Tag: women
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Love People Well, Part 2: Honoring Yourself
Love People Well: Part 2 is about honoring yourself. Because accepting how someone loves you is not the same as settling. You can appreciate someone’s effort and still know the connection doesn’t land where it needs to. Difference is beautiful. Deprivation is not. This is the part where we learn that loving well includes loving…
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When Love Speaks Two Languages
Love has always felt emotional to me…connection, depth, and the sense of being known. But a recent conversation made me realize something I’d missed: not everyone experiences love through feelings. Some love through choice, intention, and daily commitment. And when those two expressions meet without trying to change each other, something surprisingly safe and beautiful…
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This One’s for Her: You Were Never Too Much
Years ago, I wrote a letter to my younger self, fresh out of college and feeling like I had arrived. I genuinely thought I was writing from a healed place (chile…I know, right?). Then I did it again after I got married…and whew, the delusion was even stronger that time. Lord. A few years ago,…
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Love or Control? The Difference Ain’t Always Clear.
Control doesn’t always look like force. Sometimes, it looks like concern. Sometimes, it looks like care. Sometimes, it looks like love. But the difference between love and control is freedom. Love lets you be. Control manages you. Love allows room for choice. Control demands compliance. And if you have to shrink, over-explain, or perform just…
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Unleashed & Unapologetic: A Legacy of Strength & Faith
Black women have always been more than history-makers—we are way-makers. From the pulpit to the protest lines, from boardrooms to kitchens filled with wisdom, we have built, led, and fought for a future we may never fully see. This Black History Month, I’m honoring the women who paved the way—Jarena Lee, Claudette Colvin, Fannie Lou…
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Acknowledging the Wound & Processing the Pain
Hey friends, We’re diving into the first couple of steps in this healing journey: Acknowledging the Wound & Processing the Pain. Healing doesn’t happen overnight—it’s a process. And that process starts with being real about what’s hurt us. It’s about recognizing the places in our hearts that have been broken and giving ourselves permission to…
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Finding Joy in Unexpected Places
Discovering Gratitude and God’s Faithfulness in Every Season The holiday season, in recent years, has carried a special kind of weight for me…a mix of joy, longing, and reflection. Since my divorce, holidays, especially the ones so rooted in family traditions, have been a source of complexity. My heart often aches for what I deeply…
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Loving People Well
Love isn’t just about what we feel—it’s about how we show up for the people we care about. This post dives into what it means to love intentionally, selflessly, and in ways that truly matter.
UnShaded Revelations 