The Messenger Movement: Faith, Leadership and Kindgom Business

Today’s guest is a fellow passionista in all forms of the word. We both have mastermind, collaboration women’s groups, we both coach, we both have podcasts and memberships. Most would assume there would be a big red X over our relationship status or in the social media world it’d be “it’s complicated”.  I mean, How can 2 people doing seemingly similar things be working together to share ideas and...

Ok so I’m cutting right to the chase because this podcast blessed me so much and I want it to do the same for you. Demetria is a light - a person who I know is invested in pursuing Jesus in such a way that her life is a living testimony to His presence, voice, and spirit. And hang on tight…because this conversational ride will have you stripping off conventionalism, trepidation, confusion over you...

It’s a New year! And I am so pumped to be back at it with our weekly episodes. On the other hand, I’m tired ALREADY of hearing about new years resolutions and I’d place a heavy bet on the fact that you are too. I’m hoping you will join me in this incredible conversation with another believer in the fact that we are over here just trying to live life well…and our health goals and our weight goals a...

I need you to catch this - “Life isn’t happening to us it’s happening for us.” We have to come into recognition of purpose and plan. To take an aerial view on our lives instead of a front driver placement of control in our problems and even in our blessings. We are not in control! It is by our surrender that we begin to live life in abundance. Realizing that God gives us the grace we need for each...

We have breathe. Given to us at inception. Gifted to us at the beginning of time. And yet we subconsciously take advantage of its function, it’s existence and our control and lack there of around every inhale and exhale. Y’all know I practice gratitude and daily thank God for the gift of this day, but I have to be honest, I’m not often thanking God for my breath. Even when my health is my thankful...

Oh my gracious. I am still on a bit of a Jesus high, even just reflecting over this podcast you’re about to hear. I don’t know that I’m suppose to pick favorites…but people always ask me if they could listen to one which ONE would it be. Right now - THIS would be my one…but really each person brings their own goodness to the table…I think I’m just a bit on FIRE… Which makes so much since after thi...

Have you ever sat down and interviewed someone really close to you? Someone who you think you know through and through…and when you do you are surprised by their responses and feedback? Well I got the chance…and she was absolutely a nervous wreck…but she showed up and showed out even against her comfortability to change lives and open eyes and hearts because she’s going through a transformational...

It’s the holidays…everything is in abundance…I know even in just the last weekend, I have over indulged too much. What if we switched our mindset…if we adjusted our concept of “need” and turned this season into one of obedience. No, I’m not legalistic, trying to strip away all the fun and joy…even your sweet peppermint and chocolate delights…simply asking you to take a step towards positive transf...

Do you ever meet someone and just know it was so universally intended for you to collide? Today’s podcast guest was surely one of those people. She came to the table or mic, whatever you want to call it, with such positive energy and yet even in her bubbly spirit, she was calm and collected. She had this eloquence about her - and was just  comfortable in her own skin. Which is pretty crazy to say...

There’s a song called Fully Known by Tauren Wells that speaks so deeply to my soul. I recall laying in a warm bathtub, with this song on repeat as I craved the enveloping understanding of Who I Am by the one who created me. Struggle for identity. Struggle for conceptualizing my own beauty. Struggling for truth - running from all things fake - ultimately to be standing in the light…instead of cryin...

Our lives are full of reconstruction - we are a constant construction zone. Every day, in fact, we see warning signs of catastrophes waiting to happen. Heavy machinery being operated even without a license. Think about it for a minute - Our bodies, our minds, even our spirits - we are still comprehending how we operate and yet we attempt to do so at supper sonic speeds and ultimately we want the e...

We see picture perfect images that surround us at every turn. We have so many options on response to those tiny squares, advertisements, magazines, even TV stars. We can judge, criticize or self-deprecate. We can reject or dismiss. Or we can encourage and empower. In order to move into the last heart set and mind set - the one that would be freeing and fulfilling - we have to first face the intern...

We hear all the time the aged old saying “home is where the heart is” and while I’m a complete believer in the concept, I think you could reverse the words to gain deeper clarity in what it means to establish a healthy home…”heart is where the home is”. As women and men alike, I believe we are constantly cultivating a place for us to reside in peace, contentment, and happiness. If we are dually wo...

