Release for Peace

"Come to me, all who are weary and heavy-burdened..." Anyone else looking around at our world and incredulously asking, "Really though, what is going on?!" I've been weighed down by the heaviness of it all; and I've avoided the news more than I probably should have since I want to be adequately informed. Somehow I …

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6 Ways to Energize (other than coffee)

Inspired from a conversation with my sweet mama, I pointed out "she" was consuming way more coffee in this quarantine season than is necessary. I tried encouraging her to drink less before realizing I was calling the kettle black, seeing how I've grown quite dependent on my home pour overs to power through the day. …

Uplift Women

It's a special Motivation Monday when I get to introduce this lady who's like a sister to me. We wonder amused and amazed at how far God has brought us from freshmen at the private high school we coincidentally attended together! (I say coincidentally because but for the divine intervention of Jesus, she never would …

Letters to the Church

What if the world saw a people with peace that surpasses comprehension, an inexpressible joy, and immeasurable greatness of power in the Spirit? Herein lies the call of the Church!

Empowering Dreams

If you want to go fast, go alone; if you want to go far, go together. Happy Motivation Monday, lovelies! There have been some pretty awesome people on my journey who have poured such encouragement and passion into my soul. Austin in California became a fast friend when I lived in the suburbs of Los …

The Importance of Social Media

We live in an increasingly digital age, where augmented reality is now "the realest", 22% of people meet their bæ via online dating, and increasingly more businesses are utilizing digital media platforms over physical locations to save on overhead costs. And I'm still asked, "Why do I even need social media for my business?" 1) …

What I (Actually) Do as a Social Media Manager

I'm constantly stunned into a moment of silence after another individual living in the 21st century with drones and hoverboards asks me what it means for me to be a social media manager. I don't mean this in a condescending way, because honestly it would have been me a few years ago naively inquiring the …

Social Media Books to Inspire & Educate

“Sometimes, you read a book and it fills you with this weird evangelical zeal, and you become convinced that the shattered world will never be put back together unless and until all living humans read the book.” -John Green, The Fault in Our Stars The above quote matches my feelings to a tee following the completion …

What’s All This Enneagram Hype?

One of the greatest gifts we can give to another is knowledge. In sharing about the Enneagram personality test, I hope to empower your life by the self-actualization this resource can bring! Like any tool, it is not the be all, end all. The greatest danger I've seen (and at times, personally experienced) is making …

The Alchemist

Classic. All the reviews you've read about this masterpiece are correct. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho is daring, simplistically complex (you know if you know), funny; the kind of read that causes the rare occurrence of your heart and mind and gut to Ahaa! all together at a universal truth you had only shallowly conceived prior …

The Slow Way

It's the simple pleasures, isn't it? One of my favorite little joys is opening a Yogi tea bag, plopping the leaves into steaming water, and following the string to cup the tag and read the short quote printed on one side. (It's almost like cracking open a Chinese fortune cookie, but you don't feel uncomfortably …

Busy Busy

The pilot's voice booms over the intercom: "I have good news and bad news. The bad news is we're lost; the good news is we're making great time!" Doesn't that ring so true in our busy, busy lives?? When we accidentally hit that pause in the hustle, we look around and wonder where we're even …