When I got married, one of the things I did was drop my father’s name and adopt my husband’s name. I went the whole nine yards which included getting a new ID with the new name. A few years into marriage, it’s not something I think all that much about. But recently, I was getting … Continue reading Marriage & Purpose III
Author: Mary
Believer. Wife. Writer. Deaconess. Marketplace Consultant. Tea lover. Chocolate hoarder. Author-in-the-works. :)
The Woman You Are
This is an ode to the woman you are. The woman you are is stunning. She is beauty personified. Her expression of beauty and mine are not at war with one another. The existence of one doesn’t diminish the value of the other. There isn’t just one crown that we must fight over for the … Continue reading The Woman You Are
I Am Woman – Leader’s Edition
“Be the woman who fixes another woman’s crown without telling the world it was crooked.” Original Author Unknown At the beginning of the month, we looked at the expectations we have of ourselves and of each other as women. There’s a critical role that any woman in a leadership capacity plays in this conversation. In … Continue reading I Am Woman – Leader’s Edition
Marriage & Purpose II
In February, I wrote a post about why I think marriage exists – Marriage & Purpose. During a conversation with my husband about it, he encouraged me to do a follow-up post. And so, here we are. 🙂 How we enter marriage counts. The last lap to the wedding is often a time when many, … Continue reading Marriage & Purpose II
The Woman I Am
“You can’t turn out a light, shining on the inside.” Steffany Gretzinger (Blackout) In this video, Dr. Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenburg talks about how she hates the phrase “women are their own worst enemies” and she puts to task anyone who uses it. Why? Narrative creates expectation. What we say, do, experience and believe today determines what … Continue reading The Woman I Am
