This ain’t my first rodeo

Now that I’m 30, I can officially say that this ain’t my first rodeo. My twenties brought along a lot of blessings and lessons, and I am here to encourage the next young woman to stay the course and trust that God has a plan mapped out specifically for you. I believe that we spend our whole lives discovering who we are and what we like, but our twenties are so very vital in this beautiful journey.

My twenties? Whew! Let’s just say a time WAS had—from new beginnings to complete start-overs again and again. From career changes, feeling stuck, relationship woes, and the list goes on… I have prayed my way through the quietest and darkest nights that no one else saw.

At 25 I was diagnosed with PCOS after years of irregular cycles and eventually weight gain, hirsutism, and just not feeling like me. This has not only been a health journey but also a very emotional and spiritual one, and as time goes on, I am slowly realizing the beauty in the becoming. I’ve found that it is extremely important to not treat my body like a problem and instead treat it and nurture it like the temple that it is.

And dating? Girlll, God has had to snatch me out of a few “situationships” and brought me out of unequally yoked relationships that I thought would last a lifetime. And although I imagined my love life to look so much different at 30, I am slowly becoming content with my singleness, as there will be a day that I will step into a season of forever wifely and mom duties. I will wait for the love that adds to this peacefulness. One that doesn’t involve me shrinking who I am, and most importantly, one that is God-centered at all times.

The truth is this: I have had to rebuild a few areas of my life. I’ve returned to school as a grown woman and just rerouted on my life path without losing purpose. Still learning to trust God and the plans he has for me.

Faith.

When nothing made sense and I felt that my prayers were going unanswered, faith was the only thing that kept me going—and still is. God is the reason that I still remain soft in a world that aims to make you hard. I laugh without fear of the future simply because of Him.

So… no, this is not my first rodeo. Through the doubts, the silent healings, cries, and private glow-ups and wins, I still praised God through it ALL. And now, we increase our faith and continue our praise throughout this new decade.

Fabulously, of course!

This next chapter won’t be perfect by any means, but I know who is writing with me.

I love you, diva, and there’s nothing you can do about it.

xoxo, LaKambria