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Meca’s April Minutes: Walking Boldly in Our True Identity
What a powerful and spirit-filled time  we had at the 2nd Annual Women of Endurance Retreat and Conference ! Our theme, TRUE IDENTITY in...
Shemeca Richard
Apr 62 min read
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MECA's MARCH MINUTES
Hey sisters, In a world that often seems chaotic and overwhelming, it’s easy to feel lost or afraid. But remember, this chaos is just an...
Shemeca Richard
Mar 133 min read
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Faith in Tough Times
In my distress I prayed to the Lord, and the Lord answered me and set me free.  Psalm 118:5 (NLT)  It happened many, many years ago,...
Shemeca Richard
Feb 183 min read
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Faith Brings Freedom
But the Scriptures declare that we are all prisoners of sin, so we receive God’s promise of freedom only by believing in Jesus...
Shemeca Richard
Jul 9, 20242 min read
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"Bloom Where You Are Planted"
“But forget all that—    it is nothing compared to what I am going to do.19 For I am about to do something new. See, I have already...
Shemeca Richard
Apr 1, 20242 min read
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Finding your people
As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend. Proverbs 27:17 (NLT) In 2004, I moved to Houston for a new start. I was in my...
Shemeca Richard
Mar 4, 20242 min read
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Love Is...
For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal...
Shemeca Richard
Feb 13, 20244 min read
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Are you committed to God???
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make...
Shemeca Richard
Feb 2, 20243 min read
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Get Intentional About Quiet Time with God
This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do...
Shemeca Richard
Jan 15, 20245 min read
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It's Okay to NOT be okay
Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have relieved me in my distress; Have mercy on me, and hear my prayer. Psalm 4:1 NKJV...
Shemeca Richard
Apr 10, 20232 min read
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The Beauty of PRAYER PART 1
What does it mean to pray? Prayer is open communication with God. Praying is having a conversation with God. Prayer is a dialogue....
Shemeca Richard
Mar 16, 20233 min read
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November 2022 Newsletter
Hi, I am so glad that you decided to join my email list. After authoring the book, Stamina, the Lord prompted me to re-start this...
Shemeca Richard
Nov 5, 20221 min read
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GOAL GETTER
Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand. Proverbs 19:21 My life is not my own. God has...
Shemeca Richard
Feb 28, 20222 min read
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New Year, New Revelations
HAPPY 2019! I celebrated a birthday less than a month ago. The good thing about having a birthday during the the last month of the year...
Shemeca
Jan 9, 20192 min read
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THREE WEEKS to FORGIVENESS (BOOK REVIEW)
What does it mean to give and receive forgiveness? Well let me tell you. My friend Kimberly Dewberry nailed a great example of the power...
Shemeca
Apr 4, 20181 min read
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You ARE Forgiven
Guilt, hurt, shame, condemnation, and embarrassment are some of the feelings that we may feel when we sin, or act against God. The enemy...
Shemeca
Mar 8, 20181 min read
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Year of Transition...Month One
Word for the month=overwhelm Overwhelmed with: *emotions of excitement, frustration, and doubt *negative thinking *second guessing the...
Shemeca
Mar 4, 20182 min read
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Moving Forward
In my January devotional contribution to LaneofRoses.com, I discuss "What is Holding You Back?" God gives us these big dreams, visions,...
Shemeca
Feb 6, 20181 min read
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Giving Thanks in ALL Circumstances
Do you show gratitude at all times or only in November? Earlier this week at Lane of Roses, I shared a daily devotional about Giving...
Shemeca
Nov 24, 20171 min read
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NO MORE STIGMA
As mental illness awareness week comes a close, I just wanted to write a quick few lines. Mental illness is a TRUE illness. There are...
Shemeca
Oct 8, 20172 min read
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