MELINDA K. BOWENS

To know me is to know I am a top-tier supporter of other people being able to make mistakes (or what they believe is a mistake) and grow som

If we had a friend who thought their life was going to cease to exist because of one perceived “missed opportunity,” we would quietly tell t

I think sometimes we view the loss of control as a scary, or even a point of failure sometimes. But neither of these points are true. Not b

Allow me to reintroduce myself…my name is (if you didn’t yell “Hov,” we really need to talk about your fun level in life). But let me...

For some reason, we like to think if we knew all the details of everything coming, we would be more inclined to participate without hesitati

I don’t like to ask for help…or feedback…or suggestions…or advice…or anything that would make it seem as though I don’t have it all together

Join Chrystal Evans Hurst and myself as we have an honest chat about being happy when you're really just over it all!

But I’m Right…And Why That Doesn’t Matter Y’all, I looooooooooove being right. I don’t really mean right as in always doing the right...

Y’all, I looooooooooove being right. I don’t really mean right as in always doing the right thing, I mean right as in always having an answe

When I first thought about how do we hear the voice of God, the first image that came to mind was trying to find the perfect radio station i

Ummmmm, God…This isn’t what I ordered “Everything will be all right in the end. If it is not yet all right, it is not yet the end.” Now,...

You Deserve Love Love. It is a four-letter word we hear so often from those we love. Yet, we are sometimes left with scars from people...

#BreakingTheCycle: So About This Brokenness Thing… When I was in graduate school, I had a friend that loved to make mosaic artwork. She...

#BreakingTheCycle: But It Wasn’t Perfect Well, we’re on the “emotions” part of this series and we’ve done a hefty amount of soul...

#BreakingTheCycle: Those Sneaky Emotions! After finishing graduate school, I had the most amazing opportunity to be a children’s...

#BreakingTheCycle: The Defense of the Past The past is the past…right?! Well, kinda sorta. Whether it be in real life or a movie, we’ve...

#BreakTheCycle: The Defense of Stubbornness “I’m stubborn, not deaf.” Of all the phrases I say or have said on a regular basis, this had...

#BreakingTheCycle: Defenses I was taking a BuzzFeed quiz today on college mascots (because that’s what every productive adult does in the...

Fear is not a factor…Or maybe it is For much of the early 2000’s I was mildly addicted to this reality show on NBC called Fear Factor. If...

I’m Dedicated...For The Most Part Verse of the Day: Matthew 6:24 “You cannot be the slave of two masters! You will like one more than the...