Kisses.Kisses.Kisses.

Hugs. & Love.

Kings & Queens, 

SORRY!, 

I've been M.I.A. Please do FORGIVE ME! There's been alot going on this way. Starting my new job, while maintaining a business, while trying to grow & get my mind right, ALL while ATTEMPTING to dodge bullets (but when you can't even lie some have been hitting you right in the I.) <--catch that ! All while trying to make sure you go harder than Cardi B, For the remainder of 2k17.

All in the midst, GOD has been so good & I can see EVERYTHING coming together for MY FAVOR. All the word I've been reading & the scenes I've been seeing it's just so amazing when you start opening your eyes, thinking/speaking positive, rejecting lies with real eyes, REalizing over & over again just how every thing has PURPOSE & IS in some HOW, WAY, SHAPE, or FORM working together for YOUR good. EVEN the worst of the worst.

As I look back, so many things that are taking place are literally PRAYERS being answered. I asked GOD for a stronger, better family circle so I knew that for starters that the change started with ME! So as things begin to happen & life begins to unfold, even the prayers from years ago are being made able for me to withhold. To see & hear & watch GOD move in not just YOUR life but people's lives around you is such an amazing thing. Even through the rain & pain, you have to know that there's so much more for you to gain.

The toughest soldiers truly do get the toughest battles. Even when you "FEEL" like you can't handle it, YOU have to know GOD built YOU Ford tough & He gave it to YOU because YOU could handle it. Those Ideas. Those Dreams. Personal Goals. Visions & Ambitions. They ALL mean something. They're a MAJOR key to YOUR MISSION. We are all placed on this Earth with a GIFT something "GREAT" inside to offer the world. But you can't let it die inside, & not give your true self to the world.

That's what the resilience is built for & from. The bad days ONLY mean that I've got much to look for to ahead. That's why I refuse to let the negativity consume my energy or my head. That's why I have to keep my spirit woman fed. Loving myself, constantly & daily, making sure that I'm good & I'm straight.

A MAJOR KEY TO SUCCESS 

Remainder of 2k17. ALL 2k18. & FOR forEVER in LIFE. 

LOVE GOD. THYSELF. & THY NEIGHBOR.

& W.A.T.C.H HOW U.R B.L.E.S.S.ings FLOW [catch that]

aka. After YOU do the above. FOCUS on YOU & what YOU got GOING on.

& You'll see the results & understand what I'm talking about. & WHY I say what I say.

It's for a reason. Pray for your enemies. Love people. EVERYBODY. Even the ones that despitefully use you & persucate PRAY FOR THEM especially. PRAY for EVERYBODY. Strangers INCLUDED. The more & more GOD is really making me realize like, "April, that same hurt that you've experienced & went thru someone has gone thru THE WORST & may be experiencing it right now!" As selfish as people try to make, "SELF-CARE" & "SELF-LOVE" sound when you truly know that YOU do what YOU do because YOU have to be strong to be that person that bares the burdens & know that emotional, mental, & spiritual pain that life can tend to cause sometime thru our dumb mistakes or just paths untaken FORGIVENESS becomes less of an issue & more of a way to live. People need it. I need. I want it. They want it too. Let Go & Let GOD. He can handle it way better than I can anyway boo.

But these are just my words...from my heart...
MAY WE NEVER DEPART

Peace.Love.Blessings

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To ALL My QUEENS!

