What led me here?

To be truthful what brought me here was illness. On an early morning in 2017, my husband and I were doing our morning working out routine. I took a quick bathroom break and when I returned I felt dizzy and nauseous. It was all I could do to make it to the bed and flop down. Over the next few days, that’s where I remained - flat on my back and unable to do a thing for myself. After a few days, I was able to sit up in bed and I slowly regained strength, but I still had to take it slow. During this time, I remained in bed for about two weeks and was eventually was able to venture beyond my bedroom. I’m still dealing with some health issues, but I’m believing God for great things and working on doing my part to transform my health.

After I got sick, I was sitting in bed one day with my three little ones at the foot of my bed watching the show Fixer Upper. My focus shifted from the show to my children and their future. I started thinking about the way we were handling our finances. So I grabbed our little brown budget book from the nightstand and revamped what we were doing. When my husband came home that day I was reluctant to talk to him about it because financial talks can be uncomfortable and a bit delicate. I pushed my feelings and emotions aside and had a heart to heart talk with my honey and you know what? He thought what I had come up with was great. So we began our debt-free journey for the second time. Yes, we eliminated all our debt once before and then life happened and we got side-tracked from our goals.

FACING THE HARD FACTS

When I got sick we had to face the facts. We had to take a hard look at where we were and what we were doing with our finances. Some of it was inattentiveness. Some of it was just plain procrastination. Some of it was just letting life happen and not taking control and deciding what we wanted. Some of it was not setting any goals or focusing on our legacy. We were just working and paying the wills albeit in the back of our mind we always knew we wanted more. So we decided to attend a Financial Peace class at a local church. We were determined to do this and as we began to obliterate each debt, we gained more traction for the next one until they were all gone (except the mortgage which is a work in progress).

THE DECISION TO SHARE

A few months later, I decided I wanted to gain the knowledge to help put my family in a better position so I decided to take some courses and get a financial certification. Little did I know, God had a bigger plan. As I learned more and more I could hear God saying, “share the knowledge” and so here I am being obedient to the calling.

I love Jesus, bubble baths, candles, a good cup of hibiscus tea and hugs, but one of my favorite things to do is encourage YOU! I want to help you be the best version of yourself. I hate to see women working all day long and then at the end of the day have nothing to show for it. Life is not just about working and paying bills although it can seem that way at times. You were made for more! I want to help you have the clarity, confidence and freedom you desire when it comes to your finances and life.

If you need encouragement and strategy all rolled into one, then you’ve come to the right place. I’m a real woman walking this journey just like you. I don’t want to walk it alone, come alongside me and let’s do this together. Let me help you get your finances in order so you can see the fruits of your labor and be able to support the kingdom. Let’s live a purpose-filled, intentional life and leave an impact on the world. Let’s live well and leave a legacy for future generations to come.

There’s so much more to my story and so much more I could say, but for today I’ll leave it right here.