Tomorrow is my 28th birthday! I know, I look 14 lol. I absolutely love celebrating my birthday. Growing up, birthdays meant no chores and a ton of love and attention. We always had the tradition of choosing our favorite restaurant to eat out with the whole family. But one of my favorite things to do is reflect on the past year and let me tell you…God is good. This year has be one of the most rewarding and challenging years of my life. I experienced things that I have never before, but as a result, I was able to turn…

For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jeremiah 29:11 Such a commonly quoted Scripture that has become more and more real to me throughout this year. On my birthday last December, I wrote a journal entry that outlined a desire that seemed really “new.” I wrote down for the first time that I wanted to pursue public speaking. I didn’t really know what that looked like — still don’t really know, but I felt so confident to make the declaration. I…

Live. (Kinda sorta a continuation of my last post) So what does it mean to live? To truly live life to the fullest. To wake up everyday giving all that you have because it could be your last. How do you do this? I have no idea. It’s an idea I often struggle with. So many days I wake up praying to just get through the day. “God, please help this day go by quickly and get me to 5 pm.” Or “God please give me a short week and even longer weekend.” I definitely find myself living for the…

Growing up in a black household, whippings were very common. In one of my earlier blogs, I described how we had a list of consequences hanging on the refrigerator right next to the chore list. One thing I remember most about the whippings were the sayings that came before them. “This is going to hurt me more than it hurts you.” “I am only doing this because I love you.” “You’ll thank me for this one day.” Do these phrases sound familiar to you? I remember getting so annoyed because I didn’t understand them growing up. Please parents, don’t waste…

I’ve been analyzing my faith journey a lot lately. Am I growing? Am I growing complacent? How do I know that I am fully trusting God with the things that I cannot see? How do I know that I am fully trusting God with the things that I am hoping for? One thing He is teaching me is that my faith must extend to every area of my life – including the workplace. I was listening to a sermon a few days ago and the message was centered around being a witness for Jesus Christ in the workplace. The preacher…

“When the praises go up, the blessings come down.” A phrase that has been adapted into the Christianese language…but what does that even mean? There are so many times that I don’t feel like praising. Crazy right? There are times where me, in all of my imperfections, do not want to surrender praise to the perfect God who gave me another chance to know Him…who do I think I am? *sigh* But alas, it’s true. So in those very moments when I don’t want to praise God, am I no longer going to receive the blessing He has for me?…

So earlier this year, I set out to be a better blogger. To me, that meant enhancing my influence on social media. I work in the social media marketing world so I should know this right? I can consult and direct others to do something all day long, but often fall short on taking my own advice (that’s another word for another day). Anyway, I really wanted to strategically enhance my Instagram account. And like many creatives, I set out to draw inspiration from similar pages. I stumbled across so many like-minded individuals that were flourishing on the gram. (Adults,…