Being Used By God.

Happy, Happy Mindset Monday, love muffin💕 AND a Happy Memorial Day to you + yours! I hope you are chilling by the pool with a cool, cool beverage! I am not a big fan of the traditional palate for Memorial Day but I do like a good hot dog, with chili, bbq sauce, mustard and ketchup! YUM! This holiday is very special to me for a number of reasons but it stands out most because it’s the anniversary of my 1st boyfriend’s death! Yes! I know! I have spoken about my experiences with grief in the past but most people don’t know that my 1st experience with grief was due to the death of my boyfriend! He was really ill due to diabetes, before I even knew what that was. We were very much in love when he passed away but I could kinda feel it coming! God put us together for only 9 months and it was blissful! We had a great time together but it was just his time to go! We all are predestined to die at some point in life! But what I did learn most from that experience was to take excellent care of my body!!!!

Diabetes is a silent killer, especially in the African American community. I am an advocate for diabetes prevention and soon I will have a blog post dedicated solely to that❤️ BUT today, I want to take about being used by God. That experience of losing my boyfriend at 21 years old has taught me a lot about God and how he uses our pain for a greater purpose, usually later in life! I am now 44 and will be 45 in 2 months. I am a  COMPLETELY different woman since Jason and I were together! The evolution is extraordinary! I was scrolling on Instagram a few years ago and the great and beautiful, Lauryn Hill was saying that in order to be used by God, sometimes you have to literally be USED. You have to be humiliated, kicked and beaten and the person/people kicking and beating you are feeling worse than you! I can definitely relate to her in this moment! I know what it feels like to be humiliated, kicked and beaten by the ones you expect to be there for you! It’s such a downer. BUT it was in these moments that I was introduced to The KING OF KINGS🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 God has taken their places and he had a plan for all of that rejection! I am at a place in my life where I am literally in LOVE with Jesus🥰🥰🥰🥰 I just cannot explain it but by saying I hope and pray that this is something everyone will be able to experience in their lifetime❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️  I feel SO FREE! Some scriptures I want to leave with you. These strengthened me!

Psalm 34:18 (KJV): "The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit."

Psalm 27:10 (KJV): "When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up."

Psalm 118:22 (KJV): "The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner.;''

I hope you continue enjoying this holiday with your loved ones! Please, take care of your bodies and your mental health! Life is so fragile and take it from someone who knows! I love you and there is absolutely nothing you can do about it! NOW, GO be great! peeeaceee✌🏾

Why Don't You Just Date Yourself!

 Happy happy Mindset Monday, everyone! I hope you had a fun but restful weekend💜 Mine was pretty eventful but I did get lots of rest, which I needed! I am in a season where I believe God has me hidden. I am totally surrendered to Christ and what he wants to do in my life. Some might mistake it for loneliness BUT I believe God is just giving me a reset that I so desperately need. Its a new start, a fresh perspective, new relationships, new traditions and routines to replace old habits. New people to replace the toxic ones from the past! I am SO grateful for this reset! I have been taking my time with everything in my life. Because when God is in control, there is no need to rush! I am working like it all depends on me AND praying like it all depends on God. Because you know why, I VALUE MYSELF AND DESERVE all that God has for me in this next season. I have sacrificed alot to get to this point in my life. I am so grateful!! I say all of this to say, I was talking to my Father and he said, in this season, Knetris, 'Why don't you just date yourself?'.... Take yourself to the movies, to the coffee shop for coffee, to the gym for a good workout, to brunch, lunch and/or dinner. Just YOU +God, Knetris! I was very humbled by that conversation. My Father is a very wise and powerful man of God and he has helped me to overcome lots of obstacles in my life. I am SO grateful for him! In this season, I am preparing for what is next, alright! I would like to be married someday with a family of my own. Maybe God is preparing me for those things and so much more in this season of my life. I am really using this season of isolation to become a force to be reckoned with! smiling....I am SO excited for this next chapter of my life. SO grateful! Ready to have some fun because my future is calling! If you are in this same season, Let's GOOO!!! I am so excited for you and can't wait to hear your testimony of how God transformed your season of isolation into destiny! love you, mean it! peeeacce👥  

You Have Talent! Just Get Started.

