Have you ever said YES when everything inside you was screaming NO?

Sometimes we're so busy trying not to disappoint everyone else that we end up neglecting ourselves.

In Episode 14 of With Love & Purpose: Morning, Coffee & Christ, First Lady Shantrice Montague opens up about people-pleasing, overcommitting, setting healthy boundaries, and learning that protecting your peace doesn't make you selfish.

We're discussing how to recognize what God has truly assigned to you, why every opportunity doesn't require your participation, and how to say NO without carrying unnecessary guilt.

In this episode, we're talking about:

• The difference between being needed and being called
• Breaking free from people-pleasing
• Setting boundaries without feeling guilty
• Learning to say NO with love and confidence
• Protecting your peace while walking in purpose

📖 Featured Scriptures: Galatians 1:10, Matthew 5:37, Exodus 18, and Mark 1:35–38.

Remember: Being capable doesn't mean being obligated.

Grab your coffee, bring your Bible, and sit with me! 💜☕️

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Rest Is Part of the Assignment — You Don't Have to Earn the Right to Rest

Everybody calls her strong. Everybody depends on her. But who checks on the woman carrying everything?

In Episode 13 of With Love & Purpose: Morning, Coffee & Christ, First Lady Shantrice Montague invites you into an honest, faith-filled conversation about exhaustion, boundaries, burnout, and the pressure always to be the strong one.

After unexpected technical difficulties delayed this episode, Shantrice shares how she had to practice the very message she was preparing to deliver: sometimes wisdom means knowing when to pause.

Together, we're exploring what Scripture teaches about rest, why asking for help isn't weakness, and how to stop confusing exhaustion with obedience.

Featured Scripture: Mark 6:31
Also explored: Matthew 11:28, Luke 10:38–42, Psalm 23, and 1 Kings 19.

This episode is your reminder: You don't have to exhaust yourself to prove you're walking in purpose.

Grab your coffee, bring your Bible, and come sit with me. 💜☕️

With love and purpose.

It’s my birthday — and this episode is personal. 💜👑

As I step into Chapter 38, I’m reflecting on the versions of myself that helped me survive, the lessons that shaped me, and the things I’m no longer willing to carry into another year of my life.

In this birthday edition of With Love & Purpose: Morning Coffee & Christ, we’re talking about outgrowing old mindsets, people-pleasing, guilt, comparison, survival habits, unhealthy access, and the fear of becoming someone new.

Purple Reign is more than a birthday theme for me. Purple is my favorite color; it represents Domestic Violence Awareness, and biblically it reminds me of royalty, identity, and who I belong to.

Isaiah 43:18–19 reminds us:
“Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing!”

This episode is about honoring the woman who got you here without feeling obligated to carry every version of her into where God is taking you next.

So grab your coffee, bring your Bible, and ask yourself:

What am I not carrying into my next chapter?

Same woman. Higher purpose. 💜