Author Archives: Rhonda Gates

I heard a story and thought it was true, It played with my emotions and made me feel blue. I sat up all night thinking about sacrifice, depression, and what to do. Then I found out that none of it was true! Just lies, lies, and more lies, This is why I don’t often buyContinue reading “Stop Lying!”

While I know, “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; (Romans 3:23 KJV)” lately I have felt like I have fallen off the wagon. Since I have fallen off of the wagon, it is time for me to honestly reset all aspects of my life. I need to start over,Continue reading “Starting Over, Again”

Life is a never-ending cycle until one leaves the earth forever, and depending on what one believes, it may never end. I believe that once I die, I will live an eternity in heaven, with no more worries or earthly concerns. As I look around at the world falling apart, I think, this has happenedContinue reading “Recycled”

I have been doing my best to live a life based on faith. I believe my faith is able to put me in places where I should not be, and my faith is able to bring my name up in rooms where it has no business being. Faith is powerful – when it is livedContinue reading “No Sometimes Means Not Yet”

I have so much to be grateful for; I honestly cannot name them all. First and foremost, I woke up this morning with all of my senses and body parts intact. I have – a bed to sleep in, a house that holds the bed, food to eat, liquids to drink, and clothes on myContinue reading “Testimony”

To start a new venture is petrifying               It makes one wonder if it is worth it. As I sit and think of the possibilities               I began to see the opportunities. How do I break into an industry in which I have no prior knowledge?               By taking advantage of hands-on learning, trial andContinue reading “Fear of A New Venture”

I hate working. If there are others, then let us welcome each other to the club. I want to be positioned where I do not have to wake up, commute, or turn on a computer, to waste nine of my precious hours away. There are so many scams in which people get rich off theContinue reading “Realization”

According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, gossip is defined as “a person who habitually reveals personal or sensational facts about others.” As written in Proverbs 11:13 of the KJV of the Holy Bible states “A talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter.” I am a firm believer in tryingContinue reading “Gossip”

Trusting myself still does not come easy. However, I am a lot better at it than I was previously. A little bit ago, I used my gut to tell me that a situation at work was not going to get better until I dealt with it head-on. Thus, I did, and I am happy thatContinue reading “Update: Wound Three – Trusting Oneself”

I celebrated my birthday all week last week and it was not how I thought it would be. I did not plan it well at all. Instead, I had caught COVID a couple of weeks before so it was important that I made it in to see the specialist and he was available the dayContinue reading “My Birthday!”