Love & Basketball Ministries and Life Coaching Services

09/07/2026

08/14/2026

🏀🤍 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐕𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐭

Healthy relationships matter in every environment—including athletics.

Student-athletes develop within networks of relationships involving coaches, teammates, families, mentors, administrators, and helping professionals. Those relationships can have an important influence on their development and well-being both on and beyond the court.

For that reason, I am particularly grateful to have Demi Washington, M.Ed., LAPC, Chief of Staff for Temple University Women’s Basketball, among the individuals who endorsed 𝐵𝑙𝑢𝑒𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑠 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝐿𝑜𝑣𝑒: 𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑢𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐻𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑡ℎ𝑦 𝑅𝑒𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑝𝑠 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐹𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝐶𝑠.

Demi writes:

“I love that Dr. T’s wisdom is not just theoretical, but grounded in practical application. The Four C’s beautifully blend biblical principles with psychological insight, offering tools that are relevant to every kind of relationship—romantic, platonic, familial, and beyond. I’m grateful to have such a powerful yet accessible resource at my fingertips.”

Demi, thank you for lending your voice to this work and, even more importantly, for the investment you make in the holistic development of student-athletes.

As a counselor educator whose work also intersects with athletics and athlete well-being, I am grateful to have a coach's perspective represented among the voices affirming this project.

𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐕𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐭.

📘 Blueprints for Love: Constructing Healthy Relationships with the Four Cs — AVAILABLE SOON!

08/13/2026

Thank you everyone! 🙂 I appreciate the opportunity to show my true, genuine, authentic self and to show my emotions.

It is true that we as humans don’t always look how we feel.

“Most people don’t think about what emotions they are dealing with, but taking the time to really identify what you’re feeling can help you to better cope with challenging situations.”

My strength to stand wasn’t the absence of the tears. Strength was allowing myself to have the tears, receive the covering of my collective community (virtually), and then standing when it was time to stand.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart 🫶🏽🙏🏽

08/01/2026

🤍 𝗩𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗕𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘉𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦

Today I'm grateful to recognize Dr. Jeffrey Dennis for his endorsement of 𝐵𝑙𝑢𝑒𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑠 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝐿𝑜𝑣𝑒, 𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑢𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐻𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑡ℎ𝑦 𝑅𝑒𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑝𝑠 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐹𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝐶𝑠

One line from his endorsement beautifully captures the heart of this book:

"𝙄𝙣 𝙖 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙫𝙤𝙞𝙘𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙣 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙙𝙚, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙙𝙤𝙢 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙘𝙩, 𝘿𝙧. 𝙏𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙡𝙚𝙮 𝙤𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙪𝙨 𝙖 𝙜𝙪𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙨𝙤𝙡𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜."

Thank you, Pastor D, for your encouragement, your leadership, and your belief in this project.

Every book has a story.

Every story has people who helped build it.

🤍 Thank you for helping build the blueprint.

06/08/2026

Grief is not something you are meant to carry alone.

Whether you are grieving the loss of a loved one, a relationship, a career, or another significant life change, healing begins when we have a safe space to be seen, heard, and supported.

Join us for Grief, Comfort & Healing, an open support group designed to walk alongside individuals navigating life's losses with compassion, faith, and community.

📅 This Saturday June 13, 2026
🕙 Saturdays | 10:00 AM–12:00 PM
📍 Mount Ararat Baptist Church

To register or learn more, email: [email protected]

Need individual support? Individual counseling services are also available through the Mount Ararat Counseling Center. Call the front office, 412-441-1800 or email [email protected] to inquire about counseling appointments.

You do not have to walk this journey alone.

06/08/2026

June is my sacred reset month.

This morning, I found myself doing something I did not realize I needed quite so much: breathing.

Not rushing.
Not planning.
Not solving.
Not carrying.

Just breathing.

For a long time, I have been carrying responsibilities, transitions, grief, uncertainty, and expectations. Even when I was functioning well, there was a sense that I was holding my breath emotionally and spiritually—holding everything together until I could reach the next milestone.

But somewhere along the way, I was reminded of Psalm 46:10:

“Be still, and know that I am God.”

Perhaps being still is not simply about stopping.

Perhaps it is also about releasing.

Letting go.
Loosening our grip.
Trusting God with what was never ours to carry alone.

So today, I am breathing in God’s love, God’s faithfulness, and God’s presence.

And I am exhaling some of the heaviness.

Maybe someone reading this needs the same reminder:

You do not have to carry everything at once.

Take a breath.

God is still God.

And that is enough.

— From by a woman who has walked through a difficult season and is discovering that healing sometimes begins with a deep breath and an honest exhale.

Restoration Breathe

05/25/2026

I’m often asked what I mean by 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣.

Simply put: Formation is about the person behind the leadership.

Not just what leaders do— but how they:

✅ carry responsibility
✅ navigate pressure
✅ make decisions
✅ hold boundaries
✅ and sustain themselves over time.

The longer I work with clergy and high-responsibility leaders, the more I believe sustainable leadership must address the inner life—not only external performance.

05/21/2026

04/27/2026

It’s never too late to begin again.

Sometimes the next faithful step requires courage, the courage to take a risk and do something different. Not because it’s easy, but because growth, healing, and calling often live on the other side of our willingness to move.

If something in you has been stirring … this may be your moment to respond.