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I've Got My Joy Back—But It Cost Me
You know that you have joy when you fall down your home stairs after a 12.5-hour shift and can't do anything but laugh at yourself.
No anger.
No frustration.
Just embarrassment and pure joy.
That moment revealed something I had spent years praying for. Five years ago, I intentionally chose healing over survival. I stopped expecting other people to make me happy, surrendered my pain to God, and began the difficult work of becoming whole.


In the Pursuit of Being Chosen
And if I’m honest, I still wanted to be chosen. But God asked me the hardest question of all: Why am I not enough for you?
What began as twenty-one days of intentionality became a lifelong journey of self-love. I discovered what it meant to choose myself—not for validation, not to be seen, but simply because I am already loved beyond measure.
Choose yourself. Every single day.

De'dria Louise Bynum, MPA
Aug 29, 2025


The Sacred Work of Self-Preservation
What I share with you today is a real-time revelation of God’s love and grace in my life. The first three years of my 30s have felt like...

De'dria Louise Bynum, MPA
Jul 11, 2025


Obedience is Better Than Sacrifice
When I was growing up, my mother said a lot of things. Some of them I received right away. Others I’ve only come to understand through...

De'dria Louise Bynum, MPA
May 24, 2025


My Daughters are My Center
With so much to express after a three-year hiatus from writing, I feel compelled to simply ramble. And yet, part of me knows that not...

De'dria Louise Bynum, MPA
May 5, 2025


A Return to my Safe Space
A lot can change in 3 years. A lot. And a lot has. As for those who have been following me and my story since the beginning, let me first...

De'dria Louise Bynum, MPA
Apr 29, 2025


Why Nine Has Been the Realest Age, Ever
My eldest is just nine years old. And, while I assumed that I had a little time left to share with her the trials and tribulations of...

De'dria Louise Bynum, MPA
May 20, 2020


How the Pressures of Motherhood Made Me a Boss
So, we all know that being a mother can force you up on your toes. But what if the idea of you remaining in a constant state of...

De'dria Louise Bynum, MPA
Dec 4, 2019


Because, Mama What You Say is Gold
Because, Mama What You Say is Gold
"and, forsake not your mother's teaching, for they are a graceful garland for your head..."

De'dria Louise Bynum, MPA
Aug 22, 2019


To Single Mothers of Color, May You Find Love
“I love those who love me, and those who seek me find me” (Proverbs 8:17). Only until recently, I’ve come to truly love myself, — in the...

De'dria Louise Bynum, MPA
Feb 17, 2019


A Letter To Begin Our Healing: From Broken Mother to Broken Daughter
"Then Jesus answered and said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of Himself, but what He sees the Father do;...

De'dria Louise Bynum, MPA
Dec 4, 2018


Wholeness beyond Motherhood
"Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour..." (1 Pet. 5:8-9)....
De'dria Louise
Jul 8, 2018


When the Mother is Grounded, the Storm Cannot Overtake the Child
“Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The...
De'dria Louise
Jun 1, 2018


Let Your Lemons Make Way For You
“Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making...
De'dria Louise
Jan 22, 2018


Take Off Now or Stay Stranded Forever
“Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life” (Proverbs 13:12). So, listen right, usually my blogs are...
De'dria Louise
Jan 12, 2018


Build Your Child, as You Would Your Home
"The wise woman builds her house, but with her own hands the foolish one tears hers down" (Proverbs 14:1). It is with a full heart that I...

De'dria Louise Bynum, MPA
Dec 29, 2017
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