Plum Blogs

This week has reminded me of something I know, but often forget. God cares for me. As I sit in an ICU room beside my grandmother, there is an unexplainable peace that continues to settle my heart. Not because I know what tomorrow holds. Not because I have all the answers. But because I know the One who does. In the quiet moments, I sense God whispering to my heart, “Daughter, I’ve got you. I’ve got even the things you know nothing about. Your life is in My hands.” Those words

This month, I have been reflecting on life. I went back to my old college after twenty years, and it hit me with a lot of nostalgia. I sat in the old cafeteria, watching new students go through their first days. It felt like I was back in my own first days on campus. I remember feeling really unsure and worried about the future. If I could talk to the younger version of myself, I'd tell her, "Girl, you're going to be okay." Embracing the Past Looking back now, I can honestly

What if the pause in your life… is actually preparation? As we come to the close of Women’s History Month, I’ve found myself reflecting not just on where I planned to go… but how things are actually unfolding. Right now, The Plum Effect website is under construction. But so am I. And maybe… so are you. When Plans Shift, Purpose Doesn’t At the beginning of this month, I had a vision. Clear ideas. Specific plans. A direction I thought everything would follow. And while those

Women’s History Month is more than a celebration. It is a reminder. It reminds us that women have always carried more than what was visible. They carried families, movements, classrooms, companies, and entire communities. Many of them did it without recognition, without applause, and without the platforms we have today. For Black women in particular, representation has not always reflected reality. Our stories were often left out. Our leadership overlooked. Our strength misu