Why don’t we compliment each other more often that notSo trained to see the negative, I think we seriously forgotYou attract more bees with honey, this is certainly the truthFor adults struggle with this even more than the youth Maybe that is the secret? The key to staying youngAcknowledging what is good, and just how …
Author Archives: Nikki C
Struck Down but Not DESTROYED
Dealing with Disappointment 2 Corinthians 4:9; Ecclesiastes 3:11; Ephesians 6:13; Nehemiah 8:10; John 3:16 I’ve been doing a lot of soul searching lately. Reasoning with myself, others, reading books, having open conversations with God. The kind where you bear your soul and openly share about how disappointed you are with circumstances and situations. We know …
Struck Down but NOT Destroyed
Have you ever been struck in a way that brings you to your knees?Like being frozen in time, can’t see the Forrest through the trees?Broken pieces, shattered and unsureThe ground beneath shaking, doesn’t feel so secure Not sure how you are going to survive, yet alone survive in tactTrauma so heavy and hard, you can …
ANXIETY 101;
I’m not a poet but allow me to tryTo use my pen and explain whySee I set out in a journey to instill truthSharing my struggles, and or pain of my youth AXIETY, stress and worry do not discriminate you seeIt knows no race, gender and or ethnicity To what extent you struggle is unknown …
Leave out all the Rest
If you had the pleasure of knowing Rob, you knew you get 2 things: a serious dose of sarcasm and the worst possible scenario for any and every situation. He loved to gossip and get the juice on others. One thing I admired about him was his raw and sometimes cutting honesty. We battled so …
I Dream in Color
I DREAM IN COLOR Dreams, we all have them right. Or at least at one time in our life we did. Some dreams come to pass while others slowly die. When we are young our innocent minds and hearts are full of the possibilities that may lie ahead. Some dreams are our own while others …
Vacant Hearts
In my heart lay many vacant roomsFilled with memories of those who have gone to soonRooms that were once full of love, life and laughterLeft disappointed; empty; with no happily ever after We always want the story book ending and for some it just isn’t trueLiving like a fairy tale, Cinderella doesn’t always find her …
A Time to Heal
A time to heal, a time to recoverFrom all relentless stress you’ve been underThere is a time for everything of this I am sureA time to laugh, a time to build a time to mourn And yet you will walk through this valley, but not aloneDeep in the thick of it, no answers can be …
The Days of Our Lives
When beauty fades and time stands stillAll has been stripped away, what remains is willThe mindset to move forward, continue to love and growDetermination to stand tall, releasing that inner glow Our lives are but a small piece on much larger scaleWe only see the present, but eternity will prevailIt’s so hard to let go …
Beneath the Surface
How are you doing? Are you okay?Simple, polite words on any random day But when you are trying to hold onDoing everything to stay strong These very words sting like a beeCrushing beneath the surface of what the eyes can see Because while everything looks fineThere is a whole different scenario warring in the mind …
IN DEEP WATERS 