“To receive, you must make space; to make space, you must let go.” (c) Simone Holloway, 2022
Tag: friendships
Focus.
“When I think about Him, I am more gracious. When I think about Him, I am more merciful. When my mind is placed upon Him, I am more loving. I am more focused when I place my attention upon Jesus.”©Simone Holloway, 2020.
Saint or a Sinner
“I think that is what love does though: it confronts our prejudices and biases. Love calls us out on our crap and reminds us that there is so much more in life than what we’ve experienced. The more we love others, the more we come to love so many different things.”©Simone Holloway, 2020.
I Don’t Owe You Anything!
Hello old friends, new followers, and fellow bloggers- Hello & Happy Thursday! Those who know me know that I am a big advocate for healthy boundaries and the cultivation of loving relationships upon the premise of choice. Like many of you, my schedule is very busy and this sometimes leaves me less available to those…
Trust A Little More…
“Love is not fully experienced until we are brave enough to enter vulnerability. Love is about taking risks, trying things with no fear of mistake. Love was created to be both given and received fully and to do that we must trust.”©Simone Holloway, 2020
the switch up.
“I was no longer living for church politics or for people who did not create me to accept me, I was accepted already. I attended dances, went to mixers, traveled all over the country for conferences, and went on day trips- I was having the time of my life! I became free.”©Simone Holloway, 2019
Heal first.
“How beautiful would it be to enjoy our accomplishments from a place of wholeness?” ©Simone Holloway, 2019
Phone Calls
“I realized that I shied away from connection because it allowed people to see me. And I mean see me: in rawness, brokenness and undone. Yet, it is this baring of oneself that builds intimacy and connection. If you cannot see me fully, then you cannot know me and you cannot love me.”©Simone Holloway, 2019
7 Types of People to Keep Out of Your Life
“Bless Jesus for the come up, and now looking back here is my concise list of people that I advise one should remove from their life. Let the countdown begin!!!! “
An Orange Tombstone
Peering into the portals of the past… 9/15/12- “Don’t forget…” An orange glossed ticket stands between hope and disappointment, as my heart broke at the sound of your empty presence. Ricocheting previous trust issues, crashing the building of acceptance I built for only you. My walls bare with guards became surrounded, my emotional SWAT team…
Authentic Love: God, Relationships, and Life 