I attended Monica’s Always Wear Your Tiara event in November 2017 and it was amazing! Always Wear Your Tiara was a pivotal moment for me in my faith walk. When Monica invited me to attend her annual dinner, I was so encouraged and excited and really didn’t know what quite to expect. I was told to wear purple and to bring a picture of myself!  Monica created an environment that evening where the ladies could feel safe and be completely open with one another. The conversation I had with “me” in the picture I’d brought to the event was the beginning of a reconciliation between my past and my present.   Always Wear Your Tiara symbolizes more than feeling like royalty; it really is a reminder to always carry the treasure inside with dignity, regardless of our past. Monica’s own personal journey in overcoming and being her best on the other side is so inspiring. I look up to Monica, and love and respect her talent and the genuineness of her heart! She loves others the way she loves herself and has been a wonderful blessing to my family and me. ~Latayo Armsterd

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Self-Reflection

“I watched women close their eyes, fidget in their seats, take deep breaths, and gather their thoughts before they spoke, exposing their true discomfort, before revealing the true essence of the matter.  One by one they shared and tears flowed.  Strangely enough, looking into your own eyes through a picture brings enlightenment beyond looking into a mirror.  The person in that picture has existed before in a time and space that you can remember.  The picture does not speak or move – the picture intently stares as if it’s only listening.

I watched as women gave direct stares into the deepest parts of themselves.  I watched as they revealed the secret parts of their thoughts, unmasking their disappointments, failures, and shame.  I listened to their insecurities but also their hidden dreams for their futures.

Transparent Moments

My moment came and as I stared into my own eyes, I simply smiled and I started with three words: “I AM ENOUGH.”  In all my glorious imperfections – I am enough, it has taken moments of victory, defeat, and paths of uncertainty to realize that I am sufficient for the task before me called “my life.”   I am well-equipped even when I don’t know it all.  I’m settled in that.  So in that moment I looked myself right in the eyes and gave myself a reminder that I AM ENOUGH…and I am assured that all that I don’t possess God will give me the rest along the way.  I was built for my life and so are YOU.

“YOU ARE ENOUGH.  God knew exactly where you would be at this moment and time in your life.  Understand and know it’s all God needs to fulfill your purpose.”

~Malissa Davis

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