elles~n~life

Love, Laughter, Loyalty and Loss = Ls in life

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  • TAKE MY HAND

    September 6, 2025, I woke up with yet another song on my heart; per usual I knew who the artist was, but I couldn’t place the title of the song. I heard, “Precious Lord, take my hand, help me stand” over and Over and OVER again. Precious Lord (the voice was distinct…clearly Fred Hammond, which Read more

  • WAR CLOTHES

    Virtue – behavior showing high moral standards Moral –  (adj) concerned with the principles of right and wrong and the goodness or badness of human character Standard – (noun) a level of quality or attainment For the last week the song, “Put Your War Clothes On” by Virtue has been heavy on my heart (mind). Read more

  • The JOB Effect

    The Book of Job There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God and eschewed evil. Job 1:1 KJV Now, I am far from perfect and have not always “eschewed” evil, but Job did and he faced many tribulations Read more

  • TOP 10

    1. Tombstone (ALL TIME FAVORITE) The remaining movies are in no particular order 2. Drumline 3. Brown Sugar 4. Hancock 5. The Fast and Furious (RIP Paul Walker) 6. Honey 7. Save the Last Dance 8. Dirty Dancing 9. Last of the Mohicans 10. 300 Read more

  • YAH Gon’ MAKE SUTTIN SHAKE

    Earthquake & Kingdom Preparation It was August 23, 2011, the very beginning of the school year. I had a full classroom of either 3rd or 4th graders and was busy teaching, after our lunchtime recess. I heard what sounded like the garbage truck coming to empty the dumpster but the sound got louder and louder. Read more

  • 14 Years of Grieving

    Grief isn’t linear… It’s July 31, 2011 the last day of the Fordham-Wagner Family reunion in Maryland, and it was my turn to deliver the morning devotional. I definitely procrastinated (thanks to writer’s block or maybe it was just my nerves). Here is the worship thought I came up with (written at 7:36:25 AM on Read more

  • Psalm 28

    Friday Night wasn’t my typical Friday night with several Bibles laid across my bed with one or three of my journals alongside my laptop. Things were off and have been for a few weeks. I thought to myself, “Why am I not taking the time to study the Bible like I used to?” and then Read more

  • I dunno

    Are you more of a night or morning person? AM vs. PM… That is the question at hand! To be honest🤷🏽‍♀️ Last night, I was up until 2am editing for my channel. I woke up at 8am to handle payroll and now here I am about to do some more editing. It’s all about motivation! Read more

  • YOU SAY YOU LOVE ME…

    You say you love me… Why don’t I feel it You say you love me but… I get triggered every time I see or talk to you You say you love me but… It hurts to love someone so much that seeks out to hurt you You say you love me but… You turn sunny Read more

  • I AM Creative

    How are you creative? 2:34am ~ my hand quickly grasped the journal and pens lying next to me. I started jotting down ideas that popped into my head as I was waking up. 3:14am ~ read Proverbs for 20 minutes 4:26am ~ finished editing a video to post on YouTube. Maybe now I can go Read more