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Today, I Don’t Have Wisdom, Just Honesty

Today, I don't have wisdom, just honesty. This is anger, exhaustion, and fear reflecting a spiritual struggle.

Chaos Before Peace Today, I don’t have wisdom, just honesty. This title hits every single core of me.  In my writings, I will always keep it real and I will always be honest!  So here it is: I’m angry. I’m tired. I’m scared.  I am having the biggest spiritual battle as I am struggling with […]

Women of Wisdom & Faith: Lydia of Thyatira

A SmartrWomen Sunday Soul Series Happy Sunday beautiful readers!  I want to use Sunday blogs as a time of quiet refection, meditation, prayer and learning.  A time to quiet all the chaos of the week and re-center.  For some that means a quiet devotional and time spent in prayer, talking and listening to His words.  […]

Who Is Christi Spruill?

Who Am I? I realized something today as I was pulling my notes together for this blog…I never actually introduced myself.  I came in full force, writing and posting like I owned the place, LOL.  Today, I am going to back up a bit.  I want to properly introduce myself and give you a glimpse […]

Thoughtful Gift Ideas for Mother’s Day 2023

Mother's Day Gift

Mother’s Day is approaching, and you can’t decide what to get your mama this year, right? You want to go the extra mile and gift her something thoughtful that she absolutely loves. I hear you, my friend. That’s why I have compiled a list of the most thoughtful Mother’s Day gift ideas that never get […]

If You Want To Change Your Life, You Need To Associate Yourself With…

If you want true success (however that may look for you) you need to live a life that requires a lot of energy. After all, success comes to those that work for it. There is a saying that you are the result of the 5 closest people you associate yourself with every day. You are […]

The Ultimate Dilbert Principle Horror Story

If you’re familiar with the cartoon character Dilbert, you might be wondering what he has to do with small business. After all, he’s a character primarily focused on corporate life. Please! bear with me audience, by the end of this story you’ll see how this all relates. In this quasi-book review/hard-luck story, I promise you’ll […]

How to Stop Money From Getting in the Way of Love

Couple fighting

Boy meets girl, girl meets boy, they exchange numbers, they hang out, they make it official, and suddenly there is trouble in paradise. The problem, finances! All of a sudden the popular phrase, no romance without finance comes to mind. It is well-known that a lot of promising relationships fall through because of finance related […]

No one owes you anything.

It happened again… it happens all the time. At least a few times a week. I guess someone heard a podcast or radio show I was on recently, so this morning, I woke up to an email of someone claiming to be frustrated with life, and they are seeking success online. So, he told me, […]