Life, Faith &Love™

                                                                              The three syllable word contentment is a very simple word to say, but is not always the easiest word to live by. We live in a day and age where social media permits us to observe the lives of others and compare our life to others. There are about 2.3 million weddings a year, roughly 4 million babies born in the USA each year, and approximately 126 million people were employed in the year 2017. Weddings, babies and employment are all great things that bring joy, but what if you find yourself on the opposite side of the equation. What if this is not your year to be married, have babies or get that new job? Will you decide to dwell in comparison or envy because you can not control life course or will you choose content...

Have you ever felt like you were in a storm? You try to ride through the waves, but as you pass one wave, the waves only get bigger and bigger? Life comes with seasons that feel like all odds are against us. You feel like you are trying everything, but nothing is going your way. The focus of this blog post is to address what to do when life brings storms. How do we overcome the stormy waves of life? I will provide 3 steps to help you triumph over the storms that life brings. 1. Surround Yourself with Others I wrote a blog about the necessity of having people in our lives. We were not made to go through life a lone. No one is an island. Like that blog, I re-iterate that we need community to flourish in life. Frequently in life we are our own biggest enemy. We tend to pick at ourselves and dwell on the things that make us feel insecure. I have a sister, who is always picking at her thighs and stomach. When she sees herself, she sees thickness. When I see her, I see a 5 feet 9-i...

It's about that time of the year when Twitter, Instagram and Facebook is blowing with, "New Year, New Me" posts. If only if we were Cinderella and had a fairy godmother to magically transform us before the clock strikes midnight. Let's be real, most of us will still be the same from 11:59pm to 12:00am. We don't magically change overnight, it's a continual progress. My intentions for this blog is not to discourage you, but to help you change your perspective on New Year Resolutions. Studies show that only 8% out of 45% of new year resolutions are successful. That means that 37% of resolutions are unsuccessful. Most of these resolutions are unsuccessful because they are vague, not well planned out and are extremely difficult. I am included in the 37% that has experienced an unsuccessful New Year's Resolution. Although I may have experienced an unsuccessful resolution, I have successfully experienced a lifestyle solution. Lifestyle solution is a synonym...

"It's a cold world, real cold world. Jermaine called that thing, man where we going to turn? A lot of people thinking I'm on a hopeless endeavor, nah I know someone that can change the weather forever, ever," --Lecrae. If you haven't listened to "Cold World" by lecrae, click the video above and watch. He speaks truth. We live in a dog eat dog type of world. It's sad, but it's true. People are willing to break the rules, cheat and back-stab just to get to the top. Gang violence and most brutal hood shootings are stemmed from money, drugs, women or disrespect. People make decisions seeking their best interest and not others. We live in a cold world. Now I'm not writing this blog to depress you nor make you think that everyone is out to get you. No, I'm writing this blog to encourage you that despite how cold of a world we live in, you can have thick skin, but still have a loving heart. You can be a light of hope and put out love in ...

During winter break I put 4 beauty hacks to test. These hacks range from how to get whiter teeth, clearer skin, and getting thicker/longer hair. Here are 4 beauty hacks I believe every woman should try! 1.) Baking Soda... I got Baking Soda! [Teeth]                                               YES!                                                                           NO! Soooo this beauty hack blew my mind. There was a noticeable difference between my before and after use of Baking Soda. If you are trying to get whiter teeth and don't want to break the bank, Baking Soda is the way to go! Take note there are two different types of baking soda, there is the cleaning version and th...

              The video attached above is very entertaining. If you haven't watched it yet, I'd suggest for you to watch it now. The song the kids are dancing to is "Cut It" by O.T. Genasis. This song came out in 2016 and went viral. There is a specific line in the song that goes, "That price is way to high you need to cut it." I begin this blog by stating that the price of your peace is way too high, you need to cut it. 1.) Difference Between Seasonal &Long-Term relationships. What I mean by cut it, is cutting any toxic relationship that is effecting your peace. When I use the word relationship it includes friendships and romantic relationships. In life there are seasonal relationships and life time relationships. Too often I've seen people drag on toxic relationships that were only suppose to be seasonal to be long term. Examples of seasonal relationships include making new friends with someone once starting a new job or joining a spor...

                  Jealousy is a little seed that starts innocently, but if not careful, jealousy can grow into a toxic harvest. I encourage you to close your eyes and imagine yourself walking/climbing up a mountain. I picked a mountain because life has it's fair share of ups and downs. Now as your climbing up this mountain, imagine the woman/male/job (Whatever you're jealous of) on your back. Now lets be real, I can barely carry my own body weight up a mountain, now adding another person's body weight would be fatal. I would quickly struggle with shortness of breath, fatigue, injury and would eventually fall down while climbing up the mountain. Now in reality you're not physically carrying this person around, but you are MENTALLY carrying this person or item everywhere you go. Usually when we're jealous of something or someone it tends to be on our minds often.                I try to write bl...