It’s July and with July comes the mother of all sales, the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale. Now you may be wondering why you should care. Nordstrom is a high-end store with high-end brands. The Nordstrom Anniversary Sale is an opportunity to stock up on quality wardrobe staples and to get quality essentials that are missing from …
3 Lessons We Can Learn from Wives of the Bible
Below is my article, originally written as a guest post on Woman of Noble Character and published on June 21, 2021. Since June is such a popular month for weddings, I decided to write about marriage. As I studied them, what I learned is that there are three lessons we can learn from wives of …
Living a Life Above Rubies or Pearls
Below is an excerpt of my guest post for Beauty is in the Eye of Our Beholder Series hosted by Deborah Rutherford where I was invited to share my personal story about how God sees us as His beautiful daughters and how it led to my decision to blog about inner beauty. ….. I learned …
Count Your Blessings: 5 Ways We are Blessed
Did you know that counting your blessings starts with your thoughts? I started a routine of telling God my favorite thing about the day each night before bed. This simple time of reflection has been life-changing. It helps me remember all the things I have to be thankful for, and that ushers in a time …
Reasons to Love Our Enemies
I love the scene in Diary of a Mad Black Woman when the abusive ex-husband answers the altar call, hobbling forward to give his life to God. It was so touching to witness his transformation. Seeing this example of how God can and does transform lives erased the ill will I felt toward this character. …
Seek God & Find Your Purpose
I so admire people who have always known exactly what they want to do with their lives. I entered college having no clue what I should study. I declared psychology as my major but it didn’t take long for me to realize that I did not like the field. But my developmental psychology class at …
She Leads California with Prayer in Sacramento
I finally made my first foray into Northern California last month, and it was for a very good reason. I was invited to attend the She Leads California prayer event, “Jesus Reigns,” in Sacramento with other women from across California. It was held on September 9, 2023, California’s anniversary for becoming a State. She Leads …
7 Must Watch Pure Flix Movies
Recently, I had the privilege of attending a brunch hosted by the Hollywood chapter of Influence Women. Afterward, I met the producer of the film The Greatest Inheritance. As it was explained to me that it was a Pure Flix movie, I couldn’t believe that I had not heard of either. Where had I been? …
5 Important Keys to Following Jesus
When I was a teenager, I had subscriptions to magazines for teen girls. First it was Young Miss, then it was Teen and Seventeen, and in college, it was Sassy. As I entered my 20s and became a working adult, I went from teen magazines to magazines for women: Glamour, Mademoiselle, and eventually, Cosmopolitan. While …
Overcome Comparison with Advice from These 9 Christian Bloggers
This month, I have rounded up advice from 9 different Christian bloggers, myself included, on how to conquer comparison. It is described as a game and as a trap because it has no winners. It is also described as a thief because it steals the joy of those the enemy tricks into indulging in it. …