QUEENS ONLY

Hey Queens (& to my Kings that stop by),

Thank You , 

for stopping by & not being shy. You stepped into my world & only GOD knows why?
But I know you are here for a reason & I don't mean to be preaching.
I just want you to know that your LIFE has so much meaning.
It has so much value that you can definetely add to. This world. This chaos.
That we've sort of adapted to.
Day in & day out just living the norm.
Not believing or trusting we were created for MUCH more.
Every gift within, secret hidden talent. There's something meant for you to do with all of it.
So embrace who you are! Please RESPECT the journey. Respect the process.
Trust me, Queen it's the path to success. It's the road unheard of that leads to gateways of gold.
When obtaining more than money is the ultimate goal.
See a Queen knows her value is not tied up in material things.
& that we ALL want to get wifed but still it's more to life than a ring.
See a real Queen knows that the secret to her beauty is in NOT in between her thighs;
nor is it in her breast but IN her chest where her heart beat lies.
It's about that woman's heart, her mind, her character & her soul.
See some of us Queens have taken alot of guys' souls.
& got ourselves entangled..some of us in all types of love triangles.
With guys & girls. Lust & hurt. Feeling rejected. Disrespected. Dirtier than dirt.
Feeling unworthy sometimes forgetting how that heart bearts.
Or letting the pain from within make that light inside go dim.
Oh, but baby YOU CAN'T! You just simply can not. See it's okay that they called you a thot.
That they called you a hoe. Not knowing that those "hoe"skills really made you a PRO.
They don't know that the exact things sent to cause you pain.
Are the exact same reason why you still dance thru the rain.
So see that's why I tell you to embrace the journey. Your mistakes. Flaws & All.
You were "Built Ford Tough" Queen. DESPITE IT ALL

Head Up 

QUEEN 

Refuse To Let Your Crown Fall!

So I just want to encourage ALL MY QUEENS that may be going thru a season like me where LITERALLY everything around you is changing. I really can't say that it's NOT for the good but ultimately it's for the best. Prayers are being answered. Blessings are being given. & the Lessons are coming too. Some of these lessons are the ones that I've seen over & over & OVER again (sad to say) But clearly, these are the areas where I seriously have a problem & where I really need help. If you've been following my blog than you know I'm not making this up. Men & People (in general) have kinda always been in some way, shape, form or fashion apart of my downfalls. & NEVER to place blame anywhere else for MY ISSUES but I do know my weaknesses & triggers. Thankfully, I'm also learning to identify them quicker & how to deal with them. This is a crucial season for many of us. Especially the Body of Christ as a whole & the men & women who are going thru MASSIVE changes in your life this season. I just want you to know that

1. YOU ARE NOT ALONE
2. GREATER IS ON THE HORIZON
3. IT'S WORTH PAIN

Yes, Yes, & Girlllll YESSSS!!!

You're not alone. IF you have the right crew around you,at least ONE if not all of you are going thru the same thing & you guys have to be there for each other right now. Something I've learned is that NO MATTER how strong you are "THE STRONG ONE" gets weak & needs support too at times. That's why it's important to check on your friends & those around. No one should have to suffer in silence when you have people around you.

So now that you are & your peeps are in formation & know what's going on around you. Get in formation & stay there because you have to be prepared for what's to come. There are so many amazing & out of this world oppurtunities coming to everyone who is ready & willing to receive this greater that's on the way. First of all, "DO YOU BELIEVE IT?" & have you made the necessary room & adjustments to receive it. Just like when you are shopping for new clothes, some of us clear up space in our closets to make room for what we are about to bring home from the store. We have to do the same thing in the closets of our minds & our hearts. If I want a new way of thinking & being it means that I have to get out of my old ways & learn/do something new & different.

The pain. The tears. The uncomfortable feelings you have to endure are all going to be worth it in the end. I just keep trying to remind myself that what I want requires for me to do all of these things that MOMENTARILY I don't want to do. I know that whatever I put in is going to be put out. So if I don't go hard about my success, I can't expect my success to go hard for me. You get what you give basically. & I deserve the best & I gotta get it. Sweat, Pain, & Tears! When you've been down for so long & not even all the way down but just not living up to your FULL POTENTIAL, I'd like to think that at some point something in you triggers you. & from that point forward, you know you'll never be the same. See I've had plenty of light bulbs pop off in my head but something about this one just isn't the same. 

