I arrived at a hotel that had been booked for me by an event planner. I told the lady at the front desk my name. Before I could give her my driver’s license or confirmation number, she said, “Oh, so you are Mrs. Williams, welcome … which card would you like to use for payment?” I said, “My room has already been paid for by the organization with which I am working.” She said, “Oh, ok… let me look into something.” After some time, she asked a co-worker for some assistance. I was then told to Continue Reading
Love Before Law
In my absence, a colleague decided to offer some advice to my staff related to some personal life choices. When I returned, the staff expressed to me how this advice was not appreciated. “Yes, she meant well, but . . . how dare she!” was exclaimed. Once I asked what exactly was said, I responded, “Well, I say that all the time.” “Yeah, YOU can say that! Not her!” Perhaps, my colleague, in this instance as well as myself in other instances, could benefit from following a model God Continue Reading
Who Is With You?
He stood tall in stature, he was physically attractive, muscular, wealthy, and powerful! “Who is ‘he’?” you ask. “…and why is ‘he’ not here with me?” Well single ladies, you can find him in the book of 1 Samuel. What happened is, God relented and gave the Israelites their first King. His name was Saul. Some of the first few words of assurance this seemingly “good catch” received are “. . . God is with you.” (1 Samuel 10:7) Despite God’s promise to be with him, Saul held strong to Continue Reading