by Brie | Dec 18, 2017 | Faith, Feature, Purpose
Born and raised in Oak Cliff, Texas Saratta Murphy had no intentions of making bracelets her full time gig. She received her degree in Sociology (which she notes she’s done nothing with) and spent the majority of her adult life as a professional speaker for...
by Brie | Nov 6, 2017 | Feature, Identity, Purpose, Relationships, Self-Love, Stories
Queen Smith is a storyteller and the founder of OpenSeat – a movement designed to gather women together to share meals and share stories. A West African native married to a natural born Texan, Queen grew up in a polygamous home where her father had six wives and...
by Brie | Oct 1, 2017 | Faith, Feature, motivation, Purpose
Jeanita Spikes is the owner of Painted and Polished – a salon and spa in Frisco, Texas. She first got into nails at the age of 13. She had no way of knowing that a routine trip to the Southside of Chicago to get a manicure for her eighth grade graduation would...
by Brie | Sep 18, 2017 | Faith, Fear, motivation, Purpose, Stories
I wasn’t looking for a publisher one Tuesday morning when I received a phone call from Covenant Books. Nevertheless, I knew the call wasn’t an accident because I’d just started a fast about my devotional two days prior. “Hi this is *Barbara with Covenant Books. I was...
by Brie | Sep 4, 2017 | Faith, Fear, Purpose
No one ever talks about how it feels to find out you’re pregnant and not be excited about it. Instead, everyone goes straight to the “children are a blessing” conversation. But as I walked through the kitchen to my husband, positive pregnancy test in hand, I wasn’t...
by Brie | Sep 4, 2017 | Community, Fear, Identity, Purpose, Self-Love
I’Sha Gaines is the Editor/CEO of HoneyBeNatural Magazine – a publication that seeks to empower women on their natural journey with the understanding that their respective paths are unique. When asked what she does, I’sha doesn’t hesitate. “I make things pretty but I...
