I cried…
I cried on today! Not because I’m sad, but because my heart is so full of joy!!! The past few years have been rough! My household faced some challenges and I also lost someone very dear to my heart! Someone I thought I would grow old with and share some more of life experiences with. […]
Finding Your Strength
There is nothing like finding your strength when you thought you had none left! I remember going through some of the most unimaginable things and thinking I was never going to make it through them! I would think to myself, “There is no possible way, I can survive this!”. Maybe it was a failed relationship […]
Stand Up!!!
Girl, stand up! That’s what I had to tell myself! With so much going on, I literally felt like I was drowning! I was letting all that was wrong consume me! When I did that, it kept me stuck in a place that I saw no way out of. Like everything and everyone was moving, […]
Even the little bit counts
After having surgery on my foot, my doctor recommended that I do some physical therapy. The first few weeks someone would come to the house and spend about 30-45 minutes with me. At this point, I could barely do the exercises they wanted me to do. My body was so weak, so they would have […]
Positive Vibes Only!!!
A complaining spirit can be highly contagious! Being mindful of our words and actions is so important! YOU decide how YOU want to set the tone for your day. Do YOU want to complain about everything that YOU feel isn’t going the way that YOU thought it should go or do YOU want to be […]
When the time is right, I will…
How often do we say this when it comes to something that we know we should be doing? Something we know we should’ve done a long time ago. We tell ourselves that we need that right time. That right moment. That PERFECT moment!!! What is that exactly? What does that mean for you? We all […]
Rediscovering Self-Care: Embracing Rest and Renewal
When life was a little less hectic, I would make Sundays my self-care day! I looked at it as preparation for the start of my work week. Today when I woke up, I just felt extremely exhausted. I could feel my body saying to rest. So I decided to sleep in. As I was resting, […]
Monday Motivation: Finding Your Word in Unexpected Places
Monday Inspiration: Yesterday I was kinda dragging as I was getting ready for church. It was gloomy outside and I was just overall tired. But as I was getting ready I said, “Lord, I need a word today!”. When I said that, of course I was talking about the message that my Pastor was going […]
Yet You Still Did: A Reminder of Your Strength
Life can seem so overwhelming, when you have so much going. It feels like life is just moving. Guess what? You are moving too! You’re not letting all those overwhelming things keep you stuck. You’re still pushing through! Those days you didn’t feel like getting out of bed, yet you still did! Those days you […]
Lessons of Faith and Resilience: Embracing Life’s Journey at 48
Things I learned this past year: 1) Do it now- I never thought in a million years that we would’ve lost the two people that we recently lost in our family. I’m still trying to wrap my head around it. Tomorrow is not promised to any of us, so stop putting off those things that […]
