It’s been 10+ long years, but I have reached a special life milestone that I’m so thankful to share with you, BLISS fam! Whether you’re waiting short-term on something like your tax returns or long-term to complete something like a home renovation, we all go through plenty of waiting processes in life. How does it feel to achieve something you’ve been waiting so long for? I share a quick testimony and encouragement for those in the wait. Be encouraged! P.S. If you’re in the Chicago area on April 13, 2024, you’re invited to the Me Mentoring Women’s Workshop, “Our Cave Experiences.” I’ll be spe ..read more

Happy 12th Anniversary to BLISSforSingles! It’s an honor to serve in the Kingdom of God through encouraging fellow singles. I guess I can say I’m an expert in singleness for real after all this time, a third of my life, but God is faithful! I’m still passionate about this work, and with that, I wanted to record a special podcast episode with ten lessons or things I’ve learned while in the work and space of Singles Ministry. I love you all, and thank you for being with me all this time and if this is your first time at BLISS–welcome! Looking forward to all God is going to do for us in 2024! Be ..read more

Hey, BLISS fam! Usually, I make a blog post about handling being single during the holidays, but this year, I wanted to share something a little different. For some of us who have some kind of dysfunction in our families, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and other holiday gatherings can bring up a mix of feelings, including anxiety. Maybe you’re the only saved person in your immediate family, or you’ve had a season of separation from the family for whatever reason, and now you’re trying to engage with the family again. Maybe your family indulges in activities or substances that you choose not to. Ther ..read more

While I can be inspired by his story and respect his work ethic, I’m honestly disappointed that Tyler Perry would use his voice to give Black women outdated relationship advice. Tyler’s recent and viral advice to Black women starts around the 38:00 minute mark in this conversation with actress Crystal Renee Hayslett on her show, Keep it Positive, Sweetie: One of the main points in this excerpt that had social media ablaze was this quote: “If you can find love if that man works at whatever job, and he’s a good man–he’s good to you, and honors you, honors the house and his wife and does what h ..read more

Hearing the words, “We need to talk,” can induce anxiety in many, but it was the best title for this conversation and poetry tour that stopped by Trinity Church in Miami earlier this week.  Hosted by Ezekiel Azonwu & Preston Perry wanted to cultivate conversations about relationships to join faith and the discussions happening today online to shed light and provide clarity from a Christian perspective. I’ve attended the Poets in Autumn Tour a few times featuring these talented artists, and since then, Ezekiel and Preston felt the shift to bring brotherly advice to singles and coupled ..read more

Photo source: GettyImages Over the weekend, it was shared that actor Michael B. Jordan and his entrepreneur/socialite girlfriend for over a year, Lori Harvey, had broken up. I wasn’t expecting that to happen so suddenly after their public appearance at the Oscar parties in March, but many have speculated that the pair wasn’t necessarily that authentic to begin with. But that angle is not what I wanted to address; I want to make note of a few things in this article about what could possibly be the context behind the pair’s breakup. “The relationship was moving too fast for her and they were ar ..read more

With 17% of Black women starting or running new businesses today (Harvard Business Review), romance and entrepreneurship is becoming more of a common intersection for our audience. Even still, the experiences that Black women face on this front are not talked about enough. We pulled up for a chat with some Black female entrepreneurs from the BLAZE GROUP LLC’s community to see what they’ve experienced on this front. The conversation was incredible! As an entrepreneur, would you expect your partner to help you in your business in any way? If so, to what extent? Nefretiri McGriff (Owner | T ..read more

On this blog, I think it’s important to hold both men and women accountable for our actions in love and relationships. In the ongoing gender wars that distract our culture from truly uniting for a greater cause, we see a lot of finger-pointing and negative talk about each other on and offline. It’s ugly, and to be honest, it’s too easy to do instead of looking at one’s self for the areas of improvement we can make. Many of us have done this before in dating/relationships, placing the end or outcome of the relationship totally on the other person or their gender altogether. However, with some ..read more

Last year, I saw a show on Netflix called Indian Matchmaking about a professional matchmaker helping connect single Indian millennials to their potential spouses. It was interesting to watch from the perspective of someone who’s not from that culture and wonder how effective matchmaking is. From what I saw, our brown cousins are going through similar issues in dating as we are in the Black community. Aside from the colorism and ageism that can occur in the selection process, these millennials were capital p—Picky! A common word of advice that the matchmaker gave to her male and female clients ..read more

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