MELINDA K. BOWENS

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...

God made each of us stewards of the gifts and talents He provides. Stewards, not God by proxy, but stewards. Meaning, it is our job to take

We start early in life trying to place all the right pieces in the perfect order to create the life that we desire. However, life never eve

When we’re led by how we feel, we’re ultimately being children. And not a child of God in the good way. Nah, we’re being “it’s my party and

The only “sure” way to move ahead is to evict those old memories that have taken up residence in our hearts. We must serve an immediate noti

...Because while we’re in pursuit of being happy and living out best lives, we become insecure when the answer is “I’m just not there yet.”

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

Sometimes we know the foundation we have won’t support the weight that’s coming. We know the foundation we have doesn’t support the weight

Now, are we justified in winning these fake battles in the privacy of our homes? Heck yeah! There are times in life where we have been legit

The “fire” in our lives is different for each person. For some of us, we are perpetually in the same relationship (or situationship), but wi

The thing about being human and waiting is that with every goal, desire, dream, or wish in our hearts, we attach how long we’re willing to w

If we knew our physical heart were breaking down a little every day, we would scramble to find a solution because we want to live. The same

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

Now, I know that perfection is subjective (and not real) and so do you. But that has never stopped any of us from trying to rewrite and re-

Because exactly where is the somewhere I’m supposed to start? Does it have a GPS locations? Are there other people there I can call in case

If we are each one whole being that means at best we are only using a fragment of ourselves with ever task we take on. While we have bits a

Because more often than we care to admit, we get to a place that we asked (begged) God for and then feel ridiculously inadequate and underpr

I’ve said before that I have focused more on looking the part than being the part for many years. That’s code for, I can be extremely perfo