Love Series: Pearls of Wisdom

My whole life I have been surrounded by incredibly strong women! In fact, the Lord blessed me with the honor of having 5 grandmothers during my lifetime!!! 3 greats and 2 grands – to be exact! Over the past 4 years, three of them have passed away and my heart will never be the same. I am forever grateful for all they taught me and miss them dearly. Thankfully I will see them on the other side – in eternity with our maker. We All Are Passing Through My Great Grandma Pearl is the last Great I have left on this … Continue reading Love Series: Pearls of Wisdom

Love Series: Validation

I found this beauty on my last thrift trip! Halston Heritage Red Leather Shoulder Bag It was jumbled in with a bunch of basic clutches in a random AF rack – waiting to be discovered!!!! The funny thing is that many of us (looks in mirror) find ourselves in similar spaces – wondering when somebody gonna recognize real and put some respeck on our name!?!  Ya know, pull us out of the “basic” pile and see our greatness! 😂🤔😲😁 To that thought – I say these facts: 1. You are deeply loved even when you are not “seen” by others. 2. … Continue reading Love Series: Validation

Put Self Care on the To Do List

It is a priority – period – point blank – end of story.   For the past few years I’ve planned an Annual Ugly Christmas Sweater Party to catch up with my Sorority Sisters that live in the Chicagoland area. This year the numbers were small, but the tugs on my heart were mighty. I am always 110% down to break away from the norm to share how life is really going and not give a canned surface level “Things are Great” response. We talked about our struggles (we all have them), how God is moving, and of course our … Continue reading Put Self Care on the To Do List