my friend about letting go of control. I am not quit where I want to be in regards to my control, but it is necessary to get thorough this season.
The Upper Echelon
Being exposed to a life that seemed beyond me used to feel so daunting. Like I was longing for a life I never thought I could have. This podcast has given me new views on purpose and where it can take you when I stop pursuing the tangible and s...
A Poem or Two: Growing Pains & The Greatest Love I've Ever Known
I wrote two poems recently that incapsulate who I am becoming in Jesus and my response towards who God has been to me. This Journey is so trying and honestly exhausting. I feel like a kid who can't wait to be grown up. But I hear God saying don...
When the Student Becomes the Teacher Part2
In part two of this conversation with my God sister we open our lives to the concept of grace. She has more confidence in this area than I do. Day after day I am still learning to trust God. I hope to learn more as I follow her example.
When the Student Becomes the Teacher Part 1
My God sister Farana has been in my life for longer than I can tell you. She has recently gotten married and we become a grown woman right before my eyes some how I feel as though she has surpassed me in maturity. This is a conversation b...
When the Naysayers Say Nay
It's never been about THEM. When you focus on the approval of man you will never be satisfied. The reality is that the naysayers need Jesus too, and all I have to do is focus on the task at hand and hopefully somewhere between their disbelief i...
The Art of Patience
I have had the challenge of facing my own impatience lately. Today's episode contains the lessons I've learned as a walk through my challenges in this area, and I am sure to learn more lessons along the way. I hope you enjoy today's episode.&nb...
When True Love Finds Her Worth
This piece combines a few of my experiences with love. I express myself in this way in hopes that I will appreciate it the next time God introduces love into my life. Too often we give freely what has yet to be earned. I have learned many lesso...
Self Reflection In The 3rd.
A new installment of the writing prompt series. This one is by my good friend Ray. I hope you enjoy hearing my reflection in this episode.
The Journey Home Series Finale: Going Home
I head home and am met with gratitude for what this trip has taught me.
The Journey Home Series Part 7: In the Living Room
My childhood babysitter visits me and I get a glimpse of who I am becoming even more in her presence. I learn that my imagination is a gift for that connects to the faith the God has given me.
The Journey Home Series Part 6: When Grown Folks Play
In this episode I share my "fun" experience at a jump park with my siblings and nephew. The jump park cause me to realize that I am not a kid anymore. Although I am an adult I want to never loose the child like essence that is housed in my soul...
The Journey Home Series Part 5: Shall We Dance
My Dad and I take a journey on the dance floor.
The Journey Home Series Part 4: An Open Letter
This episode involves a sensitive topic about my childhood trauma and pain. I am making a choice to share this in an effort to be the voice that I wish someone would have been for me back then.
The Journey Home Series Part 3: Hey Black Girl!
There are to parts at work in every believer, a sinner and a pharisee. In this episode I journey to the community that help to cultivate both of these perspectives that are found in my nature. I end this episode with a poem about the girl I use...
The Journey Home Series Part 2: Emilienne's Granddaughter A story about Grief
How do you do something new when you are longing for something familiar? I choose, to create a new belief system that can serve as a substitute for what I am longing for. Join me as I search my grief for the connection my heart desires.
The Journey Home Series Part 1: Familiar Spaces
This is the very first series on The Grace Journal podcast. I travel back to my hometown, and am taken on rollercoaster of emotions. I am thinking new thoughts in familiar spaces. Come with me on this Journey.
Mirror Mirror
It's an advising session today on The Grace Journal Podcast. My sweet friend, Akera, is like a little sister to me, and she joins us on the show today. I have known Akera for almost five years. Her life reminds me of me when I was her age. Toda...
My Very 1st Juneteenth
Juneteenth was established as a national holiday last year (2021). It is a day to be celebrated in American History. It marks the day that all African American slaves were set free in the US. I got to celebrate this holiday for the ...
I Imagine
This poem came from a writing prompt series that I started on Instagram. Since launching this podcast I decided to move the various prompts over to this platform. Today I dive into the topic of love. The prompt was suggested by my friend Kyshir...
A Conversation on Anxiety
Join in on the collaborative conversation on The Grace Journal Podcast. My friend Tia and I met during her last year of college and my first year as a missionary. She has since been a friend and inspiration for my life. Today we speak about our...
When I See My Family
In today's episode I put my mic where my mouth is and choose to be as vulnerable as I've promised myself and God I would be. I know that from time to time there will be tough decisions to make regarding what I'm willing share. Talking abo...
