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Matthew 7:7 Today marks a year since I published my very first post! First, let me thank God at how amazed I am to still be writing. Not only have I grown in persistence, but I’ve also been able to see how much my mentality has changed. I have a deeper understanding of purpose, and how it’s important to find it and how impactful it is for you and your environment.  This blog in a sense has become “rough drafts” of my prayers to God. It’s where I happen to share the things that’s happening in my life and the things I want to happen in my life. Then I pray and I meditate and I wait and wait and wait and wait and…..you get the picture. So I was completely dumbfounded when I was presented a solution to a problem I had been praying about for years. Today I interview for a new position in a totally different field than I’m currently working. A field, more importantly, that correlates with the field I studied and attained not one, but two degrees for. And do you know what I had

Isaiah 43:19 I celebrated a birthday over the weekend and have officially been in my 30s for three whole days. And the one big thing that I have found is a change in perspective. It’s slowly been creeping up on me the last few months of my 20s, but I’m embracing the change day by day. The big word of the year?!?!? GRATEFULNESS!!!!!!!!!! I remember fellow family members, friends and classmates that didn’t make it to 30. That fact alone is nothing short of sobering. It makes you aware that life is truly God’s gift and my being alive is on purpose and for purpose. Not only grateful for that, but for the amazing opportunities God has set before me, past and present. In my 30s, I see myself taking more risks. I’ve said it in my blog before, but I feel more confident so it bears repeating! 😊 I’m frequently reminding myself that I am now a risk taker and plan to take advantage of all the good opportunities coming despite how qualified I feel for it. To help me, I found myself j

I would love to think that I developed great character growing up. I was able to get along with people and didn’t “sweat the small things.” That I could get along with everybody and treat everyone with respect. That I strived to maintain that same character throughout my life. When I graduated high school, my mom warned me on what was ahead in my life’s journey. She told me, “I wish I could say that you will never have trying times. I wish I could say there will not be difficult people that you will have to deal with. I wish I could say that you will never feel sad or angry.” And you know moms, they always seem to be right. When relationships with friends and family began to change, I was sad. When I encountered people who sought out to hurt my feelings or take me out of my character, I was angry. When life in general didn’t go in the direction I wanted it to, I was sad and angry. Lately, I know for a fact that my character has been challenged, and I was losing. Someone

I Thessalonians 5:11 I intentionally prayed for friends a couple of years back. Friends who loved and pursued God, someone I could safely reveal personal details with encouraged me and more importantly, held me accountable. About a year and a half ago, a fellow co worker was engaged and in the process of planning her wedding. Being a wedding fanatic and watching countless episodes of Say Yes to the Dress plus having an impressive wedding Pinterest board (according to me, that is) made me a homemade professional, I had to ask about her plans and details about her upcoming nuptials. That grew into us becoming friends and learning more about each other. I learned she loved and pursued God. I learned I could safely reveal personal details. She was encouraging and more importantly, she held me accountable. I told her many things; how I wanted to decrease my spending habits and save money, how I planned on losing weight, how I wanted to pursue different hobbies and careers.

2 Corinthians 10:5 I’m a few days late, but that’s because I’ve been partying! I’ve been celebrating my Grandma Effie’s 100 th birthday! Seeing her still with us…. able to soundly communicate with us is something I thank God for daily. As an added bonus, I have seen more of her silly side in the past few years than I remember in my childhood. Talking with her these days is nothing short of a good time. Stories she tells of being 16 rather than 100, or of planning amusing trips throughout town (though she’s never had a license) brings the family a lot of laughter. Though she is full of wisdom, her imagination can run wild. That’s one trait I feel I get from her. A big imagination. My thoughts have the ability to carry me away from my reality. I’m still being reminded by family of the games I made up while staying at my grandma’s house during the week as a little girl. My favorite game to play was “choir director,” where I sang and directed hymns that I found in a book a

When life goes a completely different way than expected, your minds plays tricks on you. I was beginning to accept that all I had going now, was all there was for me. I stopped thinking about what else could be out there and learn to stop dreaming and praying for big things, only to be disappointed again. A few years ago, I had been invited to tour and interview for possibly becoming a PH. D student at a major university. Considering this was four years after I received my master’s degree and still had no job, I knew this was God finally giving me my shot for success. I was brought in, wined and dined and showered with compliments and praise and positive feedback. I went back home, and a rejection letter followed soon after. Devastated is an understatement. Extremely depressed. Embarrassed. It was the cruelest joke God had ever played on me. Why would he let them build my hopes up for them to come crashing down? And since I had run out of options for what I thought was th

First things first…HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!! Six months today I wrote my first post on this blog. I’m grateful for you sticking with me during this short time. Praying you’ll stick around for the long haul! I’ve spent over half of my life making sure I have the right answer that puts my best foot forward. Something standard that doesn’t offend, doesn’t make anyone uncomfortable…something that’s socially accepted. It’s one of my constant battles. My normal way of thinking has been challenged more than I’m comfortable to admit. What exactly do I believe? And why? Because of my personal experience, or because of what someone told me? What do I really what out of life? What do I what others to learn through me? I’ve been forced to expose good (and ugly) things about me, my life, and my character. And since love is the most popular topic nowadays…I figure why not talk about it? I mentioned before that my love life has essentially been nonexistent. I used to think it wa

Well friends, it’s a new year! I’m assuming a lot of us have spent the time renewing our minds and making resolutions this year. I’m no different. Every year seems like it provides a fresh opportunity to start over. To do things differently. To make changes. As for me I plan to do a lot of things. I’m putting valuable effort cooking skills this year. I’m telling I plan on producing some “Pinterest worthy” creations. I’ve attempted to make some life changing resolutions as well. Taking leaps of faith in my career…. trying new things…. exploring new hobbies. Truly forgetting everything that happened (or didn’t) behind me a pressing towards my high calling. The problem is one that probably 98% of us have. I low key hoped most of these resolutions would just…… happen. That watching all these Chopped and Worst Cooks of America shows on the Food Network would make me a MasterChef in the kitchen. That opportunities that I wasn’t previously searching for would start coming my way a