Introducing Hope

July 23, 2019.Reading time 4 minutes.

Since I was a girl, I’ve struggled with depression and chronic illness. I was tender, easily-wounded, and obsessed with gaining (and hearing) approval from the ones I loved. I didn’t understand that their inability to express approval didn’t mean that I wasn’t good enough. After experiencing domestic violence in my adult years, completely losing all […]

Another Birthday!! 🎂

April 26, 2019.Reading time 5 minutes.

I had a birthday! I am super excited to be alive and be able to celebrate the life that I’m living. I’m amazed at how time has brought about so much change. My life is quite complex and sometimes I get overwhelmed; but no matter what I face, I always come through. I’m grateful to […]

When Writing A Life Story

January 23, 2019.Reading time 5 minutes.

I love to write and have been doing so since I was a little girl. I have written poetry, songs, attempts at short stories, and finally, my memoir, MsMissy Speaks. I never imagined that I would share intimate details of my life with people, especially strangers. It never crossed my mind that my surviving pain and devastation […]

An Open Letter to My Community

December 6, 2018.Reading time 5 minutes.

Hi! Maybe this is your first time stumbling across my blog or hearing about Moments with Missy™. Maybe you’ve come this way many times. Either way, I’d like to welcome you to this moment. So, who is Missy? I’m a girly girl. I love perfume and lotion, bubble baths and candles. I love to travel. […]

Healing in Ministry

September 14, 2018.Reading time 7 minutes.

I am one favored woman. I don’t have the words to express the gratitude that I have for God who has completely turned my life around. I’m humbled by the many times he encourages, teaches, uplift, and loves on me. At a young age, I became a very broken person. As an adult, God gave […]