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And above all—unapologetically me. I’ve always been bold about my faith and my relationship with God. But for the longest, I didn’t see representation for the unfiltered Christian woman—the kind you can’t quite explain because she doesn’t fit the mold. The loud Christian. The kinda ratchet Christian. The one who shouts “ayeee” in worship and at brunch. The woman not bound by religion, but free in relationship. Do you know her? Well now you do, cause that is me. And I didn’t see a community for women like us—women of faith who weren’t trying to be perfect, polished, or palatable, but deeply rooted and wildly real. Women ready to break the norms of religion to build a lasting, personal relationship with God Himself. So, Pretty & Prayed Up was born. The mission was simple: create a space where women don’t have to choose between who they are and who God is calling them to be. A community for women who may not know every scripture, every worship song, or even God at all—yet. Because over here at Pretty & Prayed Up, whatever you look like, wherever you’re coming from, you’re welcomed with open arms… just like Jesus welcomed us. Yes—you can be popping and love the Lord. You can be fly, faithful, and still speak the fruit of His Word while changing the world. My personal mission: To empower the unfiltered Christian woman to be everything God called her to be—despite what His judgmental (and frankly, annoying) children might think. With many expressions, SHO https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62bd21b3e5a7173921b699ef/1018e3c4-d058-4c07-a391-76004d020f11/61LzCAqLFSL._SL1500_.jpg Home - A Black Girl and Her Pen: A Collection of Prompted Short Stories What happens when you give five brilliant Black women writers a pen and tell them to let their imaginations run wild? Pure magic. The prompted short stories in this must-read anthology weave through genres like your favorite playlist, serving up everything from sweet romance to spine-tingling thriller, with a dash of spicy erotica. Each story is as unique as the Black girl who penned it, but they all share one thing: the raw, unfiltered power of Black women's voices. So grab your wine, get comfortable, and prepare to be drawn into the imaginations of Brandi Nikkale, DeQuindra Renea, Ray The Divine, Sho McKinney, and Teedra Patrice. Trigger Warnings: Yes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62bd21b3e5a7173921b699ef/b632790b-91a5-4903-9b26-46b8abf6f767/IMG-1434.jpg Home - Check Out My Latest BOOK! A journal dedicated to the good AND bad thoughts of our day...with some cuss words in them! Because I got so tired of buying those cute little flowery journals that had no UMPH that I needed when I was talking to God... It had no UMPH when his annoying kids were getting on my nerves all day! It had no UMPH that I needed when I was just having a sh*tty ass day! It had no UMPH when I needed to just vent and not be "thankful" for a moment.. The Disrespectful Thoughts I Can't Say Outloud...a prayer journal with cuss words in them! is the perfect self-guided journal created just for YOU. Where the ratchet girl in the daytime meets the righteous girl in the nighttime and they have a grand *authentic* time together. Now Available! Get Your Copy of The Disrespectful Thoughts I Can’t Say Out Loud…a prayer journal that got cuss words in them! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62bd21b3e5a7173921b699ef/2ff74cfd-dd53-4f89-ad3a-fac5e9ddaa94/IMG_2641_1024x1024%402x.webp Home - You Know What…Let Me Pray! The Prayer Journal you didn't even know you NEEDED! Chileeeee, "You Know What...Let Me Pray"...because if I don't! Prayer Journal is for the: drop everything, let me gather my thoughts, because if I don't, GOD where you at NOW Prayer Journal! Created to encourage women of faith to drop everything and just simple pray, and talk to GOD - before our fleshly actions could make matters much worse! We all have found ourselves about to go to 0-100 REAL QUICK, so "You Know What...Let Me Pray" was designed for us to sit right at our Father's feet at that VERY MOMENT! