She’s Here!!

Hey book babes. I know I’ve been neglecting y’all … I sorry. Do you forgive me?

You do because you love me. 😝💚

But, you’d be glad to know … I RELEASED A NEW BOOK!

Yes honey!

Now, this book is heavy as it deals with trauma (sexual assault). I needed to put it out there so that you aren’t triggered by words on a screen.

I say this with each book, but this one stretched me. See, most of the topics God gives me to write about, I’ve never experienced. Yet, He gives me the heart to pen words for those who have.

Those like Skylar who are questioning her faith after trauma. She, like some of us, has found herself wrestling with trusting God or with her anger. Especially after being hurt and God was silent. Or praying and Heaven won’t respond.

But even in our anger, God still listens.

Even in our maddest moments, God’s hand is still stretched towards us.

Even when we shut up, God still shows up.

So, God and I wrote this story. And I pray you enjoy it.

Get your copy here

Three minutes and twenty-seven seconds.

That’s all it took to change Skylar Parks’ life forever.

After walking away from a three-year relationship, thirty-six-year-old Skylar Parks makes a quiet promise to God that she’ll trust Him completely. She recommits her heart, surrenders her plans, and pours herself into rebuilding her life.

But in three minutes and twenty-seven seconds, everything changes.

When a man she trusted violates her in a way that doesn’t just wound her body, it shatters her sense of safety, her identity, and her faith in the God she believed would protect her.

Now, sleep is replaced with anger, and her prayers have turned into arguments with the God she once trusted. Because while her faith is whispering trust God, her pain screams, where were you?

Torn between bitterness and belief, Skylar must decide if she’ll hold on to God in the midst of her pain or let go of the faith she once clung to.

Get your copy Here!

So … I did a thing!

Being an author is something I wouldn’t change even when it doesn’t feel worth it. It is. Even when the royalties don’t match the calling, it is. Even when it feels like you’re hidden. It still is.

Why?

Because I have you.

YOU = Those who support this #IndieAuthor every release.

YOU = Those who recommend me to your family, friends, book clubs, church groups, etc.

YOU = The ones who inbox to tell me how you felt connected to a story or how a prayer spoke to your situation.

THANK YOU!

Now … to the thing. We have Bookish Gear! Yass honey. T-Shirts that rep your love for reading!

So, click HERE and order yourself a shirt or 3!

I love y’all mane! Real bad.

💚

Breathe

When tragedy happens, we tend to question things. We question God, ourselves, the air because what do you mean they’re gone, I have cancer, my car is totaled, I’m being laid off, I have to move … what? It’s also during these times that anger rises because we don’t understand. Without understanding, all we have is anger, confusion and probably cuss words. Why me/us, why now or even what did I do to deserve this. When the truth of the matter is, you don’t have to do anything wrong or do everything right for suffering to become part of your life.


Yes, God cares, but here’s the reality of life: SUFFERING WILL HAPPEN. And it’s going to happen whether we’re ready or not. Why? It’s a part of life. Does it make it easier? Nope.

Things are going to happen that hurt and leave us lost and confused. Sometimes the test will be positive for cancer. A womb may not carry a child. There may be heartbreak, death, a rocky marriage, a failed business, a lost job. Organs don’t function well. Family members get sick or die suddenly. A house is foreclosed. A car is repossessed. You may even think it’s evil—but what if it’s just life happening?


And life happens because we’re living.

So, let me tell you this. While life is lifing, breathe. Because with every breath, oxygen is transferred to your blood to give you energy. Energy to take one more step. Stop trying to figure out the days. Take it a step at a time, breath by breath and moment by moment. Soon you’ll see that you can, in fact, survive. How do I know? Because suffering and surviving can exist at the same time.


Suffering represents the situation while survival reflects your ability to endure.

Breathe!

Happy New Year!

I pray you have the year you deserve! The year that God has designed, you’ve desired and the one you trust Him to guide.

Thank you for rocking with Lakisha, Lakisha, the Author, and Temple Church all 2025! Thank you for showing up, supporting, sowing, sharing, and praying. Thank you for the invitations received, new relationships, and fellowships. More than anything, I thank God for His covering, keeping, using, sending, and even His silence. God has done some amazing things, in my life, this past year and I am grateful.

Yes, there were times of questioning, tears, grief, loss, but I never lost my faith, trust, belief, mind, or my life. Therefore, I’m excitedly looking forward to all God has planned for me, today! Sure, I’m excited about the New Year, but I’m not making resolutions. Instead, I’m declaring and doing it because my faith is bigger than my eyes, and my God keeps His promises. So, I’m taking this New Year, day by day, because the year is too long for me to worry about. That’s God’s business and when He wants to share, I’ll be listening.

What about you?

Happy New Year! Happy New You!

We’re still saying YES!

February 4, 2024, Temple Church stepped out on faith. We didn’t start with 100 people and a large bank account. We began with $500, the faith of Pastor Kisha, her husband Willie, and 14 people who said yes to #TempleChurch.

Today, we’re still saying yes with our very first giving campaign: #buildHER. Because of the consistent generosity of our members and friends—people who give faithfully, cheerfully, and sacrificially month after month—we’re almost to our first goal toward building our worship facility.

Thank you for every seed sown and prayer lifted. Thank you for trusting Temple as good ground. As Reese Rucker always says: “Every seed is a brick, every offering is a step, and every sacrifice is a way of saying, ‘Lord, we’re making room for You.’”

Today, we’re inviting you to build with us by giving $20 on what we’re calling #20Thursday?

One small gift.
One powerful act of faith.
One more brick in what God is building.

Because $20 isn’t just a number. That’s faith in action and our vision becoming visible.

And tell somebody. Your share could be the connection that inspires someone else to give. You never know whose “yes” is waiting on your timeline.

Let’s Build HER together!

Cash App – $TempleChurch662
PayPal.Me/TempleChurch
ZELLE or APPLE PAY – 901.603.4752
thetemplechurch.net/BuildHER