This is simply just a praise report. My purpose for being here is to give God praise.
& Some may or may not understand what I mean when I speak this phrase.
God has put me on this Earth for a purpose BIGGER than what has surfaced. Every trial,tribulation, downfall & hardship has surely served a purpose.
See God made me this way. This gentle, loud but soft spoken being.
All of my bad ways have had value,even my wrongful demeanors. 
NO, April is not perfect nor rich or the beautiest of them all.
But what I do have is GOD! He's all that I AM NOT! HE IS THE ALL & ALL.
& for some strange reason He loves ME & YOU; FLAWS & ALL
No matter how many times I slip, He'll never let me COMPLETELY fall.
So see that's why I have to change My Ways, My Attitude, & My Perception these days.
Because He shows me time & time again HOW MUCH HE LOVES ME.
But I still fail Him more than on occasion, it's multiple of times a day.
Rememeber NOBODY is PERFECT let me REITERATE that if I may?
So you won't keep thinking, "How Sway? How Sway?"
How in GOD's green Earth can you ignore the rumors & the lies.
Because if you know April Latrell...You know she's been dealing for quite awhile?
That's why I quickly tell them to CHECK MY RESUME!
Know Who You Are Talking About & To When You Address A QUEEN!
I am such a nice, sweet, young lady but I can be very mean.
& mean not in a sense that I have to fight physically or with my words.
See I know that God is up HIGH looking DOWN from ABOVE.
& like I've seen Him fight my battles before
I just know that there's something amazing for me in store.
Or else the enemy wouldn't hate me so BAD.
Using people whom You never would've knew,
Would turn around & stab you in the chest. They had NO remorse for you.
But GOD quickly reminds me of HIS stripes & how I AM HEALED!
& for some strange reason this morning, I prayed,
"GOD NOT MINES BUT YOUR WILL"
Let Your Will Be Done In My Life O, GOD
Help Someone By My Stripes To Be Healed
Help Them To Know & Trust Your Love Like I Had To Because It's Really A Big Deal
At This Point In My Life, Because I Honestly Can't Deal.
With Living Mediocre & Not Fulfilling My Full Potential Because I'm Something Like A Big Deal
But That's ONLY Because You Made Me This Way
It's Nothing I Say or Do
That's Why Everyday I Pray That You Help Me To Live Life The Way You Want Me Too

In Jesus' Name I Pray

AMEN

Hey Kings & Queens,

Your favorite is up on the scene I just wanted to come thru & encourage ANY & EVERYONE going thru a season of GREAT SEPARATION is what I call it. Right now, I am seriously on Cloud 7 just because I know that I'm EXACTLY where GOD would have me to be. Notice, I said WHERE GOD WOULD HAVE ME TO BE! NOT ME! NOT MY MAMA! NOT THE BOY THAT I LOVE! But I am where GOD wants me to be. He is shifting me. He is taking me higher, as well as deeper in the knowledge & the love of Him. He is revealing things to me daily. He literally woke me up at like 4:38 this morning to pray about the situations that would transpire today. God, LITERALLY loves ME that much as He does You. But let me tell you this, I had to pray & ask GOD to show me things, separate me from people & I've been praying for divine connections & disconnections for awhile now. For awhile, it didn't seem like anything was happeneing. But SUDDENLY, something happened! People whom I loved started defaming my name & my character. I have had people from different states come at me over social media. I have literally watched my circle of trust turn into a circle of enemies week after week after week. OH HOW SOMETIMES I WISH I COULD MAKE THIS STUFF UP! But I can't! (inserts sad emoji) I just can't! So if you know what I'm talking about just know that you are not the ONLY one going thru. GOD IS DEFINITELY UP TO SOMETHING. If only we would pay just a LITTLE more attention to the smaller things happening around us we would see! AM I MAD? NOPE not AT ALL. APPALLED most certainly. But at the same time, WE don't surprise me as much anymore. I totally know my own capabilities & I trust GOD enough to know that I can't put anything past anybody. What I can do tho is continue to move on with this style & GRACE that I've been bestowed with. I mean I just seriously can't entertain certain things because of THE QUEENSHIP.

I AM A QUEEN!

P.S. QUEENS -never- STEP OFF THEIR THRONE TO ADDRESS PEASANTS! N E V E R

Happy Saturdaze

Heyyy girls & boys Heyyy!!! It is your girl! *waves* So I just wanted to come thru & catch you guys up on allllll that's being going on. Of course, if my name wasn't Latrell it wouldn't be enough to tell. But anywho...

