How She Fearlessly Believed She Could, So She Did

Strive for progress, not perfection.. I woke up in one mood this morning: greatness. Am I perfect? Not as all. The irony is I don’t want to be. If you’re a woman and reading this, I want you to eliminate the word “mediocre” out of your vocab. I don’t even want you to have the…

Letting the Joy Unfold in Your Life

I can count on one hand about how many times I have actually “lived in the moment.” I am a hard worker, but I wouldn’t classify myself as the ultimate risk taker. I’m pretty much a perfectionist, meaning my back up plan has a back up plan! As I wake up everyday and start my…

The Secret to Embracing Life’s Unexpected Detours

Hey My Loves! When you are driven and determined to let nothing stop you… be prepared for detours and difficulty. Because of your destiny being so bright, there will be things you have to face. You will not understand everything God is putting you through, but he does…and that’s all that matters.  My biggest flaw…

Surviving Your Chaos Before Your Blessing Comes

You ever heard the saying, “There’s a storm before the rainbow”? Bad things start to happen out of nowhere. We stress about them and think how things are going to work itself out. Then it happens: the rainbow comes and there’s a blessing in the storm. As humans, we are not perfect. No matter our religious…

Unique Ways to Spend Quality Time With God

In our busy life, spending quality time with our loved ones is delicate and important to us. We enjoy when we have time to catch up with them to hear about everything going on in their lives. We pray every night thanking God for another day and we might faithfully go to church every Sunday…

How Self-Reflection Helped Me Achieve My Goals

I once read somewhere that self-reflection is a ‘humbling process. It’s essential to find out why you think, say, and do certain things…than better yourself.’ It’s the kind of quote that hits you in the gut, but in a good way- the ways towards a better you. There is no such thing as a perfect…

Life Talks With Laura Smartt: Mental Health Issues

To the person dealing with mental health issues…   I know it’s hard. Everyday just getting out of bed is hard. How you want to stay there and not interact with the world. Outside is where happiness happens, and you just can’t seem to find it. The questions that arise. “Are you okay?”, “Why are…