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A'Leeyah Ponder
Oct 44 min read
IPT: “Are you ready to come home?”
Hello Family, Happy Fall! I pray you are enjoying the start of this new season filled with change, transitions, and evolution. Before I...
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A'Leeyah Ponder
Sep 134 min read
IPT: Mosque visit recap
Hello Family, “ Would you want to go to the mosque with us on Friday ?” said a young Turkish Muslim woman. I had never thought about...
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A'Leeyah Ponder
Sep 63 min read
IPT: When in Argentina...
Hello Family, Have you ever heard of the saying, "When in Rome do as the Romans do"? In the 4th century, Saint Ambrose gave this advice...
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A'Leeyah Ponder
Aug 234 min read
First Week Jitters
Hello Family, This week marks my first week of my second year of divinity school. LORD HAMMMERCY! I’m still shocked I’m here. I woke up...
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A'Leeyah Ponder
Aug 164 min read
Living & Leading Sick
Hello Family, “You’re okay A’Leeyah. You are safe. Breathe,” I say to myself as a crushing pain fills my chest, heartbeat increases, and...
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A'Leeyah Ponder
Aug 93 min read
Studied Abroad... Now What?
Hello Family, Every time I find myself behind a keyboard to make a blog post I get nervous. I realize that writing is both therapeutic...
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A'Leeyah Ponder
Aug 24 min read
Critical Memory: How #BLM amplified the voices of a “lost” generation
Hello Family 💜, There is death in OUR camps. Hemorrhaging in OUR communities. Division in our nation. Pain in our pursuit of happiness,...
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A'Leeyah Ponder
Jul 263 min read
SAY HER NAME… SONYA MASSEY
“I rebuke you in the name of Jesus,” said the late Sonya Massey. “I’m sorry.” These were the last words of the late 36-year-old Black...
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A'Leeyah Ponder
Jan 54 min read
NO New "New Year's Resolutions"
Hello Family, Happy Holidays & Happy New Year!🎉🎉🎉 I didn’t start 2024 with a bunch of “New Year’s Resolutions” because I have enough...
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A'Leeyah Ponder
Jul 7, 20234 min read
Navigating Depression
Hello Family, **TRIGGER WARNING: Sensitive topics will be discussed in this post. The content is centered around mental health (i.e....
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A'Leeyah Ponder
May 19, 20233 min read
TFAS Step 2: Be Honest
Hello Family, LIFE IS LIFEFING, however I'm learning that stopping to smell the roses can often look like leaning into your passions and...
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A'Leeyah Ponder
Apr 14, 20236 min read
TFAS Step 1: Choose You
Hello Family! As many of you know, I am on my “becoming my true full authentic self” journey. IT’S HARD. I’m going to weekly therapy...
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A'Leeyah Ponder
Apr 7, 20233 min read
FAKING IT: Taking off the mask
Hello Family, I struggle to be honest about how I'm feeling, what I'm dealing with and my mental health. I share enough details about my...
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A'Leeyah Ponder
Mar 11, 20234 min read
Face those feelings...
Hello Family, It’s time we face those feelings… The person who hurt you, offended you, wrestled those feathers of yours or simply failed...
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A'Leeyah Ponder
Mar 3, 20234 min read
Where did your faith go?
Hello Family, Let’s start with, “What is faith?” Hebrew 11:1-3 NLT reads, “Faith shows the reality of what we hope for; it is the...
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A'Leeyah Ponder
Feb 26, 20233 min read
BONUS MSG || A note to College Students
Hello Family, LIFE COMES AT YOU FAST. This time last year I was saving up money to pay for graduation expenses, preparing for midterm...
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A'Leeyah Ponder
Feb 25, 20234 min read
Are you missing the places, people & things you wanted freedom from?
Hello Family, Just last week I felt like I was at my wits end… burnt out, depressed, feeling in distress and lost. Guess what a week...
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A'Leeyah Ponder
Feb 11, 20233 min read
Dreams & Nightmares
Hello Family, I attended a meeting in Evansville, Indiana this evening where college students talked about how they felt unsafe on their...
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A'Leeyah Ponder
Feb 3, 20233 min read
Mental Health M A T T E R S
Hello Family, MENTAL HEALTH CHECK: How are you? I mean.. How are you REALLY? I am feeling a little stressed out, exhausted and anxious. I...
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A'Leeyah Ponder
Jan 7, 20223 min read
Committing To Me
What if, YOU are the difference in whether your dream works? What if you have been the independent variable all along?
COMMIT TO YOU TODAY
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