Ok…so spoiler alert. Today’s episode is with a total Mama’s Boy. And I don’t mean that like a juvenile stab on the playgrounds weak link… No no, today you are going to get a man who advocates for the full essence of girl power…and it started with his mom! And if you are on the rally against girl power thing and fighting for all things equal…don’t worry - He’s got you there too! He’s all about enco...

Do you ever feel like you’re standing on the edge backward…wanting so desperately to just let it all go out of exhaustion or frustration or confusion but like the game of trust…you just don’t trust ENOUGH that you will be caught? That the battles are so consistent you can’t hear, see, or even breathe long enough to find clarity and confirmation in the wavering whims of society? I want to let you o...

If you haven’t already heard me talk about, post about, or share about the She Speaks Conference…now’s your chance to hear it through the words of another horses mouth! Not that I’m calling the beautiful Karrissa Sprinkle a horse…though I love horses…ok I’ll stop rambling and get to the juicy stuff. This conference isn’t just about writing or speaking. It’s about community. It’s about women relati...

You doubt your ability. Whether in strength or competence. I’m not smart enough. I’m not strong enough. I’m not pretty enough, young enough, old enough. I’m not worthy enough. We let this one statement: I’m not enough…dictate and hinder our entire lives. Are you fighting with Inadequacy in your calling? Friend, let me tell you now - When God calls you, He equally and abundantly Equips you. This pa...

We interact with people everyday, multiple times a day, even via what can be disconnected interaction through social media. Sometimes we interact out of choice, sometimes out of forced situations and sometimes both.  From childhood we experience this within the dynamics of our families and family friends, whether we choose to or not. The ideas of introvert vs extrovert, shy vs vocal, or comfortabl...

Ya’ll are gonna love this episode, it left me full as a tick. Ok, but seriously, if this is your first time tuning in that’s not my typical lingo or accent, but it only felt natural after spending the time in Indiana for my first traveling Podcast episode. This was a place of many childhood fond memories and when I knew I was headed there, I had to pack the mic and get one of my most favorite peop...

Have you ever looked at a picture of yourself from years past and not recognized the person in the image? In reflection, are you a better version of that person or have you declined? Are you pressured or weighed down by the highlight images you see of others? What are you overwhelmed by? Are you lost in the fog or have you been able to see the light? As women you feel… A LOT. We are supposed to re...

We always have a choice of mindset. We always have an option of perspective. As the very wise Brene Brown has taught me; We always have the ability to change the story we’re telling ourselves. Ultimately, We always have the power to down shift and reset. Yet, we’re mostly a society running on E, wondering why our engines are coming to a screeching halt. I’ve been the broken down engine needing a j...

Our lives are moving a million miles a minute, yet we aim to not look dishelved, discombobulated or disoriented.  We present. We perform. We practice. We please. We promise. We pamper.  Yet we’re often operating on empty.  Wouldn’t it be nice to live a life at rest at the feet of Jesus? Not needing to do or be all the things, but instead simply exist in where we are right now.  Even just saying th...

We don’t often take the pause in life that we need; even when all of the signs are pointing to burn out or break down. But sometimes, the pause is needed even during a time of celebration and goodness. Simply to relish in gratitude and peace. People perceive pause as a problem, when they should see it as a purpose. We often create what is Man-made - but what about when something is God made? It’s...

We’ve heard emotions are fleeting. But have you ever considered that those emotional decisions can cause lasting scars? Scars on the body, the mind, and the soul; not only on others, but also self-inflicted? It’s imperative when we are asked, when we are tossed to and fro, when we are rejected, when we are burnt, when we are hurt and broken and when we are lonely - that our actions and words come...

We just have to step out of our comfort zone to actually start in order to believe we are capable, in order to see the results, in order to understand that we already have the power within us and the tools on our belt to succeed. After you begin the belief starts to set in. The beginning transformation initializes roots to form in the habit, in the practice, in the sub conscious and ultimately in...