— Niya Tanielle Last week I was reminded of something my pastor said once. He said, “How can you expect to fight off the devil, when you can’t fight off a cookie?” Sad, but true. I have struggled with my weight my entire life. If it’s sweet and unhealthy I want it and lots of [...]

— Niya Tanielle As I write this I’m thinking of all the times I have gone backwards. Regaining the ten pounds I worked so hard to lose or even returned to the same bad habits that got me out of debt the first time. When it comes to relationships, is it ever beneficial to go [...]

— Niya Tanielle What can we say about Ms. Irene? She blew into the east coast wrecking havoc on neighborhoods and the minds of the resident. Fear set in and sent people to the grocery store in masses. Twenty gallons of water? Really? Is it the Apocalypse and no one told me! Christians are so [...]

— Niya Tanielle Since 2005 I have been serving in a volunteer ministry at my church. In the beginning I was given a co-leadership positon and it was definitely a lot of work. We had to create volunteer schedules, attend leadership meetings, create meeting topics weekly, and deal with member drama. I loved serving my [...]

— Niya Tanielle I recently had a dream that I was pregnant. I’m sitting in the doctor’s office and the doctor comes in the room and says, “Congratulations! You’re going to have a baby!” I’m sitting there confused and argumentative for the rest of the dream. When I looked up the meaning, pregnancy in a [...]