INSPIRATION

RIDING THE STRUGGLE BUS

I am riding on the struggle bus. There’s so much going on, that’s trying to knock me off of my track of faith. So many temptations coming at me.. so many discouraging thoughts. I know it’s only the devil. See, the devil doesn’t like when your not giving in to him.
HER STORY

CONFESSIONS OF A SURVIVOR: I FOUND PEACE

He had a very stressful job (a mail carrier) and I understood that. My goal was to make sure dinner was ready for him when he came home and the kids were quiet. He came home extremely irate one evening so I tried to give him the space that he needed….nothing I did was good…
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BOLD AND UNASHAMED

Here, at Strut, we love hearing stories about how women have overcame a moment in life. For the past month, we have focused on women who have been LIVING UNASHAMED despite what they have been through or going through. While seeking women to feature in this campaign we came…
HER STORY

CONFESSIONS OF A SURVIVOR

Have you ever felt so alone, like no one could help you? Have you ever been in such a difficult situation that you felt as though you may never make it out alive? Well, I have. I should have left him right then and there my pride would NOT let me admit to anyone that I made…
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WIFE, TONI JONES

I remember when I was getting married years ago, no one could tell me anything because I knew I was walking down that aisle and I married my church sweet heart. I was so full of faith and innocence. I listened to no one who told me not to get married and resented any pseudo…
INSPIRATION

DON'T DISQUALIFY YOURSELF

Quick Monday Inspiration: God doesn’t judge, the way people judge. Don’t disqualify yourself by worrying about what Susie, Keisha and Tamara are saying about you. All that matters is what God is saying about you. Remember, you are always counted by God. Live…
INSPIRATION

PEACE

“Give in to God, come to terms with him and everything will turn out just fine. Let him tell you what to do; take his words to heart. Come back to God Almighty and he’ll rebuild your life. Clean house of everything evil. Relax your grip on your money and abandon your…
STRUT TALK

I NEED A SELF CHECK

“Sometimes I can be my worse critic, pointing out my imperfections, keeping myself bound by the lessons of my past, re-living the hurtful thoughts of my memories, being unforgiving to myself for making the wrong decisions, to others who have hurt me, or simply just not…
HER STORY

SMILING DURING MY FIGHT WITH CANCER

Family, Love, Friends, Support, Peace, I could go on for pages on the reasons I have to smile. This is why on April 6, 2016 when I received the news that the lump I found was in fact cancerous I still smiled my brightest smile. Because I knew this wasn’t something that I…
EDITOR'S PICKHER STORY

Life's Lemons

“2014 was embarrassing” as one of my friends put it. I mean flat out embarrassing in every sense of the word. Everything that once made sense, didn’t. Everything I had, I lost. And everything I believed, I questioned. For starters, I started the year laid off…kinda.