Transparently Exposed

“Teach me, Lord to number my days. Give me eternal vision so I can live my life for the things that truly matter and not spend so much of my time pursuing what won’t last. “

Morning Devotional
Be Still and Know

I have three alarms set to start my day.
As I'm learning to rest in God by being intimate in my prayer life.
My 5am alarm is my prayer time.

Find ways today to include God in your day. Become intentional with not just talking to God but listening for His voice in the quiet.

Pray. ✝️

The funny thing is...
I wasn't interested when we first met.
I was young, 18 years old and just moved away from home and staying with my Aunt and cousin. I was focused on school and my daughter but yet still ready to hit the club, drink with my girls and do whatever came our way.

He was this great guy, PK (Pastor's Kid) very calm, quiet; listened more than he spoke. He became my friend, my best friend to be exact. Although I wasn't interested in a relationship I did have a desire to just know him. We would spend hours on the phone talking about my relationships and the girls he dated. We grew a genuine relationship.

I understood the kind guy he was and the kind of woman he wanted. I tried to hook him up with girls that I thought would be great for him. He came with a standard.

I had this idea that since I was still partying, hanging out and just doing me; him and I just wouldn't work.

The reason was simple. I knew that being with him would require change in my life and I simply did not want to change. I was good with where I was and what I was doing. We remained friends for four years, nothing more, nothing less.

After spending so much time in heartache and toxic relationships. I became tired and just said "ok Lord let's try it your way." I gave my life to Christ and He definitely stepped in changed it for the better. After much prayer and time I finally agreed to try this thing out with him.

We dated for less than a year, 8 months to be exact and he asked me to marry him. The best decision I ever made!

It will soon be 12years with this man and the running joke between us when I ask him "Babe where you been all my life"? He responds "Right here waiting for you"! ❤️

God's Plan is way better than mine!

♥️The Suttons❤️

𝐈 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝
𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝𝐧'𝐭 𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐞
𝐌𝐚𝐧'𝐬 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐟𝐚𝐝𝐞
𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡
𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠
𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐮𝐭 𝐦𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫
𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝
𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞

𝐈𝐦 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐲 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬
𝐌𝐲 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐥𝐚𝐰𝐬, 𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐚𝐥𝐥
𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝
𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧
𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐲
𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞
𝐖𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧

𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞'𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐘𝐎𝐔!
𝐇𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐬 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐬!

#𝐄𝐥𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩

The one thing that has motivated me to achieve every goal I set out to achieve has been the company I kept.

It has been the people I chose to surround myself with. It has been their achievements, intelligence, and the evidence of their successes that has pushed me into the woman I have become.

It wasn't jealousy, comparison, and/or lack of self confidence but admiration, constructive criticism, accountability and wisdom to consider the source.

These women are women who understand their purpose and the desires of the Lord for their lives. They hold the wisdom to know that there is room and plenty of food for all of us to eat.

I have absorbed so much from them which has put a fire under me to continuously take off. They know that the seeds they've planted in me were definitely planted in good ground. Their words were not taken in vain, their resources were used, their character development was instilled in me and because it is nearly impossible to stay complacent and stagnant when connected to people who are moving; you don't waist time "just talking" you make something happen!

It is because of this reason that my name has been mentioned in rooms full of opportunity by people who understand that there is room for ALL of us at the table.

And to remember that once you take a seat.... always stay hungry!

𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐠𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐚 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐭
𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐝𝐨 𝐢𝐭
𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐭
𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐭
𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐨'𝐬 𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭
𝐰𝐡𝐨'𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭
𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬
𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞
𝐋𝐞𝐭 𝐇𝐢𝐦 𝐝𝐨 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐇𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠
𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮..𝐒𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐚 𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐚 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐝
𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐭
𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐝𝐨 𝐢𝐭
𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐭.....

𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙖 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙧𝙚𝙛𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧
𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙙.

-𝙍𝙖𝙮 𝘾𝙤𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙧

#𝙈𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝘿𝙖𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙚𝙧
#𝙃𝙤𝙬𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙍𝙤𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙃𝙖𝙫𝙚𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙙

Be encouraged today...

There is a grace that doesn't run out.
There is a love that is overflowing
For you.

Don't beat yourself up because you got it wrong yesterday. Today is a new day and yet God still stands with His arms wide open waiting for you.
In the middle of your mess, your lies, your deceitful ways...
He still stands waiting for you.
You are fully known and loved by him!

Imagine that...He sees all and hears all and yet still says "I love you. I want you." This is the love that has changed my life!

Be encouraged today and the day after that and the day after that ....

It's the middle, the process is where God works the most!

Look in the mirror today and know you are still Loved and worthy to be here!

Be encouraged today...get up and try again! You Got this! ✝️❤️

𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰 𝘵𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺
𝘥𝘰 𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘥𝘰𝘮 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘯! ✝️

C.