Life With Lexis K.

Welcome back family!  Once again, happy New Year. I feel 2024 has great energy in store for us all. I've been manifesting and prophecizing an Ephesians 3:20 year for everyone reading this blog post! It is written. Amen! Today, I wanted to share the word I chose for this year. This is a practice that I've been doing for the past few years, inspired by a podcast I used to listen to called Having it A.L.L. ,  where he talks about doing this exercise and how it helps him focus his intentions for the year. For the past few years, I've been more intentional and strategic about my direction in the new year. Not as specific as resolutions, but just the overarching theme that I want to embody in the year. Here's a recap of my word of the year for previous years, as well as my declaration for this new year.  2021 - Balance  Back in 2021, there was so much transition going on in my life. I was anticipating being a new graduate. I realized my time in Tallahassee was coming to an...

Happy New Year family! I'm back another year on the blog, praying that 2024 brings abundance, prosperity, and peace.  I wanted to share a real-life testimony, both for y'all and as a reminder to myself when I decide to re-read this post on my next trip down memory lane. Recently, I've been applying to new jobs fervently. My contempt for teaching has grown to the point I'm contemplating putting my two weeks in with no backup plan. I've done maybe 20 applications in the last few months. Two first-round interviews and no callbacks. Today I got another all-too-familiar rejection email from a perspective opportunity that would be a perfect fit for me. Although I was nervous in my Zoom interview, I still hoped my responses, energy, and resume would grant me the opportunity to make it to the next round.  But after reading the rejection, doubt began to set in, and quickly too. "What if I'm stuck teaching? How will I be able to get out of this field? Who is going to...