Savvy Sophistication

“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven..” Ecclesiastes 3:1 If I could sit across from my younger self today—with her big dreams, anxious heart, and quiet doubts—I’d take her hands in mine and whisper truth she didn’t know she needed. She wouldn’t believe all that’s ahead:…

There’s a quiet tension that successful women know all too well—not the pressure of achievement, but the pain of being misunderstood. When you walk with confidence, carry yourself with grace, and answer the call of God on your life, you’ll find that not everyone claps. Some criticize. Some compare. And some compete with a fight…

There’s something sacred about a woman who chooses faith over fear. Who dares to dream while trembling. Who shows up to the battle barefoot but bold—because God called her to it. A Proverbs 31 woman isn’t just someone who rises early, sews garments, and tends to her household. She is clothed in strength and dignity—and…

The truth about falling short, going back, and still being loved by God. I thought I was done with that version of me. I thought I had healed. I thought I had broken the cycle for good. But healing doesn’t always move in a straight line. Sometimes, you slip. Sometimes, you fall back into what…

“Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.” – Matthew 18:3 “Mommy, what does Heaven look like?” It was such a small question from such a little voice—but it stopped me cold. I was standing at the sink, doing something ordinary like rinsing…

Let’s be honest — it feels good to be liked. To be celebrated, complimented, followed, reposted, invited. We’re human, and there’s something comforting about fitting in, about being “approved.” But God didn’t call us to be well-liked. He called us to be set apart. We weren’t saved to sit quietly in the background, nodding along…