Well, here we are again… Lovelee Women is back in 2021, redesigned, repurposed. New.

It’s nearly three years after I first created this lovelee little blog. In the beginning, I just wanted a platform on which to write. I had so much going on inside this giant head of mine, and I was like YES, I’LL START A BLOG…

But, it was a mess. And admittedly, so was I.

My content was a giant heap of passive-aggressive unforgiveness served on a platter of sharp puns and double meanings. I saw myself as a victim, and it was written all over the page as if I’d just murdered someone (myself) and left clues all over Google search… Now I realize, I was just asking for help.

After some introspection, I wiped the slate clean and started over.

But it was to no avail. And again, I made Lovelee Women 3.0 in 2019. But I wasn’t enjoying it; I had no content. I was forcing it, and it didn’t feel right.

When the world paused

When Covid hit in 2020, everything stopped. It feels like I stopped internally, too, along with the rest of the external world. Restaurants and bowling alleys closed, and my motivation ceased.

All within two months, I graduated with my masters degree, lost a job, Covid hit, I went through a breakup, and my grandmother passed away.

In the aftermath, my coping strategy became frantic resume-sending and snacking until 3 a.m every night. It left me paralyzed in fear, the question lingering: what next?

The first night during quarantine that I opened my Bible was the first night in I had peace, quiet. It was the first night I’d opened my Bible in years.

I knew God was opening my eyes right there. An invitation. He’s come to rescue me. Again.

I’m still here; come back.

I knew He had something to say about the way I’d been living my life. I knew I went too long not wanting to face Him.

Be still.

I believe there are seasons where God tells us to move, and seasons where He tells us to wait on Him.

I heard Him say “Be still” and “Come back into My arms” at the same time:

Be held.

Flash forward to the Lovelee Women Vision for 2021:

Today, I have an amazing new job that I enjoy, I’m engaged to the love of my life, I have a beautiful and unique relationship with Jesus, I’m getting more involved with my church and ministry, and I am overflowing with creative content.

Lovelee Women 2021 is Victory blog. A Holy-Spirit-guide-my-pen blog.

A rescue story.

Lovelee Women is a place where I intend to explore that freedom and encourage others to do so too, to think differently than the rest of the world– to be separate– to be salt and light, to find out what all of this means, to dig deeper.

Welcome, Lovelee! I’m so glad you’re still here. This has all been worth every second.

Love,

Lee