A letter from Cara Mund to previous Miss Americas leaked recently and spelled out mistreatment from the Miss America Organization, even bullying. My heart broke for her, but I also felt nervous for the response she’d receive internally. No one has ever publicly unmasked manipulation and feelings of being silenced while they were a titleholder…in any pageant system. How many …
How A Woman’s Porn Habit Can Affect Her Life
What age do you think most people start watching porn? Do you believe it is a male dominated hobby? What would you say if I told you that I’m a young, American woman who started watching porn at 11 years old? My first risqué rendezvous’ was accidental. I stumbled on an unfamiliar sight while “channel surfing” one lazy afternoon. In …
My Update To Speak To Your Hopelessness
There was a comment on something I had written from a girl pleading for an update because she was dealing with the same situation. She was confused, hurt, and I could feel her hopelessness as I read her words.
Confessions of A Queen: What It Was Like When I Got To Miss USA
Ever since I can remember, I watched the Miss USA competition on live network television. I watched the women mesmerized by their confidence, intelligence, and beauty. They had no idea that they were changing a little girl’s life. That they changed my life. At around age seven, I established my dream of becoming Miss USA. I wanted to inspire young women …
Seeing God’s Signs When You Feel Lost
I pray that this message brings you peace and joy in knowing God’s will will be done in your life.
Miss America Reveals How To Have A Winning Mindset
The greatest way to have a #winning mindset is to see yourself as having won before competition even begins. In order to do that, you need to change your definition of success.
6 Tips To Be A Boss Public Speaker From A Miss America
Public speaking doesn’t have to be this big, scary thing. I promise! Here are my tips for leaving the dry mouth and sweaty palms behind!
Why Every Girl Can Relate To Disney Princesses
In all that time of longing to be just like those gorgeous Disney princesses, never did I once think, “I should really stop eating those Twinkies and get a three inch waist.” Never. Not once.
Singleness: The Balance Between Longing and Contentment
Driving home from yet another mediocre date, a familiar disappointment hits me highlighting the depth of my unfulfilled longing for a husband, a partner for life. After fifteen years of dating, I find myself asking God, “When is it my turn?!
How A Relationship Mistake Can Ignite Your Dreams
Some may question why I let myself venture so far away from my beliefs and place myself in such a difficult predicament? Truth is I was searching for love in all the wrong places.
Why You Don’t Want To Be Desperate For Marriage
Within one week of marriage he was going out to concerts with women that I didn’t know and drinking himself so silly that I wouldn’t hear from him for almost a 24 hour time period.
Accepting Your Self When No One Else Does
A lot of us are unique in certain ways that make us feel isolated. The list goes on where people get their insecurities, but why can’t we learn to accept them?
Accepting A Parent’s Mental Illness: How I Found Peace
At 54-years-old, my father is an ex United States Marine who still lives with his mother. He hasn’t dated anyone since my mom divorced him, almost 20 years ago. Stepping into his earth-colored home is like stepping back in time to the 1970s. There are no cell phones. There are no computers. Because the internet is evil.
God Can Answer Your Prayers Every Time
God answered all of my prayers and carried me through the hard times. He truly did have a plan for me along, and I’ve never been happier.
Why The Independent Woman Needs Friends
The hard work of caring for my friendships had come full circle; they were now caring for me. It wasn’t something I was expecting, but it was a natural result of working so hard to invest in these relationships over the years.
