Thngs Hoped For

If I told you having better friends leads to better money, health and well being would you believe me? The bible is full of proverbs proving that friendships may be the most important relationships we make. But to make better friends we need to be better friends, so how do we do both? Brandi, my best friend of 12 years, and I learned to be better friends. Hang out with us as we work through an ama...

Need a quick refresh in your faith? We got the encouragement you need! Check out this memorable clip from SS 2 Ep. 4 “God, WHAT IS YOU DOIN?” w/ yours truly. Scroll down Season 2 to listen to the full episode. Know someone else that may need a refresher? Share this message to remind them that they are more than capable, God's got their back, and so do we! Like and Subscribe to join the ThngsHo...

Need a quick refresh in your faith? We got the encouragement you need! Check out this memorable clip from SS 2 Ep. 5 “Reframing Your Story” w/ Akeish Forsythe. Scroll down Season 2 to listen to the full episode. Know someone else that may need a refresher? Share this message to remind them that they are more than capable, God's got their back, and so do we! Like and Subscribe to join the Thngs...

Need a quick refresh in your faith? We got the encouragement you need! Check out this memorable clip from SS 2 Ep. 4 “God, WHAT IS YOU DOIN?” w/ yours truly. Scroll down Season 2 to listen to the full episode. Know someone else that may need a refresher? Share this message to remind them that they are more than capable, God's got their back, and so do we! Like and Subscribe to join the ThngsHo...

Your trauma and trials are not the end of your story. For Akeish, she could’ve ended her story as a victim of assault, but she’s seen God to turn it into a story of healing for her and so many other women. She is proof that if you’re still breathing and if you allow God, He has something greater for you on the other side. Welcoming my mentor bestie on this episode on how to redefine your story. CO...

"It will get worse, before it get's better." Such encouraging words from my sister as she shared with me what the tail end of a wilderness season looks like. And she wasn't wrong at all 😭. Another year of unemployment, clients leaving, and nearly nothing left in the bank account. How is it that these weaknesses are something to boast about? It wasn't until God showed me how...

God verified us as influencers before social media ever could. No matter what space we’re in, He’s given every one of us a level of influence for the purpose of His Kingdom. But how do we identify it, grow it, and (most importantly) what should we do with it? This year, I want take the next steps in my influence as a leader, a creative, a sister, and a friend. There’s no better person I could thin...

ABOUT THIS EPISODE Breakups come with the territory of dating and while we can’t always escape the pain, God is able to turn our heartbreak around for our good. 2 breakups, 1 failed engagement, and 1 narcissistic ex later Faith’s intentionality during her post-breakup journey allowed her to experience Jesus not only as her healer, but as the one who filled in the void no man ever could. Not too lo...

I've been doing sneak peek reads of upcoming blogs on my TikTok and just thought to share them with my podcast fam too. Here's a sneak peek read into the upcoming blog for this weeks podcast "Breakups, Singleness, and Dating." Join us live on Youtube February 26th from 3-4pm and tune in to listen to the amazing testimony from our guest, Faith Makka, how she bounced back from a failed engagement, a...

What’s season 2 going to be about? Who’s invited this year? Are we going to have more events? Before we get into all of what’s next, can we boast in the Lord of what He’s already done?! 💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾 This episode is a Life Check with just you and me. Let’s catch up on what’s been going on in my life and in the life of ThngsHopedFor, reflect on 2022, and discover what God has for 2023. Honestly, if...

The Bible says that if we believe what we say will come to pass, it will be done for us. We can speak to a mountain and say ‘Be taken up and thrown into the sea,’ and if we don’t doubt in our hearts then it will be done. (Mark 11:23) Some things may have stolen our voice in this season- disappointments or even failures. But I feel God saying that “breakthrough will burst when we speak up.” The fir...

Need a quick refresh in your faith? We got the encouragement you need. Check out this memorable clip from Ep. 1 “What is Faith?” w/ @Jasmine C. Green . Scroll down to listen to the full episode. Know someone else that may need a refresher? Share this message to remind them that they are more than capable, God's got their back, and so do we! Like and Subscribe to join the ThngsHopedFor fam ❤️. Read...

