Hehehe! That was the comment I got from a sweetie after she watched one of my videos. But as I explained to her, ‘tis the season for hard work! My new attire will be some uniform shirts with our company’s name and logo embroidered on them. Your girl here is in hustle mode, baby, and …
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I’M THANKFUL FOR ALL THE “BAD” IN MY LIFE
The hurts, rejections, challenges, difficulties, disappointments, insecurities, frustrations, evil, awful and all the painful stuff that have come my way. These so called “bad” were exactly what I needed to become God’s girl. And now that I’m here, feeling sooooo close to Him, I’m sincerely thankful for them all. “But as for you, you meant …
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“HOW DO YOU MENTALLY DEAL WITH TOUGH SITUATIONS?”
Wow! That was the excellent question from a sweetie pie God has sent into my life! Here’s how: God is my GREATEST FRIEND EVER! Anything I’m concerned about, He’s concerned about, let me tell ya. And He lovingly finds all sorts of ways to communicate with me (He’s quite talkative once you get to know …
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“WHY ARE YOU WATCHING THAT KIND OF A SHOW WITH THEM?” That was my hubs to me today! I was telling him how the girls and I were watching this TV show where a wife wants a divorce from her husband after she found out that he had an affair over nine years ago. I …
“DON’T GET DISTRACTED” That was some excellent advice to me and the girls yesterday from our neighbor who invited us to church with her. On the drive there, I asked her about a little disagreement the girls and I were having about a football game that I said no to them going. She said the US is a …
“THE MORE YOU HURT ME, THE LESS I CRY” Who would’ve have thought that getting hurt could be a good thing? It has for me! In fact, I use all the negatives that come my way – the failures, mistakes, bitterness, resentments, disappointments, aggravations, sadness, hurt, pain, sickness, feelings of loneliness and hopelessness – to …
THIS IS VERY HARD Being obedient to God is not easy, let me tell ya!!! He takes us on some complicated paths full of hurts, dilemmas, disappointments, frustrations, challenges, sadness, pain, and lots of suffering. Many times I’ve said to Him, ‘God, I don’t want to hear from you!’ I want to turn into the …
“I DON’T KNOW WHAT YOUR AGENDA IS”
Was a comment I got today! My response was, “Very simple: to be the best wife, mom, and person possible, all for God’s glory. Nothing more, nothing less.” And let me tell ya, that right there is the secret to living a successful life. With every decision seeking to please God, He loving guides us …
“NIKKI, WHAT ARE YOU EATING???”
This was my hubby SCREAMING at his FAT wife from across the room at a party some years ago. Can you believe this was one of those life-changing moments when I decided to work on myself seriously? The then overweight, insecure, overly emotional, unhappy, and unhealthy Nik, used this HUMILIATION as fuel to become BETTER. …
“MOMMY, WHY DID DADDY MAKE YOU CRY?”
That was the crucial question one of these beautiful daughters asked me years ago after I had an emotional breakdown in front of them when my husband fussed me out about my weight one Sunday I will never forget. That was my wake up call. Nik, are you going to let your daughters see you …