 Happy happy Mindset Monday, you guys! I hope you had a very restful weekend. AND a very Happy Mother's Day to all of my friends who are Mommas! I hope you had a BEAUTIFUL day yesterday💓 We are back with a very insightful Monday message for you to take annd do what you will with. I will start out by saying this..YOU HAVE TALENT!!! YES! YOU. I know you may not feel like it sometimes but God has given everyone a talent(s) of some kind. He wants you to discover your talents and share them with the world for HIS glory. I discovered my love for writing during a very difficult time in my life. I created my blog, 'The Word Nerd' in 2013. I was living in Orlando, Florida with a friend and was looking for employment at the time. I felt called to start my blog in order to build my relationship with God. Since 2013, I have been writing for 16 years and SO many doors have been opened for me in my writing career. I now have 2 PAID writing gigs going and am currently looking for more. I have trusted God with the little that I had, stepped out on faith and he has multiplied my efforts in order to bring HIM glory!

Let me tell you how this works in biblical terms!

Matthew 25:14-30 In the parable of the talents, a master entrusts servants with his property or a lump sum of money based on their abilites before travelling. 2 servants invest and double their talents, receiving praise and a reward while the 3rd servant buried his money out of fear, resulting in punishment. This story emphasizes active stewardship of God's gifts, faith and accountability upon Christ's return! What I am saying to you is, use your gifts and talents. Focus on what you do well with little to no effort and go forward. I found writing when I was trying to find out my passion. AND after much searching and praying, I found my gift and calling in life! Sometimes, it can be a little lonely discovering your calling but God is always there with you pounding the pavement alongside you😁 He will never leave you, love! Just remember that! You are strong enough and quite capable of living your dreams and bringing Glory to God simultaneously. God is SO proud of you and so am I! You've got this, champ!! NOW, Go Be Great💜

Best Self 365...

Happy happy Monday, friend! 

I hope you guys are doing very well. I am back with another 'Mindset Monday' for you today! I saw another IG influencer posting about a best self 365 challenge and I decided that this was something that I wanted to be a part of. We have made our way into February 2026 and I have so many goals that I want to accomplish the 1st quarter of the year. Best self 365 is basically a call to action! It is a call to becoming my best self spiritually, financially, health wise and overall happiness! It is easier said than done but I want to keep the promises that I make to myself in this season! Being consistent is something that has been more of a challenge for me lately. I have been out of my normal routine for quite some time because of my hunt for a full time job. I have been making it work with several part time jobs and its working but I have the capacity to carry more. I am learning that at times, when God wants to give us more, he will begin to subtract things that no longer serve us. I understand that more and more each day but that does not mean that it is easy to grasp. That is definetly the case for me in this season! I am learning that just continuing to show up for myself is half the battle. Here are some ways that I have been showing up for  myself in this current season: Trying to start my day with my bible, walking for 30 minutes several times a week, reading and trying to learn more about money management God's way, trying to remove the coffee and making water my 1st drink option and praying more and worrying less!

Starting Over in my 40’s and Rebuilding with God!

Happy happpy Monday, love!

Happy happy 2026!!!

If you are anything like me, you have been hibernating inside for the past few days due to inclement weather and the snow and ice outside! I’m not going to lie, it has been kinda nice. We’re starting the new year off with snow which is a nice change. The eastern KY area has not seen snow in a long while. 

