Posts by Brandi Stage

Bold Beautiful Perfect: Toy   “Beauty comes in all hues, shapes, sizes, hair styles, and ages – that include me (and you)!” Tell us about yourself, Toy! I’m hard to sum up. I’m a believer. I know that God is with me every step of the way as I navigate reaching for my best self.…

Bold Beautiful Perfect   “I have finally found peace within myself. I no longer search for approval of others. I am in competition with no one. I only desire to be better than the person I was yesterday.” – Ashton Tell us a little about yourself, Ashton! As a young mother with a very strong…

Bold Beautiful Perfect   “Don’t determine your value/self-worth by comparing yourself to others. God didn’t create us to all be the same; that would be boring.” – Shanna Tell us a little about yourself, Shanna! I am not a native Coastie, but I’ve been in the area for quite a while now. I was the…

Bold Beautiful Perfect   “Regardless of my children’s imperfections, I want them to always feel beautiful and know their value. They will only be able to do this if they see me practice it authentically.” – Stacey Tell us a little about yourself, Stacey! I recently turned 41 years old and I try every day…

Bold Beautiful Perfect   “Beauty has various stages: bare as a seed, budding with innocence, tattered/weathered, flowering with confidence, or beginning to wilt.” – Dominique Meet Dominique, our first pregnant woman to feature in the Bold Beautiful Perfect series! My name is Dominique Murphy; I’m 31 years old and 30 weeks pregnant with our first…

Bold Beautiful Perfect   “We need to take care of ourselves to enjoy this world.” – Helen Meet our gorgeous Helen! My name is Helen Stogner. I am 50 years old this year and celebrating my 25th Anniversary with my husband Robert. We have two children and one wonderful little red-headed granddaughter. I am a…

Bold Beautiful Perfect   “You have everything within you needed to accomplish all that God has created you to be.” – Niki Introducing Niki I’m a lifelong Mississippi Gulf Coast resident (besides the year my parents and I went to Russia to be missionaries for a year – I have to mention it bc it’s…

Bold Beautiful Perfect   “I was purposefully created in His image. This is what my mind and heart needed to understand what’s beautiful and recognize my inner beauty.” – Emily Introducing Emily My name is Emily Schaepe and I’m 31 years young. I’m a mom to four beautiful children and a military spouse to my…

Bold Beautiful Perfect   “My inner beauty grew when I gave God the opportunity to show me.”  – Ashley Tell us about yourself, Ashley! Hi, there! My name is Ashley Rundberg and I am 32 years old. I grew up on the Gulf Coast before moving to Germany as an “Air Force Brat” during my…

Bold Beautiful Perfect   “Inner beauty is finding the passions inside yourself, what ignites you to succeed.”  – Casey Casey, how did you come to understand your inner beauty? As a dancer, self image has always been a struggle with me, continuously looking in the mirror in leotard and tights. Sometimes I continue to struggle,…