Have you heard the quote “stop shrinking yourself to fit into places you’ve outgrown” before? It’s one that stands out to me, as it’s one I’ve lived over and over (and over) again and am seemingly just figuring out how to stay out of the …
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When my view of God gets skewed
“Not to what I think thou art, but to what thou knowest thyself to be.” C.S. Lewis This quote hit me hard recently, as I’ve been on a mission to rediscover who God really is – and not who my residue-inflicted filters, wounds, or foggy …
Their life is not your life
?Shhhh….I’m going to tell you something that you may not want to hear, but it will make your life SO MUCH EASIER if you can remember this simple thing: .➡️THEIR life is NOT your life⬅️.It’s all too easy to finger point ? and decide that “they …
Please recognize
When we the last time you looked in the mirror and acknowledged how stunningly beautiful you are? ?.For most of us, it’s been far too long ? Most of us glance to see if we have something stuck in our teeth ? or to make …
A prayer for joy
What are you doing for JOY these days? ?.With everything going on, it’s especially “easy” to take on burdens and heaviness, which actually only makes things harder. While it’s not helpful or wise to ignore that there’s heaviness, it’s not helpful to take it on …
Choosing love after pain
LADIES, here me loud and clear on this…I’ve had men break up with me. Ghost me. Hate me. Hit me. Stalk me. Cheat on me. Lie to me. Reject me. Turn away when I needed support. Take advantage of me. Deny the love I tried …
What is success, anyway?
What is success, anyway?.To SOME, I am NOT successful because:*I don’t have 7-figures in my bank account. *I’m 34 and single.*I depend on a God that they do not know.*I don’t have a laundry list of accolades to show off my accomplishments.*I live alone with …
Decisions. Decisions, Decisions…
Hmmmm, I wonder what’s behind door #1…?? or should I go with door #2? ? Or maybe #3 -would be better? ??.Have you ever had those spinning thoughts? I had an interesting conversation with two different people today about making decisions. At the end of the day, it is …
Wall flower no more
Caught mid-speech. I used to hide. I used to pretend I didn’t have anything to say. I used to shrink back. I used to hate talking with people because I didn’t feel like I had anything to contribute – and quite honestly, I wasn’t comfortable …