This weekend is the Marriage Retreat at my church, and (confession ) I’ve had it on my calendar every single year since I moved here in 2017 . This year marks 5 years of believing “this will be the year that I’ll get to go!” and it also …
Growth and Grace Blog

Today, we remember
Today, we remember our country’s bravest heroestheir greatest sacrificethe freedoms we have because of themtheir surviving family members, who are grieving deeply at their loss(es)that our fallen heroes gave their everything (their comfort, their future, their kids, their spouses, their LIFE) so that we can …

You’ve been called out
Okay, I’m (lovingly) CALLING YOU OUT! Single ladies, if you’ve been:seeing my posts and they resonate and/or inspire youhearing about my membership and you’re curiouswatching from a distance and wishing you, too, could really enjoy life, but you’re skepticalrolling your eyes at my posts (but …

Highs and lows
I was gonna write something about my husband with this picture and how I’ve gotta keep my stunner shades on ’cause our future’s lookin’ bright But, first, y’all already hear about him a lot, so I’ll give you a break and second, when I looked at the picture …

Solution-focused, not problem-focused
😨 So, your car breaks down because the engine went kaput. What do you do?.1️⃣ Let’s start with an obvious one – you could get the engine repaired. Problem solved..2️⃣ Slightly less obvious, perhaps, but you could replace the entire engine. Again, problem solved..3️⃣ You …

6,776 pounds
6776 pounds..✔That’s more than twice the weight of the average vehicle.✔It’s more than an entire African forest elephant.✔It’s almost 7 times the weight of a grand piano..💥It’s also the amount that I single-handedly (well, with my two hands) moved at the gym in one session. .😎 …

You’ve been single the whole time I’ve known you
“You’ve been single the whole time I’ve known you.” Anyone who’s known me over the last 5 years could say that. It’s not really *news*, but it hit me like a ton of bricks when he said it to my face To be honest, it really …

It’s almost time
It’s. Almost. Time. Y’all have heard me talk about my upcoming mentorship (or maybe not yet …. but you’re about to ) and I’m officially opening doors THIS WEEK! hear ye, hear ye: If you are a SINGLE LADY who’s excited to get married, and wants to …

Dear, Husband (May 9 2021 edition)
Dear husband .Wouldn’t you just love to swing by this evening with flowers and pizza to snuggle on the couch and talk about our incredible life?.Same .I’d really enjoy that. A simple pleasure and one that makes my heart leap with joy knowing that someday we’ll get …

Flawed fashion and negative attitudes
⭐ Let’s talk fashion for a second. You know how sometimes you wear something and the whole time you’re wearing it you’re thinking “👎 ugh. I do NOT love this. Note to self 🤔 get rid of this when I get home” but then you …
