Southern Magnolia Belle

I always have inspiration before writing a blog. Without inspiration, the words I write would probably have no meaning. Earlier today I heard someone say "God will break you to position you; break you to promote you; break you to put you in your right place. But, when he breaks you he does not hurt you. He does not destroy you. He does it with grace." It seems like I am constantly writing about my downs, but this year has been a ROUGH one for me. I have probably cried a grand total of 265 days out of the 365 in a year. No kidding. In the past few days, I have been broken more than ever about my past mistakes. The amount of regret hovering over my shoulders made me want to stay in bed and be depressed. Somehow I would manage to get out of bed and pretend I was okay. Have you ever cried so much that you just get irritated with yourself? Same, girl. I got so tired of drowning in my sorrows and letting the enemy steal my joy. So, I went to the place Satan messes with me the most-...

I agree that we are a little broken at some point in time. There is not a human on this earth who has not faced some kind of heart-wrenching situation. But, how do we handle this? How do we restore true joy, happiness, and hope? Some people search for it in friends; Others may try to stay busy to keep their mind off of reality; Or, if you are like me, you continue to search for all of these things in a "significant other". Countless relationships end in disaster because we try to fill the void in our life with human help, instead of godly help. Let's not get ahead of ourselves though! I am still learning, I know, but I have dealt with toxic relationships. I have dealt with trying to find safety in someone other than God. It is so unhealthy! So, let's talk about it...      This is gonna be a hard pill to swallow, but just hear me out. The first thing you need to do before you think about pursuing any relationship is to BE SATISFIED WITH YOUR STATE OF SINGLENESS! W...

Hey, Y'all! It has seriously been too long since I've written anything. I had actually lost my passion for blogging there for a while. I made some mistakes, and for that, I've been beating myself up. I thought about quitting the whole blogging career, until today. It is currently October 2, 2018, Tuesday. This past Sunday I realized something so vital and necessary to the Christian life. And, today, I want to talk about it. Like the title of this blog clearly states, I am gonna tell you how to let the Saviour take over your stress.       A few months back I wrote about some of my struggles. I wish the preacher that told me "There are certain things you can't say out loud because the devil may take advantage of it" would have told me sooner. That was completely true. When I finally let that out, the devil's new job became targetting my worry, fear, and anxiety. I began searching for happiness in all of the wrong places. I thought it might be in staying bu...

Hey y'all! On today's blog I'll be sharing my personal experience with Essential Oils. I don't sale them, so no, this isn't a post to "win over customers"...I just want to tell y'all how they have personally worked for me!      Up until about 3 weeks ago, I've been living off of samples from Young Living. I had quite a few different oils collected that people let me try out. I didn't want to spend a ton of money on something not knowing whether it would work or not, so I lived on samples for 6 months. Peppermint EASILY became my favorite! If I was stuffy, I'd cup my hands over my face and breathe deeply; If I had a headache, I would put some on my temples. Now, not all oils work the same for people, but that's how peppermint helps me! I also had lavender, and let me tell ya...I LOVE ME SOME LAVENDER!! I rubbed it on my pillow, diffused it, put it on topically etc...Lanta! Don't leave the house without lavender, y'all. It's...

    I've been in church since nine months before I entered into the world. Same church, same people. I had always loved hearing the Bible stories in Sunday school and coloring the little characters. We were always taught that we would of course go to Hell if we died without Jesus in our hearts, but I never fully understood that until I was about 7 years old. It scared the devil out of me, literally. We had VBS that week, and a man named Rusty Edwards was preaching each night. I basically just went about my 7 year old business all week until Friday night. I remember on Friday, Brother Edwards told it like it was. In his conclusion he asked the congregation whether or not we'd be in heaven or hell when we died. God quickly let me know, Tatum you're lost, and if you died right now you'd wake up in Hell. As a young girl this scared me to the max. Who is stupid enough to want to burn in Hell, rather than accept the free gift of salvation?? So, I grabbed my Teacher, also k...

This blog is gonna be a little honest. I'm actually kind of afraid to type all I've been thinking and publish it because of the feedback it may receive, but here goes. Before I get started, be aware of the fact that I'm not seeking attention through this. I'm writing all of this to say to the girl who's so insecure, you're not the only one. Maybe some of you are saying "Tatum, insecure?". Trust me no one gets it because I seem "so happy". It's not just insecurity though, it's that feeling of never being good enough. Please take the time to read this if you feel that way. Even if you don't struggle with that problem, please still take the time to understand someone that does.       I haven't always been this way. I guess you could say it started with being told that the way I talk was funny. Seems small to you, right? Not to me. It didn't help that I was laughed at, but the people saying it didn't see that side of th...

It's been so long since I've sat down and even tried to blog. I have had zero inspiration to write anything, and I also started college along with my high school. So, life has been BUSY! With that being said, I am gonna try my best to make time for blogging! It's something I love to do, and definitely love all the feedback from kind people. :)       In today's blog, I'm gonna be doing something a little different than my usual devotional type post. I have had so many people ask me to do my favorite beauty products and hair products and other things like that. SOOOO, today I will be sharing with y'all my favorite makeup products and dupes. I'll be honest...I'm not one who can bring myself to paying a ton of money for makeup, but I do love it! So, of course I'm the one walking around in Ulta for an hour trying to find the best dupe for a certain "expensive" product. Also, don't watch the YouTube videos...they will cause you to go broke ...