SO.

Like I spoke about recently, I just moved back home to NC & after 3 months of NOT working, I had recently picked up a job in our local mall. I was excited because it was a customer service position and I was CHOOSING my job. I, also, had a job offer from a medical office where I would've been a Specimen Collector. Being that I had previously worked for a dental office in Virginia I did have some experience working in the medical field; so in my mind..I felt like I already knew what was expected & that was for me to be in some type of way "CONFINED" & I really wasn't into that. I'M NOT AT THIS POINT IN LIFE!

If you know me, you know that I've had several jobs. I've been working since the age of 16 & even  although GOD did intend for ALL of us to work, it was something that was not required in my household. According to my brothers tho...their encounters are a little different. Maybe growing up as the ONLY girl had something to do with it, maybe my parents getting older with time had something to do with it..nevertheless I wasn't MADE to go out & get a job at 16. It was a "want to". A personal desire of mines.

I started working at the dental office one month after my 26th birthday. 2 months & 27 days after I had moved to Virginia. I graduated MMC with 3.6 GPA in 2012. Here I was my first dental assistant job. My first job in my field. Here I am starting my career. *LAUGHS OUT LOUD*

 That did NOT last long. 

& it wasn't because I didn't like my job. NOT because I didn't like my boss or my co-workers but simply because I, April Latrell, do NOT fit society's description of educated, well-trained, dental assistant. Do I think it had something to do with being black? A little bit. Do I think it was because I was kinda loud at times? Probably. Was I ever late/did I call out? Yeah! But seriously literally EVERY one in the office did. Not to say it's okay but it doesn't help the defender's defense in my argument. At first I was upset. I cried. But I didn't cry long because I realized who I am & who holds my life. 

So at that point, at some point I KNEW it does NOT matter what you may or may not do.

SOME people YES will always judge YOU.

It doesn't matter that you smile, you laugh, you rarely cry at all times.

You try your hardest to spread LOVE & not hate. You try to let your light shine. 

You try to greet people with a heart of understanding. 

Because You understand that the road may be bumpy but it's apart of the landing.

It's the shakes & the bumps that upset You, Your mind, & Your heart

You think for a second or for a lifetime that Your world is falling apart.

You don't see the beauty in the secret of not knowing the unknown. 

Not realizing that's WHY You were CHOSEN to RULE THE THRONE!

Everybody can't wear Your crown. That's why the prideful attempt to look down.

They attempt to throw shade & try to shade Your light. Attempt to make You drown.

But You can NOT blame THEM because their lost & not found.

-heart of Latrell

But I said ALL OF THAT to say all of this! I worked in the mall for 6 weeks. A month & half. My very first job, I worked at a local Andy's (now Hwy 55). I worked there for a week. GOD at an early age put an entreprenuer spirit in me. I walked out that job on Thursday not because I think I'm better than ANYBODY else. It's just that I know that I'm made for GREATER WEALTH. If I can turn down a 13.00/hr a job for a 9.00/hr I know that GOD has something better in store for me. It's all about my perception You see! See GOD knows our heart but ultimately HE KNOWS BEST! & So I know GOD didn't BLESS ME to deal with MESS! & so at this point in life like I said on social media.

"MY PEACE IS MY PRIORITY. IT IS NOT AN OPTION!" 

God has a funny way of telling me to just chill.
He always lets me know His love & favor for me is real.
Even when I don't deserve it.
His love to me He keep serving. I keep swerving.
Crashing lanes... going insane.
Having a mental break down in my brain. Because these thoughts they get reckless.
& somehow make me feel helpless, make me hopeless,
No less...than a penny with a hole in it.
But I know I'm worth more.
Because He opening all these doors.
He keeps showering me with blessings.
He keeps teaching me valuable lessons. That God I'm trying to apply daily.
I need you to arrest me.
Hold me captive.
Until I'm totally yours.
I don't want to be hers or his or theirs ANYMORE 😩

#HeartofLatrell 

Ooooooo Heyyyyyyyyyy Ya'll!!!!!! It has |LITERALLY| been forever! So before I go in...let me catch you guys up on ALL that's been going on. 

