I recently came across this draft that I never posted. Better late than never so here goes... While many residents on the South Eastern coast were experiencing power outages because of hurricane Matthew, I was experiencing an outage of my own. I was safe and sound during the storm. In fact, it barley rained here, … Continue reading Water Runs Dry
Author: Colette
Blackberry Molasses
If you've ever been to my house you know that my backyard is a hot mess; treacherous if you will. I have weeds back there as tall as I am. Not that I'm all that tall but that's pretty tall for vegetation. I've been saying I'm going to get it landscaped since I moved in … Continue reading Blackberry Molasses
Trust the Process
It's been a while since I've published a post on the Life and Times of Colette. I think it was just the season I was in; a time to speak and a time to stay silent. I've also reunited with an old friend, library card, so I've been doing more reading than writing as of … Continue reading Trust the Process
You Can’t be Tight Acting Loose
In light of the continued unrest in our nation, I decided to post this as a continuation of my previous post "Such a Time as This". 18 praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints— Ephesians 6:18 NLT The next … Continue reading You Can’t be Tight Acting Loose
A Year to Remember
To commemorate my 1 year anniversary of resigning, I decided to reflect on the past year. I know a lot has happened but I can't recall most of it off the top of my head. One of the enemy's tactics is making us forget because there is power in remembering. Remembering what the Lord has … Continue reading A Year to Remember
Such a Time as This
I planned to post something about my 1 year anniversary from resigning but a more pressing issues as arisen that I feel moved to address. I'll save my other post for another day. Like many of you, I have been grieved by what I'm seeing on the news and social media. Almost every morning I … Continue reading Such a Time as This
No Band-aids
The air conditioner in my home finally got fixed this week! I've been trying to get this fixed since February or March. Its been a long process but it's finally done! It didn't get fixed when I wanted it too, but it happened before I actually needed it. I had a few uncomfortable nights but … Continue reading No Band-aids
The 6th [wo]Man
I initially left my job to try my hand at the restaurant business amongst other things. Well that didn't happen right away. No one would hire me. Fast forward a bit, I ended up volunteering at my church all summer and eventually got hired. Shortly after I got hired my position was put on hold … Continue reading The 6th [wo]Man
Spoken Word
"I told my people they can have what they say, but they are saying what they have."
Coloring Lessons
Resigned at 29 is officially 30! For my birthday, my sister bought me one of those adult coloring books. I'm normally not into the latest trend so when I initially heard about adult coloring books I wasn't interested. (And when you tack the word "adult" onto anything it automatically sounds scandalous in my head. Therefore, … Continue reading Coloring Lessons
Resigned at 29 