GUYS, you have to STOP with the 🦚 peacocking (🙄 ALL the eye rolling emojis here 🙄) 🕵️ We want to SEE how you treat people, we don’t want to HEAR about all the things you do for others. 🤗 We want to EXPERIENCE how …
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Delete his number
I found myself wanting to text him SO bad! “Him” being a man I was interested in years ago. A man who’d never expressed any genuine interest, but who had provided some conversations here and there over the couple months we’d explored dating. And by …

Ease UP on the comparison
Girl. You HAVE to ease up on the comparison. She didn’t marry YOUR husband. She didn’t take YOUR job. She didn’t get pregnant with YOUR baby. She isn’t living out YOUR promise. God is bigger than that. He doesn’t just have one baby to give, …

God-breathed hope in a valley of dry bones
I had the opportunity to share to our Miracle Thursdays ladies this morning and even if you don’t get to listen to the full 10-minute video, below is a written glimpse of the message. Enjoy! When you’re staring at a vast expanse of “dry bones” …

If you were contagious, what would people catch from you?
If you were contagious, what would people catch from you? 😂 Joy?💖 Faith?🥱 Boredom?🎆 Passion?😞 Disappointment?🌟 Inspiration?🤮 Bitterness? We can’t choose how people feel about us, but we can choose what we exude. Do you ever part from a conversation and feel like the other …

Dear Husband (aka “My Emerge Man) (March 9, 2023 edition)
Dear Husband (aka “My Emerge Man”), Emerge starts tonight. And for some reason, I’m getting the feeling that you’re not there. And it’s not a discouraging feeling of “I wish he would go, but he decided against it 😔” It’s more of a “he simply …

Cheery Teary Birthday to me
I was “cheery teary” for my entire BIRTHDAY weekend. 😭 Tears of joy.😭 Tears of disbelief.😭 Tears of gratitude.😭 Tears of overwhelm.😭 Tears. My birthday weekend was FULL of celebration and love, and I’m in awe 😃 I’m still reeling from it. Y’all know I …

Zits and splotches and flakey skin, oh my!
“If the words you spoke appeared on your skin, would you still be beautiful?” Oh GEEZ. This one stung. Imagine, if you will, that kind words (uplifting, encouraging, sweet, complimentary) were the equivalent of glowy, dewy, perfectly sun-kissed, bronzy skin 🤩 and those unkind words …

Dear Husband (February 22, 2023 edition)
Dear Husband, I got some neat confirmations about YOU yesterday 😃 I can’t freaking WAIT for us to share our story with people. ✨Faith will be built because of it.✨Possibility will be unlocked because of it.✨People will stop compromising because of it.✨Standards will be raised …

Check it out – some of my favorite things for a thriving life
I have a few favorite things that I’d love to share with you! This list is ever-growing, and is by no means exhaustive, but here’s a glimpse into some recent FAVS you can enjoy with me: MESSAGES “A Beautiful Story” message by Mia Fieldes – …
