by Monique Bruce | Oct 4, 2020 | Blog Post, Encouragement, Faith
“Write her a letter.” She suggested I don’t think I can. I don’t think I can do that knowing she can’t write me back.” I said. “But you knew her, and because you knew her so deeply, you know exactly what she would say to you.” She replied My...
by Monique Bruce | Jul 18, 2020 | Blog Post, Encouragement, Faith, Relationships, Singleness
Confession: Occasionally (okay more than occasionally), I jump on dating apps and swipe until thumb cramps clue me in that enough is enough. The connections have been underwhelming, to say the least. I’ve had a few positive/promising conversations, a handful of...
by Monique Bruce | May 24, 2020 | Blog Post, Encouragement, Faith, Family, Relationships, Singleness
Some days I want to be a mother. Want isn’t the right word to use. Some days I long to be a mother. This morning I ran across a post on Instagram. It was a mother grieving the transition her son had made from breastfeeding. The image was beautiful. The...
by Monique Bruce | Mar 29, 2020 | Blog Post, Encouragement, Faith, Motivation, Relationships
Whenever I hear the song, I Never Lost My Praise by Tramaine Hawkins, I think of her. On May 15, 2009, I sat in a pew in a place that felt like home. And I mourned with people who felt like family. But on that day, the pew felt firmer than usual, and the people seemed...
by Monique Bruce | Feb 24, 2020 | Blog Post, Faith, Finances
It’s a little late to talk about a word for the year. But, I plan to hold on to this one for a while. I ended 2019 thinking I knew what my focus would be in 2020 and, as a result, already had a word in my mind for the New Year. Invest. Invest would be the...
by Monique Bruce | Feb 23, 2020 | Blog Post, Faith, Motivation, Self-help
I was sitting on a hard blue seat in an airport shuttle with a brown to-go box resting in my hands. It was keeping my food semi-warm, but I could feel the steam pushing through the cracks of the container. The shuttle came to its first stop, and a man of shorter...
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