JOURNAL | Shireal R. Lewis

My Journal

Feb 10, 2021
2 min

God Does

“I don’t have time to be depressed.” That's what I told the First Lady of my church today. She reached out to me because she said that...

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Sep 22, 2020
2 min

Closure

Thirty days ago, I challenged myself to write every day, and today I can proudly say that I’ve completed the challenge. There were a few...

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Sep 19, 2020
2 min

Capacity

We will be moving in 12 days and I’m both happy and sad about it. I really don’t want to leave because we have so much support being...

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Sep 17, 2020
2 min

Roses

I had a meeting with my teacher the other day and the minute I hit join on the WebEx my kids started going crazy. They were fighting and...

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Sep 15, 2020
2 min

God's Grace

I’ve been venting a lot in my last couple of posts. It’s time to turn that around and give God the glory He deserves. My struggles don’t...

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Sep 14, 2020
3 min

Too Ambitious

Is there a such thing as being too ambitious? If you would’ve asked me this a year ago, I would’ve said absolutely not! Ask me now!...

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Sep 14, 2020
2 min

Transformation

I cut my hair. Every couple of years I usually cut it as a part of some change I’m making in my life. This time I just needed something...

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Sep 12, 2020
2 min

Baddie Turned Mommy

My husband and I had a conversation with a couple who listened to our podcast, Marriage Unmastered, about a comment I made. I said I was...

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Sep 10, 2020
2 min

Distance Learning

Today was my son’s first day of distance learning. My son is three, which means it was also his first day of Pre-School. Here’s the...

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Sep 10, 2020
2 min

My Time

Being a writer is not glamorous. Writers spend a lot of time in solitude. It’s not the most social of careers. Writers get so caught up...

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Sep 8, 2020
2 min

God's Idea

I feel awful that I didn't post an update to My Journal yesterday. I'm hard on myself when I don’t stick to a commitment. In this...

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Sep 6, 2020
3 min

Degree Bound

Today I was thinking about my first collegiate experience versus when I’d finally made up my mind to finish my degree and then to now...

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Sep 5, 2020
3 min

Attitude

We took the kids to the zoo today and it was such a great experience. First of all, it could not have been a more perfect day. The...

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Sep 4, 2020
2 min

Deadlines and Mommy Time

We are taking the kids to the Bronx Zoo. Let me tell you I might be more excited than the kids. I’ve never been to the Bronx Zoo before,...

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Sep 3, 2020
2 min

One Novel At A Time

I’m making a vow after I graduate, I vow to only take on one project at a time. I know this will be difficult for me to commit to, but I...

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shirealrenee

Sep 2, 2020
2 min

Write Anyway

Being a writer is not about writing when you have this great story idea, it’s about writing when you don’t have a clue of what you’re...

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Sep 1, 2020
3 min

Be Her

*** Total transparency, I just finished my homework and had no time to write today. I still want to honor my commitment to post every...

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Aug 31, 2020
2 min

Routines

Today we got the kids up at 7, gave them breakfast, got them dressed and we were all up and running by 8. Jay starts distance learning...

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Aug 30, 2020
3 min

Transitions

It’s official, we’re moving. We decided to take a break from house hunting and move into an apartment. It’s not ideal, it certainly...

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Aug 29, 2020
3 min

The Definition

In my last two posts, I've written about being Outstanding. Let’s look at what that means. The dictionary definition says it’s an...

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