Soft With Standards

Dating after a tumultuous relationship is… ghetto. There’s really no other way to say it. When I first put myself back out there, I was about 1000% not ready. I knew it. My spirit knew it. My discernment knew it. But I did it anyway because I was bored. And let me be clear: boredom and loneliness are not the same thing. I wasn’t dying for companionship. I wasn’t craving validation. I was just restless, curious, and slightly entertained by the idea of attention again. That sho

I don’t talk about my faith to convince anyone. I talk about it because it’s how I’ve survived and how I continue to survive. Even when I don’t understand what God is doing, I’ve learned how to recognize His presence. If you walked a day in my shoes, you wouldn’t need convincing. Your belief would come naturally. There are parts of my life that, on paper, should have led to depression, hopelessness, or giving up altogether. And while I’m honest about the fact that I chose the