Pausing With God

The piano is a widely recognized instrument known for its beautiful sound.  Every key has a different range, from soft to strong.  Well, some years ago, I purchased a keyboard for the sole purpose of making a joyful noise, well at least I was going to try. I exited the music store with the salesperson in tow behind me. He gently packed the box in the trunk of my car. At last, my newfound friend and I were on our way home. In the family room, after taking the contents out of the box, I fastened both of the legs on.  One, two, three, counting down like I was about to blow candles on a cake, as I took my right index finger and pushed the power button.   After a few weeks of banging on the keys, I decided it might be best to take a few lessons. It was during this time that I squashed the myth that every note had to be perfect. For me, playing was something that was relaxing and though I couldn’t play without reading music, I still found it to be fun. I discovered th...

  Before we moved to Florida back in 1999, we were involved in street ministry for kids. When I considered the move, I thought my season for this type of ministry was possibly coming to an end. But to my surprise, I found out that a team member, attended training with someone in Jacksonville who was doing the same type of ministry. Well, we moved, and I tried to chill out for a bit to get our family settled, but I was so excited about seeing what was happening with the JAX outreach. Shortly after contacting the founder, my family and I joined as helpers in the Ramona Boulevard, now known as Victory Pointe Boys & Girls Club and before we knew it; the residence (especially the children) became like family. Some months later, we had an idea to have a breakfast. The first year, the mini buffet was birthed from toaster and microwave ovens. The feedback was so overwhelming, we began planning for the following year. This blessed event went on for nine years. With each year the gifts a...

 

  All Resources Available online at PausingWithGod.com, Amazon, Books A Million, Walmart, Barnes & Nobles God’s God It Don’t Worry About Anything God’s Got It is a sequel to The Ministry of My Mother – A Woman of Excellence. The relationship between a father and his daughter is just as important as the one between mothers and daughters. The dynamics of a father and daughter relationship may range from healthy to unwholesome. It affects you on so many levels: emotionally, mentally, physically, financially, and spiritually. God’s Got It will remind some and refresh others… ● Remember, it’s not how you start, but how you finish. ● Realize you will experience a storm or two in your lifetime. ● Reexamine your relationship with your father, your daughter, but most of all with yourself. A Woman of Excellence: The Ministry of My Mother, A Memoir The dynamics of a mother and daughter relationship take may range from healthy to unwholesome. They can affect you on so many levels: emotion...

  Special Delivery August 7, 2021 PausingWithGod Every day I wake up wondering what adventures or opportunities shall I encounter…well today’s was no different. Sometime this morning the doorbell rings. I get up from my desk and walk over and look out the window. As I pull the curtains back, I notice a delivery truck going down the street away from my house. The Ring doorbell recorded that a package had been delivered. I pause and think to myself, ‘Hmmm, I don’t recall ordering anything.’ Downstairs I go, a tad excited as maybe it was something my husband ordered. I open the door and look down, the box wasn’t as big as I thought it would be. I picked it up to check out the label. Of course you know the tracking and all the other stickers they slap on boxes are larger than the address label. I take a second look, the package wasn’t for us nor did I recognize the name or address. As I ponder what to do, I begin writing down the information from the label. Who do I call first, the del...

  Pausing To Spotlight:  Your Pastor, My Family January 27, 2021 PausingWithGod Edit "Pausing To Spotlight: Your Pastor, My Family" SPOTLIGHT: a projected spot of light used to illuminate brilliantly a person, object, or group on a stage. Over the past few months we had been praying about transitioning from the Pausing With God quarterly magazine to something different for the new year. When I received this wonderful article about my cousin, I couldn’t wait to share her with you all. Cleo Graham has accepted a call to pastor at Faith Congregational Church United Church of Christ in Hartford HARTFORD — The Rev. Cleo Graham, a New Haven native, has accepted a call to serve as pastor of Faith Congregational Church United Church of Christ in Hartford. The Faith Congregational Church of the United Church of Christ is a historic church, located at 2030 Main St. The brick Romanesque Revival-style building, completed in 1872, houses the Faith Congregational Church, whos...