Usually people say, “when life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” I’m here to make it make it sense- differently! Let’s pretend those lemons life gives you are your talents and scripturally, your first fruits. What are we supposed to do with them? How do we make lemonade with talents?! We plant them, we nourish them, we grow them, we make something out of them and we share them! For example, the lemons in my life are writing, wellness, strength and style. In the beginning, I o

Most people associate waiting with sitting in a doctor’s office, but this type of waiting that a lot of us are experiencing is supposed to be far from idle. But how often do we wait for something to come our way? I’m certainly guilty of “what is for me will come to me” and it’s not wrong to have that mindset as it’s gotten me through a great deal, but it is wrong when you use it as a permission slip for idleness. Sometimes we wait for things to fall in our lap before making t

Let’s talk about those moments you are expected to strike a smile and put your best foot forward when things around you feel like they are collapsing. I recently experienced a trying time at work. I nearly lost my mind and wanted to give up. I felt tested to limits of peak exhaustion. I also had an interview I should have felt excited to attend, but everything around the interview caused intense stress and severe emotional turmoil. I cried four times the day before and left t