by thelovelylyss | Nov 7, 2018 | Personal
“God tricked Me” When I was 15 I wanted to kill myself. My farewell note was written, my family was out for the evening, I had some minor self-inflicted cuts, but the knife was ready to cut deeper. Even though I grew up in a christian home and went to a...
by thelovelylyss | May 17, 2018 | Business, Personal
Photo cred to: http://www.amandakern.com Here is innocent “I’m going to go straight into freelancing when I graduate” me during Portfolio Review at Valencia Graphics. Even though I had zero business knowledge, with zero business classes or workshops...
by thelovelylyss | Mar 25, 2018 | Business, Personal, Spirituality
This is perhaps going to be one of the most vulnerable posts of 2017 and that’ a-okay because out of vulnerability comes growth. Can you believe how much Social Media has changed our lives? Seriously. Think about it. I joined Facebook in 2005 when it was for...
by thelovelylyss | Aug 30, 2017 | Personal, Spirituality
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably seen & heard the uproar about megachurch tele-evangelist, Joel Osteen, and his Houston based church, Lakewood. They said they were experiencing flooding themselves, and weren’t taking in...
by thelovelylyss | Aug 24, 2017 | Personal
2017 has been an interesting year. 4 days in, my mom’s best friend (who I considered more of family then my blood family) passed away. She was battling a very aggressive & rare form of breast cancer. Fast forward to July, a day after my parents wedding...
by thelovelylyss | Aug 16, 2017 | Interior Design, Personal
For those who don’t know our story, my husband and I had a tiny wedding in 2015. After shooting over 30 weddings, and being a bridesmaid in 6, I knew it wasn’t for me. My parents gave us the option to have a wedding with the money they saved or we could...