Blog - Davonne Parks

Navigating Special Needs & Difficult Friendships

19 Nov

So many of you absolutely LOVED the podcast episode my real-life friend Misty Bailey & I recorded about how I’m overcoming my struggle with fear, friendship, and finding balance. In fact, it was one of her most popular episodes right out of the gate! It makes me happy that so many of you are encouraged … Read More about Navigating Special Needs & Difficult Friendships

Thank you so much. And, I want to tell you about these FREE Bible-reading resources

Jesus

30 Oct

I want to thank you for being so kind after I shared a really vulnerable thing with you last week. The notes I received were very healing to me. And if you thought about saying something but didn’t, please know that is perfectly okay. I appreciated the silence and privacy many allowed every bit as … Read More about Thank you so much. And, I want to tell you about these FREE Bible-reading resources

When it’s Time to Come to Terms with Heartache

Friendship· Jesus

23 Oct

I’ve had some heavy things on my heart this week. I’m still processing, struggling to find the right words to say, and I don’t really know how much to share. But I do know this: Grief and joy can coexist. We do not have to choose one or the other. We can be grieving something … Read More about When it’s Time to Come to Terms with Heartache

6 Signs You Can Trust Someone With Your Secrets

Friendship

16 Oct

Have you ever told a secret to someone and that secret was used against you? Perhaps the person you shared with treated you differently or shamed you in some way, or maybe they told your secret to someone else. That is incredibly painful. And if that’s happened to you, it’s probably made you feel afraid … Read More about 6 Signs You Can Trust Someone With Your Secrets

What’s falling off your radar?

Self Care is Not Selfish

1 Oct

Have you ever skipped something once, then it got easier to skip the next time, then the next time, and before you knew it, the thing you had committed to had totally fallen off your radar? (Bible reading, working out, drinking enough water, and taking vitamins are all things that immediately come to my mind.) … Read More about What’s falling off your radar?