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Who Holds the Strong One? When You’re Everybody’s Somebody, But You Need Somebody Too
Who checks on the one who’s always checking on everybody else? Who encourages the encourager, comforts the caregiver, and holds the person everyone depends on? This week on Soul & Self-Care Sunday, we’re getting real about the emotional weight of being everybody’s somebody while quietly navigating our own grief, exhaustion, and life’s unexpected challenges. Sometimes, even when we’re hurting, life still calls us to show up for others. But here’s the reminder: Being strong doesn’t mean you never need to be held. Join Roceania Roe Williams for a heartfelt conversation about faith, compassion, boundaries, and learning to receive the same love and care we so freely give. Because even the strong need strengthening, and YOUR SOUL MATTERS! 💗
Sweet November 1st at the Reflection Pool: 18 Years of the Life, Legacy and Love of Snowball Melted Williams — Good Night, Mama’s Baby, See You in the Morning
Soul & Self-Care Sunday Eighteen years.One voice.One soft, familiar bark that meant home.Last Sunday, I sat with him one last time. Sacred. Sweet. Less than eight hours later, he was gone to Doggy Heaven.On Friday, I brought his ashes home.There really are no...
The Art of Living, Loving & Letting Go
Sometimes life doesn’t break you with a bang. It’s a whisper: a disappointment, a misunderstanding, a goodbye you never saw coming. This Soul & Self-Care Sunday, I say goodbye to my mother, Shirley Williams McPherson, and to my ride-or-die of eighteen years, my Bichon Frise Snowball, whose Last Ride Tour reminded me that goodbye is only “see you later” when the love you give and the love you receive lives forever. This is a word about the art of living, loving, and letting go: not every loss comes with a funeral, healing doesn’t require a villain, and forgiveness doesn’t always require reconciliation. I cannot control another person’s perception, but I can protect my peace without poisoning my purpose. So today I choose to care for my mind, my body, my soul, and my spirit, because self-care isn’t selfish, it’s sacred stewardship. Here’s to the love that stayed, the love that left, the lessons that lingered, and the grace that carried me through it all. I’m still growing. Still glowing. Still choosing LOVE, not because life has always been kind to me, but because God has.
Saying Goodbye
This October, everywhere I turn there’s a goodbye: reflecting on one, navigating one, or preparing my heart for the possibility of one. This Soul & Self-Care Sunday is a celebration of life, love, lessons, and the incredible gift of right now. Because not every goodbye means someone is gone, some goodbyes aren’t rejection but redirection, and not every difficult diagnosis is the beginning of an ending. From visiting someone 94 years young in the hospital to eighteen years of loving my little Bichon Frise Snowball through his health challenges, this is a word about presence over postponement: don’t rehearse losses that haven’t happened, don’t borrow tomorrow’s sorrow, and don’t let the fear of losing something precious rob you of the joy of still having it. Call somebody. Love somebody. Forgive somebody. And celebrate who’s still here.
Don’t Let Them Trample on Your Flowers!
Don’t Let Them Trample on Your Flowers!
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Never Give Up. Never Quit.
Don’t let one hard chapter convince you the whole story is over. There is more ahead, more purpose to uncover, and more life to live. Never Give Up. Never Quit.
Nuturing Your Friendships Is Self-Care
Friendship is more than fun—it’s part of self-care. This week reminded me that laughter, shared memories, meaningful conversations, and making time for the people we love can truly enrich the soul. Old friendships remind us where we’ve been, while new connections can open doors to fresh experiences, opportunities, and new chapters.
LET IT FALL! Letting Go of What No Longer Serves You – Resetting you Soul!
Autumn has a way of preaching without saying a word. The trees release what has finished its season without apology, and they never look abandoned doing it. Letting Go of What No Longer Serves You: A Faith-Based Fall Reset for Your Soul is an invitation to do the same, to lay down the grudge you keep re-opening, the hustle you mistook for worth, the guilt that shows up every time you rest, and the old version of yourself you’ve been carrying into a new season. Rooted in Ecclesiastes 3:1, Isaiah 43:18–19, Psalm 139:23–24, and Hebrews 12:1, this reflection walks you through a simple thirty-minute fall reset: read the Word, release the weight, pray honestly, take one practical step, and close with gratitude. There’s a poem for the gray days, a prayer for the tired ones, and one truth worth holding onto: an ending is not proof that you failed. It may be evidence that your roots are preparing for what comes next. If you have been waiting on permission to let go and start again: this is it.
Rock Your Crown and Take Your Case to the King: 5 Words That Can Transform Your Prayer Life
Prayer is more than telling God what hurts—it is bringing our requests into agreement with His Word. We pray specifically, we surrender what we cannot control, and we stand on Scripture with faith, humility, and authority.
Today, I’m choosing not to pray from panic, but from position.
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With God
What does it mean to truly live with God when the cup doesn’t pass, the answer hasn’t come, and you’re caught between no longer and not yet? In this Soul & Self-Care Sunday, Roe Williams explores Gethsemane, the oil press, trust, surrender, and the power of knowing that even under pressure, you are not alone. With God, we win—not just in the end, but in the waiting, the pressing, the healing, and the becoming.
At the Reflection Pool: Remembering MOMMY, the Woman Who Mothered, Loved, Raised and Covered Me – A Heavenly Birthday Reflection
As I stand at the reflection pool of my life, I’m learning that grief and gratitude can live in the same place. I can miss my mother deeply and still rejoice in the gift of having known her, loved her, and been shaped by her. And for those whose relationship with their mother was painful, absent, or complicated, I believe God can still send mothering love through a grandmother, aunt, mentor, friend, spiritual mother—or someone unexpected. Sometimes healing begins when we ask God to open our eyes to the ways He has already been loving us through others.
Birthday Glow-Up: I Celebrate Me — A Soul & Self-Care Sunday Reflection
Celebrate your birthday with faith, gratitude, and purpose in this Soul & Self-Care Sunday reflection. Discover how to celebrate yourself, release comparison, trust God’s timing, and embrace your next chapter with confidence.