So, here we are! Beginning a brand new year. Alot has happened since my last post. 2025 was a year full of transitions. From work to my personal life, soo much happened in those 12 months. Some of which I will talk more about later but I feel life God has me on a path of rediscovery in this season. I am starting over in alot of ways; but not from sratch. Ever heard someone say, you are starting over from experience? That is where I feel like I am in this season. I have alot of time to spend with God and on the things he deems are important for me to become the woman he has called me to be in 2026 and beyond. The changes are exciting BUT extremely uncomfortable. I am being challenged from every direction. I have struggled through lots of unsure seasons to get to this one. Just like a catepillar strugging to become the beautiful butterfly! Letting go of the past. I HAD a past, I don'thave a past. Therefore, I should not dwell on it. I have been laboring over whether to try to contibue looking for a full time role or try to begin turning my side gig in writing into a full time freelance writing business. I am trying to pay off my car in 2026, as well as begin tackling student loan debt. The good Lord knows that I am trying so hard to do my best to stay encouraged. The world is so different these days. I hold on to every sliver of positivity

I know that God has BIG plans for my life and even though I cannot see how he will work things out on my behalf, I KNOW HE WILL. This is the freedom I have been waiting for.....this is the freedom of the Lord.

Stay tuned for more.

The Glory Is In The MIDDLE!

Happyyyy New Year....and Happy Mindset Monday to you and YOURS!!!

This is the 1st post of the year from me to you and I am super excited💟

I have been on a journey you guys and here is just a snippet of what I have been up to since my last post! I was EVICTED from survival mode and it has been all GOOD since then. It has not been easy but I am definetely in a better position, physically, mentally, emotionally AND spiritually AND God gets all of the glory. What is glory? It is praise. That is and should be given to God and not ourselves. Have you ever heard of the phrase, 'Glory Days?' We most likely hear that from people who are reliving their high school or college years!! They may have been the star athlete, head cheerleader, valedictorian or homecoming queen or all 4⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Just most popular ALL AROUND.

Well, the more that I spend time with God, reading his word, sharing my testimony, fasting and living; the more I understand that the glory is in the MIDDLE.

When Jesus was on the cross, there were 2 criminals on the cross to the right and to the left of him. Jesus was smack dab in the MIDDLE! Luke 23:32-55 One mocked him and asked him if he was really the Messiah, why doesn't he save them and himself. The other man asked him to remember him when he entered heaven! Jesus told that man that tonight, he would be with him in paradise...

In life, all we have is the past, (what was) the future (the unknown) and the present (RIGHT NOW!) We have to learn how to live in the present. In the present is where God is too. Matthew 6:34 says not to worry about tomorrow because tomorrow has enough problems of its own. In the middle of the past and the future lie both the present AND God. Just like Jesus hanging on the cross, the glory is in the middle. The work that God does on us is in the middle. It is where we have to live, fight, persevere, hang on, struggle sometimes, study his word, (should) be fasting, and be a light for others who should be doing the EXACT same thing!

The Glory Is In The Middle.

have a beautiful day, love.👌👌👌

Evicted from 'Survival Mode.'

Happy Mindset Monday!!

I don't know if I've told you BUT, I've MOVED.

I NO LONGER reside in Survival Mode. What is that you ask? It is a form of PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.) I started fasting this time last year and I began fasting in May 2024 once a month and it has helped my mental health in ways that I cannot explain. I also let go of a lot of toxic people and relationships. I've replaced those people and relationships with healthy boundaries and activities like hot and restorative yoga. I reactivated my Audible subscription and find Amazon Music to be so therapeutic! I've been getting out more and I go to coffee shops everyday to write as a form of self expression. I am intentional about removing myself and staying away from negativity. 

I am faith-filled and I spend more time at church, in therapy and in meditation. YEAH, I'VE MOVED. 

NO LONGER-Keeping quiet about things that upset me.

NO LONGER-Not setting healthy boundaries for myself.

NO LONGER-Not holding others accountable.

NO LONGER-Stressing about things I cannot control.

NO LONGER-Overeating and drinking when I am stressed!

NO LONGER-Living my life motivated by Fear.

YEAH, WE'VE MOVED. There are plently of vacancies for you here too. Just say yes to faith, healing and LOVE and you are welcome here, too. 

i hope you have a beautiful day, love.

love you, mean it💚 

peeeacee☮☮☮☮☮