Happy Sunday!

      Good Morning!!! & Happy Sunday! 

As I sit in bed, with both my babies and my amazing husband around me, I am overcome with a wave of gratefulness. I remember just a few years ago, I was hanging out, partying and enjoying life as an independent single mom. I had grown so much and was just enjoying me....every testimony and triumph, every imperfection. I was IN LOVE with myself and that is what lead my husband to me. I no longer needed to feel validated by anyone or anything. And I was no longer bound by the abuse, heartache or bouts of low self esteem that I had endured. I was everything that I needed. I wasn't even looking for love! Seriously, I didn't even realize that our first date was a date!! lol And when he proposed 4 months later, it took me awhile to process that this was my time. I had always believed that "A man who finds a wife finds a good thing." And even though I had fallen in love with myself, I hadn't given much thought to me being someone's "good thing". 

Fast forward to today, just a little over a year later and again I feel that same contentment that I felt when I was single. I am filled daily by the smiles on the faces of the ones that I love. I feel secure knowing that I didn't "create" this life based on my own wants but that I aligned my thoughts with the plan that God already had for me. I spoke and walked and lived in my purpose, on purpose, and only then could I feel content and live intently. 

I share all this to say, FALL IN LOVE WITH YOURSELF!! Forgive yourself. Forgive others who may have hurt you. Step away from people or things that you know are no longer beneficial (or may have never been beneficial) to your life. Be honest with yourself about EVERYTHING. Tell others how you feel and don't apologize for it. Live within your means, mentally, emotionally and financially. Don't allow yourself to be stretched so thin. And do what makes you happy. 

There is no rule book that says when you should feel, do, or live a certain way. Holding yourself hostage to the idea that you have to keep up with standards set by others only hurts you more. Enjoy your life as is! Trust that you are exactly where you are supposed to be. And let things happen...don't force it! Walk in YOUR purpose, even if it is hard at this moment, because being authentically you and truly happy is one of the greatest feelings in the world!! 

Enjoy your Sunday! 

SC Update Video!

YouTube always gives me the absolute worse thumbnail pics!! lol 

But you should watch, share and like the video anyway!! 

Have a great weekend! 

Power of the P! 🙏🏾

Just wanted to share a quick link on this Friday night for all the married women (or women in serious committed relationships). 

Being in love on purpose doesn't mean that things will always be great. Even if you marry your soul-mate we are all subject to great days and not so great days. Being in love on purpose means working together, putting effort into learning and understanding your differences, and speaking life over one another in any and every situation. As women, we expect our men to be mighty protectors and restless providers giving us everything we need and then some. What we may often forget is that our men  need us. They need our love, support, prayer and positive energy to keep them going. Whether it be a smile on your face, dinner on the table, or that sexy thing u do that drives him crazy, we as women have the power to create the relationship that we want. My point is be a genuine source of positive energy for your man and watch all the great things that manifest!!

Here are a few scriptures that you can use to pray over your husband or that you can pray together! 

Love within Marriage: Ephesians 5:25-29

Finances: Phillipians 4:19

Finding his purpose: Romans 8:28

Forgiveness of one another: Ephesians 4:32

Hope these help! Feel free to share more below! 

Be Honest with You!

Do it differently this time. Finish the things you said you would. Do the things you feared. Move closer to your dreams! Be exactly who YOU want to be. 

There are soo many things that we as women deal with on a daily basis. Mentally, physically and emotionally we are consumed with everything from how we look, feel, how we make others feel, where we are in life and where we want to be. Adding a man and/or kids only triples the load. We may see other women at work, on social media and TV, anywhere and wonder how does she stay so optimistic? What does she do that makes her life easier or better or different than mine? Why is she always smiling? 

In my opinion the answers are simple! It's not that life is easier or better for her. And it definitely doesn't have anything to do with bad things not happening in her life. It's all about her mindset. 

I had to learn (and I continue to learn) that life is better lived when u roll with the punches. Now I'm not saying take no control over your life, make bad decisions, or to sit around and let life just happen. What I am suggesting is learning to change how you react to your situations. Smile through the storm. Laugh through your pain. And accept the trials as a necessary part of your story. Don't be moved by fear or doubt because those feelings and your situation are both temporary!