If you’ve been in my community for a while, you know that I love to plan. And doing my beginning of the year planning is something I look forward to every year. This has been the case for as long as I can remember. So, in December 2023, I set aside time to prepare for […]
Tag: Mindset
3 Key Ingredients For A Merry Christmas Season
I love to bake! On Wednesday, I spent some time picking out some of the recipes for my Christmas baking. One of my specialties is my turtle cheesecake. It’s a simple recipe but every ingredient is important for assuring that my cheesecake is going to turn out right every time. A lot of things in […]
What Do You Do When It Feels Like Your Dream’s Not Coming True?
One of the most well-known poems among African Americans is Langston Hughes’, A Dream Deferred. Most of us know or at least have heard: What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up. like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore—. And then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust […]
Stop Beating Yourself Up
Recently, I was leading my women’s Bible study and one of the things we do at the beginning is to have someone give a devotion. Some women choose to share their personal testimonies of coming to Christ during that time. Kim, the woman sharing on this particular morning chose to do that. She told us […]
Break Out Of Your Comfort Zone
Some time ago, I committed to doing a 30-day video challenge. A business coach asked business owners and entrepreneurs to join her in making at least one video every day for 30 days. At first glance, the challenge looked like too big of a challenge for me. I mean really, who has time to make […]
Are You Pushed By Pain Or Pulled By Passion?
As a coach and speaker, I often share the story of how I decided when I was twelve years old to become a lawyer one day. Everything I did from that point on had to help me in achieving that goal. I took college prep classes in high school, chose my college major based on […]
You Are Divinely Positioned For This Season
Not too long ago, I listened as a young woman described how she lived with a spirit of fear. She was afraid to drive on the expressway. She feared walking into parking decks alone. She was afraid for her husband and children from the time they left home until they returned every day. She explained […]
Do You Have A Dream?
Do you have a dream to do something, be something or go somewhere? The Bible tells us that dreams have several purposes. Dreams can restrain us from evil (Genesis 20:13), reveal God’s will (Genesis 28:11- 22), encourage us (Judges 7:13-15), reveal the future (Genesis 37:5-10), and instruct us (Matthew 1:20). In speaking with women, […]
Used By God
Monica Lewinsky. Tonya Harding. Rahab. Years separate these three women, but they have one thing in common – they each faced public humiliation. They are known for something they did and not the person they are. Monica is long gone from the white house and Tonya is still barred from figure skating. Rahab’s story, however, […]
What If…
What if. . . You knew exactly what God wanted for you? What if. . . You believed that you could absolutely have it? What if. . . You knew your hopes and dreams could come true? What if. . . You got up every morning living the authentic life you really want? What if. […]