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A Relay Worth Watching
So, I'm watching a lot of the early seasons of Grey's Anatomy these days. And let me say what a show this must be since it's actually...

Nicole Payne
Feb 7, 20213 min read


Game Changer
I almost came to tears as I listened to "O Holy Night" the other day. It was the version from The Best Man Holiday soundtrack when Jayda...

Nicole Payne
Dec 23, 20204 min read


Seasons Teach
Ummm ... I just passed Santa on a sleigh cycle at a gas station ... It's one of those sights that make you go hmmm... It made me ask,...

Nicole Payne
Dec 20, 20204 min read


Friends Are Dope
"I never thought Charles would really stick in my life," I told Kwesi this morning. The way Charles and I met, on the age old social...

Nicole Payne
Dec 13, 20202 min read


Greatness Holds Us Accountable
Chile, one of my clients texted me the other day that her co-worker told her she (my client) inspired her to start working out

Nicole Payne
Sep 11, 20202 min read


Proof
May your struggles keep you near the cross May your troubles show that you need God May your battles end the way they should May your bad...

Nicole Payne
Jul 28, 20202 min read


Feelings Don't Change Truth
Feelings don't change truth So why go over the deep end? Feelings don't change truth So why indulge in my down-in- the- dumps mood?...

Nicole Payne
Jul 9, 20201 min read


Speak 2 My Heart
Speak to my heart, Lord.
Give me Your holy Word.
If I can hear from You, then I'll know what to do.
I won't go alone.
I'll never go on my o

Nicole Payne
Jun 18, 20203 min read


When the Boys Come Knockin'
It's 9:36 Saturday morning, and I'm just committing to waking up. My husband's been up for a bit and is now downstairs. Before leaving...

Nicole Payne
Jun 13, 20203 min read


I Done Learned from the Critters!
So, before I left the house today for an accountability session with a friend and ministry teammate, I flushed PL down the toilet. It was...

Nicole Payne
Dec 21, 20194 min read
Done Deal
So, somebody let himself into my car somewhere between when I arrived home last evening and my departure this morning, and stole my...

Nicole Payne
Sep 14, 20193 min read
You Can Win!
"As long as you keep ... your head to the sky ... BE OP-TI-MIS-TIC!" 🎶🎤🥁🎵🎹 Ya'll remember that catchy Sounds of Blackness tune?! You...

Nicole Payne
Sep 6, 20193 min read


FROM INJURY TO VICTORY!
I used to dread long car rides with my husband because [until recently] I've never been at complete ease while he drives. Just being...

Nicole Payne
Aug 2, 20194 min read


Inside Out
"We all have our own stories, each of us drawn by the Spirit in a unique way to the same place of understanding: God loves me." - Mary Jo...

Nicole Payne
Jun 16, 20195 min read


NO VACANCY
One recent late Tuesday night, Kwesi, the boys, and I arrived home from Bible Study to a scene we'd not experienced before. There were...

Nicole Payne
Apr 14, 20195 min read


Love Said, "Not So!"
I sighed after driving past a couple of wind-tattered bundles of maroon and black weave as they lay, without an owner, in the grassy...

Nicole Payne
Mar 22, 20194 min read
Peace, Chile!
So, when I was watching the movie Freedom Writers with my students yesterday and realized I was the only body in the room wanting to get...

Nicole Payne
Feb 28, 20195 min read
Don't Renege on Your Release
Breathing hard between exercises, I answer the call by saying, "Hello." Seeing that it's my son's school, I can only think of two things:...

Nicole Payne
Feb 24, 20195 min read
Cuz of God
Chile, I drove by a bridal shop the other day, saw the dresses in the front window and did one of these: Reason being? Yes, my wedding...

Nicole Payne
Feb 16, 20194 min read


The Power of Purposeful Parenting
(Jingle) "There's a new kinda' Cheerios Waiting in your breakfast bowl It's the honey of an 'O ... It's Honey Nut Cheerios It's the sunny...

Nicole Payne
Jan 1, 20194 min read
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