Need a quick refresh in your faith? We got the encouragement you need. Check out this memorable clip from Ep. 6 Overcoming Conflicting Habits w/ Sheliese. Scroll down to listen to the full episode. Know someone else that may need a refresher? Share this message to remind them that they are more than capable, God's got their back, and so do we! Like and Subscribe to join the ThngsHopedFor fam ❤️. R...

Need a quick refresh in your faith? We got the encouragement you need. Check out this memorable clip from Ep. 3 “Don't Get Purpose Confused” w/ @tobie_nife . Scroll down to listen to the full episode. Know someone else that may need a refresher? Share this message to remind them that they are more than capable, God's got their back, and so do we! Like and Subscribe to join the ThngsHopedFor fam ❤️...

Need a quick refresh in your faith? We got the encouragement you need. Check out this memorable clip from Ep. 2 “To Slit or Not To Slit? Addressing Modesty, Slay Culture, and Identity” w/ fashion besties Nefertiti, Saron, and Heather. Scroll down to listen to the full episode. Know someone else that may need a refresher? Share this message to remind them that they are more than capable, God's got...

Need a quick refresh in your faith? We got the encouragement you need. Check out this memorable clip from Ep. 5 “Now Walk It Out” w/Jasmine Thomas. Scroll down to listen to the full episode. Know someone else that may need a refresher? Share this message to remind them that they are more than capable, God's got their back, and so do we! Like and Subscribe to join the ThngsHopedFor fam ❤️. Read Blo...

Need a quick refresh in your faith? We got the encouragement you need. Check out this memorable clip from Ep. 7 “Divine Work” w/Jasmine Kelly. Scroll down to listen to the full episode.  Know someone else that may need a refresher? Share this message to remind them that they are more than capable, God's got their back, and so do we!  Like and Subscribe to join the ThngsHopedFor fam ❤️. R...

How do we make more money in 2023?! I mean if God wanted us to be wealthy, why are some of us stuck where we are financially? Sis, we've been asking ourselves the same question and it brought to mind- there must be something we're missing! On this episode our budgeting bestie, Chereeka, joins us to recap the 3 things we often miss about creating wealth and her own wealth journey to paying off over...

Need a quick refresh in your faith? We got the encouragement you need. Check out this memorable clip from Ep. 1 “What is Faith?” w/ @Jasmine C. Green . Scroll down to listen to the full episode. Know someone else that may need a refresher? Share this message to remind them that they are more than capable, God's got their back, and so do we! Like and Subscribe to join the ThngsHopedFor fam ❤️. Read...

You've heard over and over on this podcast that community is crucial to our growth. Oftentimes, it's the people closest to us, our friends, that influence us the most. But I've also heard that good friends are hard to come by and it saddens me that I hear this most in my black female community. That's why I'm super excited about this BONUS episode, with the OG bestie, Brandi Dorch . This year, we...

There's a space of divine work that God has prepared for us. Many have called this space by different names- the space of your greatness (Pastor Stephen Chandler) or your place of passion. In the bible, this space was recognized as the Garden of Eden where God set the stage for what divine work looks like. How many of us are tired of careers that crumble or that we could care less about? What does...

Ya'll, this episode was about to be a cry fest, but we held it together! Changing can be so difficult! Even when we know it will make us better, we just don't execute at times. It's a vicious cycle that the Apostle Paul shares with us in his letters to the church in Rome, and all of us can relate to that frustration too. But I found hope for better habits in a connect group that my girl, Sheliese,...

Struggling to understand your purpose? You and I both! Join me and another amazing friend of mine, Jasmine, as we chat through what God says about purpose, walking it out, and the tools she specifically has been able to tap into to push herself out of her comfort zone in search of purpose and fulfillment. This episode is based on the new blog, "Now Walk It Out." so make sure to give it a read by c...

For all the gurli's who've been waiting a while for their hopes to come true and it just seems to be more frustrating each day, I believe God has something to encourage you right here and now. It's time for ep. 4 and today, we're recapping all the goods from the last blog, " #itsabambooseason ", with a new bestie, A.G.LE of @ heypickupus podcast. Click play for this gem-filled episode!  Don't...

We're knee deep in Quarter 2 of the year and it's a great time to check in- are we walking in our purpose or are we walking in...something else? In this episode, I'm chatting with one of my good friends Tobi (@tobie_nife). Join us as we laugh through our mistakes to finding purpose and how we ended up discovering it. Click play to listen to the full podcast, and share your thoughts or...