No really. I need you to sit with that for a second. Not your worth as somebody's girlfriend. Not your worth as somebody's mama. Not your worth as the strong one, the dependable one, the one everybody calls when things fall apart. You. Just you. By yourself. What are you worth? Because somewhere between trying to keep everybody happy and trying to hold everything together — a lot of us lost the answer to that question. And some of us never knew it to begin with. The World Has

You know, that magic formula we're all searching for to fix our broken bits and turn our lives around. Well, guess what? I've come to realize that there's no secret sauce at all. In fact, the real recipe for healing and transformation has been right in front of us all along, hidden in plain sight within the pages of God's word. Picture this, you're standing in your kitchen, staring at a blank canvas of ingredients, wondering where to start. That's how I felt when I first bega

Ever crossed paths with someone who has a smile pasted on their face 24/7 and thought, "What's the real deal behind their smile?" "There's no way they can be that happy." Psalm 34:5 says, "Those who look to Him are radiant with joy." I used to do swim aerobics several times a week and strangers would walk up to me and say, "Your smile inspires me." A sweet elderly lady told me, "Honey, when I see you jumping up and down in this water, your smile inspires me to keep pushing."

There comes a moment after an emotionally unhealthy relationship where you look in the mirror and realize the deepest loss was never just the relationship itself. It was the distance that formed between you and yourself. Somewhere between trying to keep the peace, trying to explain your heart, trying to be understanding, trying to hold everything together, you slowly stopped hearing your own voice. Your needs became secondary. Your feelings became negotiable. Your exhaustion