As this year comes to its end, my heart reflects on the unmerited grace and favor of my God. I know your Year was not like mine, but I humbly ask that you travel with me on this journey through 2018; it is my prayer that something stands out to you and reminds you that …
Christmas Wishes
Today is Christmas Eve and this post is late because I am actively working on a million things at once. I am cleaning, preparing to cook, and working on my 2019 vision board... all before welcoming more than a dozen people into my home for our Christmas dinner. But I feel blessed. My 2018 has …
Can a sista get a strawberry?
This past week I posted two important pictures on social media. One was a picture of me in a pair of size 6 jeans- not 26 or 16 (two sizes I have worn twice in my life)- but a size 6. It was truly a mindful high of the week… until Saturday when I posted …
Surrounded…
The day was Wednesday, September 5, 2018. I was sitting in my pastors’ office and I was reading through my initial sermon while saying a series of prayers to my God. As I sat there, sincerely trying to convince the Lord that He had chosen the wrong person, I heard this song streaming from my …
A Sound Mind…
Fear told my insecurities that everyone disliked me. My insecurities told my self-esteem that I was not worth getting to know. My self-esteem told my mind to get all in my feelings. My feelings told my heart to build a wall. So, I built the wall that my heart was told to construct. I kept …