Lately, I’ve been taking more time to celebrate myself shamelessly. Being outwardly proud of my accomplishments. Acknowledging how far I have come. Celebrati...

originally published july 2018 Pursuing a life that is both intentional and mindful is tough. It takes real work. That nitty-gritty, digging-deep-into-yourse...

“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ The second is this: ‘Love your neighbo...

I was having my Bible Study/daily talks with God this morning and my search of references and further cross-references caused me to stagger upon a verse that...

“My circle is small but the love is enormous + genuine. It gets no better.” -alex elle Friendships have always been a tricky field for me to navigate. There ...

(originally published feb 2018) Welcome- and Happy New Year. Yes, I am quite aware that, as I write this, we are 26 days into 2018. However, I am a firm beli...

“Create the highest, grandest vision possible for your life, because you become what you believe. ” Oprah I’ve experienced almost every success in my life at...

I’m sitting on the floor of my room in pajamas on a Friday night- candles lit, an essential oil diffuser dousing me with scents of lavender and peppermint in...

Me first, then you. No matter how many times I feel like I have learned a lesson, life, like a hand, pulls back its layers, revealing the fleshy, bright skin...

1. “You teach people how to treat you by what you allow, what you stop, and what you reinforce.”- Tony Gaskins 2. Friendships take work

Don’t judge me. I haven’t written in about two months, but, as I type now, the familiar motions come back to me quickly- the hum of the computer fan gently r...

My mother always seems to be the one to catch me in my daydreams, mind racing 20 miles a minute and living 30 years into the future. I, of course, jolt back w...