• the lowQi life

    December 5, 2019

    Hey readers! Welcome to the new and improved the lowQi life: A Lifestyle Blog! QiBee & Tees just got a little makeover… This revamp took a lot of faith and well…guts. When I first started blogging, I always had my heart set on sharing transparent moments of my life in hopes that it would be an encouragement to myself and others. Unfortunately, I found myself extremely inconsistent even though the struggles and lessons of life endured. One of the main reasons I felt unable to write more consistently was finding a topic or starting point. Then it hit me. One…

  • Growth Over Comfort

    January 31, 2019

    I just recently got all four of my wisdom teeth extracted. Yes, all four. Whew! I had never been sedated before or even under laughing gas so I was very curious to see how this was going to pan out. Months before, I had received some numbing cream on my gums and that wore off in 5 minutes, so needless to say, I was a little nervous that the sedation would do the same. I watched them hook me up to an oxygen tube. I wore the blood pressure indicator on my arm. They monitored my pulse and everything. I…

  • Rest

    January 1, 2019

    Happy New Year!!! I can’t believe it’s new year. I enjoy this time because it always brings new goals, resolutions and commitments. It’s a time where I can refocus and renew. We often set our minds on accomplishing tasks that we have put off the year before or even taking risks and getting out of our comfort zones. I believe one important aspect of achieving the things we set our minds to is rest. Our bodies have a range of capacity to deal with long work hours and stress but we need rest. Rest can be a point of surrender.…

  • Famous Enough

    December 19, 2018

    I grew up envying famous people. If you were famous, then you were rich. And if you were rich, then you had more comfort. You could afford not to work as hard or work at all. You could take luxurious vacations whenever you wanted. You could eat expensive dishes for every meal. And beautiful…you could be glamorous all the time. On top of all the perks that lazy people like myself drool over, they could use their recognition to influence others to act. You see many celebrities today taking ownership to a cause like the #MeToo movement or #BlackLivesMatter. I…

  • God is Good

    December 4, 2018

    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…

  • His Plans

    November 6, 2018

    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 Creatively

    October 23, 2018

    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…

  • He Loves Me

    September 17, 2018

    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…

  • Faith

    June 6, 2018

    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…

  • Praises | Blessings

    May 30, 2018

    “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?…