Reach Out Even If You Think It's Too Late

By Debra DuPreeWilliams @DDuPreeWilliams

This has been a difficult week. Over the weekend, I heard that a dear friend was very sick. This friend was one of my college roommates, and also, one of my bridesmaids. We stayed in touch during the years that I remained in Birmingham, her home, but when we moved to Florida, I lost touch with not only her, but so many of my old friends.

You know the friends I mean—the ones who helped to form you into the person you are today. The people who influenced your past, thus creating the path to the future you.

Making Tough Decisions

By Debra DuPree Williams @DDuPreeWilliams

I’ve recently had to make a pretty big decision. It was big to me, although in the scope of my entire life, it would seem inconsequential. I actually struggled for weeks with this. I declined something I thought I was being called to do. But when I look back, this decision had been there all along.

When this opportunity first presented itself, I was gung ho. But in the back of my mind I was hearing, wait, the timing isn’t right.  But I didn’t heed that voice. I just went headlong and even talked about it with enthusiasm. All the while, that Voice was imploring me to wait. (Psalm 27:14)