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62bd21b3e5a7173921b699ef/e41bf11f-9161-42dd-80ea-b4fb9adc1854/8E488110-5542-472E-9B05-52D65E28FE85-scaled_1024x1024%402x.webp Home - How’s Your Spirit Today? A Guided Self Care Journal Created to Help Women Transfer Their Authentic Emotions From Thoughts into Words The Self Care Journal you didn't even know you NEEDED! “How’s Your Spirit Today?” | A Guided Self Care Journal Created to Help Women Transfer Their Authentic Emotions From Thoughts Into Words is a game-changing journal. Filled with over 60 affirmations, Encouraging women to authentically write down their thoughts, feelings, and emotions that are sometimes trapped inside, or even difficult to speak. This guided self-care journal helps you transfer those thoughts that were once difficult to speak, with the hopes that it will become a daily routine to be more vocal about how you’re feeling. Filled with open-ended questions, and daily affirmations to declare over your life – “How’s Your Spirit Today?” is a must-have! https://www.helloitssho.com/pretty-and-prayed-up daily 0.75 2026-01-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62bd21b3e5a7173921b699ef/731186ad-fcf0-4421-bb00-cfd385a15d95/IMG_7778.jpg Pretty And Prayed Up - 2019 is where I got this crazy idea … Create a community of some unfiltered women of faith who brunch, cuss, journey a little rocky - but can PRAY CRAZY, committed to walking with God by any means necessary, but most of all, holding other women’s hands along the way… Pretty and Prayed Up was born. was created To encourage, inspire, and remind women that they can indeed be BOTH... Pretty & Prayed Up is a Christian lifestyle brand built on a simple but bold truth: you don’t have to choose between being pretty or being prayed up. You can be both—at the same damn time. This is for the women who love God, love lip gloss, and still know how to get a prayer through. The ones who show up fly, confident, and feminine, but stay covered, connected, and committed to their relationship with Christ. Being pretty is about confidence, creativity, and owning who God created you to be. Being prayed up is about staying in conversation with Him, even when life gets loud, messy, or a little ghetto. Around here, faith isn’t about being quiet, perfect, or palatable. It’s about freedom. You don’t need a halo, a Bible degree, or a squeaky-clean testimony to belong here. If you’re learning, unlearning, slipping, praying, laughing, and still trying—welcome. This is a no-judgment, come-as-you-are kind of space. Through apparel, storytelling, and community, Pretty & Prayed Up exists to remind women that favor looks good on them—and so does faith. You can pray crazy, live real, speak life, and still enjoy being fine while doing it. God is not intimidated by your personality, your volume, or your vibe. This isn’t just a brand—it’s a lifestyle. One where beauty and belief don’t beef. Where confidence and Christ walk hand in hand. Where women stop shrinking themselves and start showing up fully covered and fully themselves. Welcome to Pretty & Prayed Up. Come cute. 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I began making decisions against my better judgments, and my whole life up until I was in my late teens was trial and error! Which became a disaster. I was a wreck emotionally, physically, spiritually, and especially mentally. Until one day, I woke up and decided to move to a whole new city and start my life completely over. I began to understand that only I was in charge of my healing, regardless of how traumatic my hardships and pain was in life. I had to dig deep into my internal lining and separate facts from feelings and fully dive in and seek the help that I had been crying out for years to obtain. I've always been very unapologetic about my FAITH and my relationship with God. But sadly, I didn't see much representation of the unfiltered Christian. Unfiltered in a way that couldn't be explained, and it wasn't the norm. The LOUD Christian. The kinda ratchet Christian. The Not held in bondage Christian. Do you know Her? That IS me. But sadly, I didn't see many people, women especially who had a "Peter" mentality when it came to the love of Jesus. Many people won't expect to see a "Peter" in a woman. A woman who was on fire for Jesus loved him with all of her beings, slice an ear off for Jesus in a HOT second, all while still failing Jesus daily! All while knowing that Jesus loved me JUST AS MUCH! Along came Pretty And Prayed Up! My mission was to create a community of women who didn't have to choose between what a Christian woman should look like. A community of women who may not know all the scriptures, all the worship songs, or even know GOD at all. Because over here @ Pretty And Prayed Up, whatever you look like- Please believe, we are letting you in with OPEN ARMS! Just like Jesus did with us! So Yes! You can be popping and love the lord, all while speaking the fruits of HIS WORD and changing the world forevermore! 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