Lezlie Ponder

I am a witness that has fallen short due to believing the lies of this world. I grew up in the projects, raised by my mother and grandmother, lived on public assistance, had some teachers say I am not smart enough to be in their class. I allowed the lies […]

Today I had the opportunity to sit and ponder where I am in my life and some of the things I have accomplished. There are some things that I did well and there were of course things that I could have or should have done differently. One thing that kept […]

Who determines the worth of a woman? Is it the lies of the media? Is it reality television? Is it relationships? Is it past experiences? Is it current relationships?  I did not grow up with people telling me what my worth was. People would say that I was “special”,  “sweet”, […]

Part – 4 Growing up in a household with a father who was an alcoholic was not easy to do. Keep the house clean. You kids, wash your faces. Eat your food. Don’t be too loud. These were some of the things my mother would encourage us to do or […]

Part 3 It wasn’t until December of 2012 that we both received the revelation that the reason why the other relationships we pursued were not working is because God ordained for us to be together. So my love and I started talking in a more serious level and began long […]

Part II It was like an eye opening alarm went off in my mind 9 years after ending that toxic relationship and coming to know who I was in God. What He called me to be and that His love never failed me….. I just failed to see the love […]

Part I As a little girl I always dreamed of getting married. I performed countless weddings for Ken and Barbie; Shera and He-Man; Smurfette and whatever Smurf I chose for her….. you get the picture. I rejoiced for several people as they got married to their mates. After a while […]

Have you ever heard the saying, “Don’t point your finger because when you do there are three pointing back at you.” Well I have. I actually heard that saying my whole life while growing up. But I did not come into the true understanding of what that meant until I […]