I started this blog in November of 2017 with the vision in mind to inspire the seasoned and encourage the young on having faith, being still, dating, the challenges of jobs and many more issues that I have had to deal with. This blog served as therapy for me. Not only was I able to get some of the most troubling stories off my chest but I was able to help others in the process, letting each of you know that this fight is not yours alone. Unfortunately, life took over and as I started to do more with my time, the blogging stopped. I started a new job which was much more demanding and stressful than I anticipated and eventually I stopped writing altogether. I worked 12-hour days on top of starting a master’s program – some days, just felt like I didn’t have time to breath. With all of this going on, one would think that the want to write was there, but I just never found time for me.  

Covid hit… 

I went from almost being laid off to finding myself managing more urgent care locations, where my 12-hour days grew to 13 and 14-hour days. I was dealing with testing scared patients that weren’t so nice and managing this “new age” workforce that would make any sane person lose their mind. If work wasn’t enough, I dealt with personal issues that ranged from me having health complications to death – all issues that any neighbor of mine could have been facing at any given time. I realize that I was not the only one dealing with Life. One of the reasons why I love being a manager is because of the want to help. I love counseling and giving individuals a different lens to look through when dealing with their issues. During this time of Covid, is where I reclaimed my time again. Although the hours were not there, I started to write whenever I could find a second in the day. In my heart, I knew that I was not alone in what I was going through and that someone could benefit from my faith and the Words from God I was receiving through prayer and my reading.  

“…When someone has been given much, much will be required in return; and when someone has been entrusted with much, even more will be required.”

Luke 12:48

January 10, 2023, I went to lunch with my colleagues and experienced a shift in my heart and mind that ultimately led me to what I felt God was pushing me to do. All it took was a three-minute encounter with a cashier at the cafeteria where we were eating. I gave this young lady words of encouragement when she expressed depression and eventually gifted her with an engraved piece of jewelry that she admired from my arm. My kindness was something she didn’t understand and had not experienced before from a stranger. To be honest, I had never experienced anything like that either, but it was something that my heart told me to do. I may not have much in wealth but that day, I was able to give the gift of hope to someone that needed to hear the words “You got this.” I was able to give love and be kind to a total stranger that needed to feel that she was enough – the complete story of that day is one of my Songs on this site.  I feel it is important to know that we all are put on this earth for a reason. We all go through hard times, but we all are given these years, days, hours and minutes to do something, to learn, and to serve. On January 10th, I knew that I needed to share myself again with the world. Not only from this instance but a second one that would soon follow. I knew that God was pushing me to do bigger things with my life and I was not following His instruction.  I was ignoring the gifts that God placed in my heart, mind and spirit and I was no longer going to disregard my will.

I come before you almost seven years after my first post with some of the same descriptors. I am a Single Childless Black Woman in her early 40s with a few scrapes and bruises, a little heartbreak and tears but no complaints only Blessings to be thankful for.  I write this blog in order to inspire the seasoned and encourage the young on having faith, being still, dating, the challenges with jobs and many more topics that may have caused trials in my life. This is a safe space – a space to share my triumphs, my losses and some of the greatest pains I have had to deal with. 

These are my songs…