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“It’s Not You, It’s Me”
by Shawnetta Murray
Betrayal has a way of making you question everything about yourself. You replay every word, every action, every silence, asking, “What did I do wro...
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The Details Don’t Matter
by Shawnetta Murray
When everything was exposed, it was like an explosion. Debris from the life I thought I knew went flying like shrapnel. And here’s the truth—every ...
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Not Jumping Ship, Even When It’s Sinking: The Raw Reality of Waiting
by Shawnetta Murray
I said it was possible—but I never said it would be easy.
A friend told me something that has stayed with me ever since: “It takes two, but it sta...
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God Bulldozed My Marriage (And Then Rebuilt It Better)
by Shawnetta Murray
I remember thinking it was all a lie—every single bit of the marriage up to that point, tainted with secrets and indiscretions. Some I had sensed d...
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When Love Breaks You but God Calls You to Stay
by Shawnetta Murray
Five weeks. That’s how long I lay in that bed, trapped in one of the most intense seasons of depression and brokenness I have ever experienced. And...
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Pick Up Your Crown: My Return
by Shawnetta Murray
I’ll be honest—it feels strange to be writing again after so long. It’s been years since my last post, and for a while, I dropped the ball and ran ...
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Do You Ask or Do You Settle?
by Shawnetta Murray
Are you asking for what you want or merely settling for what you think you deserve?
When I heard this question asked, on my Pastors’ virtual Coup...
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Seek Revenge or Seek Him?
by Shawnetta Murray
I remember a Pastor I once sat under, told me “Nikki, the best revenge is good living”. At the time I couldn’t fathom “good living”, my world was f...
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Daddy Issues
by Shawnetta Murray
Father's Day has always been a rough day for me. As I've gotten older it seems to be less difficult. Although I no longer go through the whole "cry...
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Will You Still Stand?
by Shawnetta Murray
In 2017, after 3 years of struggling and running, I decided to release my book. I was absolutely terrified, because I knew I was exposing everythin...
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What Else Can You Do?
by Shawnetta Murray
Today, to be honest, I was not my best version of myself. We ALL have those days though. I pondered for hours, after the encounter I had, what I co...
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The Power of Pause
by Shawnetta Murray
There are times when all that we are doing and processing, or even what we are desiring to do and process; becomes too overwhelming.
If you find yo...
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