Sooooo where do I begin...FIRST of all... I am finally stationery & in a settled place in my life spiritually & physically where I feel like I can grow the most. I moved from NC in 2016 & relocated to VA where I lived for almost 2 years before moving back home. There were a lot of different factors that played in the decision of me coming back home but most importantly I feel God knew I needed to be where my HEART truly is #HOME #NC! 

Before the move I was really losing IT! It being ME. It being MY MIND. IT being EVERYTHING ! I was losing it. I was literally watching myself drown in heartache & pain. & I was changing right before my very eyes. That is something that I NEVER imagined would happen to ME. I had been thru many things but nothing made me change more than the process of me losing myself & becoming someone I know that I wasn't destined to be. Honestly, that pain & that season in my life was probably harder than going thru the physical abuse that I dealt with in my previous relationships or dealing with rejection or mommy/daddy issues.

Babyyy, let me tell YOU tho.. " What doesn't kill you ONLY makes you stronger! " I am so not even mad at everything that I went thru because honeyyyy... when I tell you the process is in the process of birthing a QUEEN & creating a jewel so rare & unseen that I literally can NOT be mad at the process or at life's chains of events. GOD absolutely positively be knowing. & truly EVERYTHING that has tried to break me has only fueled this fire inside. The devil probably really should've killed me when he had the chance because every time I fall down & get back up & go EVEN HARDER. 

" I was gone for a minute but I'm back with the jump off " -Kim Jones

On those days that your COMFORT ZONE calls & you ignore the call.
When honestly that is where you would much rather be.
You decline COMFORT'S invitation because DESTINY has been on Your other line for quite some time. & You've been neglecting her all the while except for NOW & when Your COMFORT ZONE is whispering sweet nothings in Your ear
Telling You to come be with him where there's no fear because You're FAMILIAR with him
that's second nature to Your body. 
Forget that DESTINY was calling. 
But when DESTINY quickly rises up & takes a STAND
& TELLS COMFORT TO GET GONE & TO LOOSE IT'S HANDS. DESTINY SAT ME DOWN & SPOKE TO ME & SAID, "I AM GOING TO ENJOY THIS PROCESS!" 

- excerpt from Heart of Latrell *coming soon*

When you realize that the problems weren't or aren't there to dull my shine, but to affect my grind.

When you realize that the problems only made you stronger. The fear only made you hunger.

The applied pressure only made you go harder because of God's plans to take you further.

See God has unimaginable dreams to bless me unexpectedly. More abundantly,

Than anything that I could ever see.

How dare I question His plan for me.

Although it hasn't been easy I am in love with this journey.

To this Queen within me.

See there's royalty in us all, we all have to look to the creator, your maker to see.

He sits high & looking down. Always ready to adjust our crowns.

To make us reach our highest potential & love the inner even uglier parts that we've found.

That make us the kings & queens we are. Who said being royalty wouldn't be hard.

But thank God for being our Father, to help us when we go further. Help us to chase our dreams & passions.

Help us to love one another more than we love fashion.

Lord, help us ladies to love YOU more than we love men.

Lord, help us to love YOU more than we love sin.

Lord, help us to search our hearts daily.

Help us to learn & trust YOUR ways like little babies.

As we mature in YOU help us to understand, that's the key to maturing in life.

Help our men to love their wives like you loved the church giving your life.

Help us to rise above the strife to love each other. Black & White.

Help us to be who you created us to be! Help us to look in the mirror daily & say I LOVE ME!

Help us to know & understand that looking to You is truly the KEY to every success

You only have plans to prosper & bless.

Help us to trust your plans the good & the bad!

Lord, I thank you daily for what you do for me.

My purpose My Vision Help me to see!

Help me to see clearer God help me to never have fear.

Except when it comes to reverencing You.

Lord My life is not my own. Help me to do what you would have me to do! 💋