💞 IF YOU’RE NOT HERE 🎶❤️‍🔥

August 14, 2026



Who Are YOU Swooning Over? 😍🥰💃🏽

Beloveds,

Ohhhh, here I go again. 😅🎶😍

I absolutely LOVE singing love songs to My Bestie, Jesus. ❤️✝️🥰

And today it’s “If You’re Not Here.”

Because sometimes I hear a love song and immediately think:

Yep. That’s me and Jesus. 🤣😍🙌🏽

I can swoon over Him. 🥰
I can sing terribly loud to Him. 🎤😅
I can cry with Him. 😭❤️
I can laugh with Him. 🤣
I can tell Him when I’m grateful. 🙏🏽
I can tell Him when I’m hurt. 💔
I can even tell Him when I’m confused, irritated, tired, or making an absolute mess of things. 💩😵‍💫🤣

And He stays. ❤️

That’s what gets me.

Not some cleaned-up, polished version of me.

ME.

The laughing me. 🤣
The crying me. 😭
The stubborn me. 😬
The grateful me. 🙏🏽
The heartbroken me. 💔
The hopeful me. 🌱
The Lord, I have absolutely no idea what I’m doing me. 🫠😂

And somehow, through ALL of it, I keep discovering another layer of love.

Maybe that’s one reason love songs hit differently for me now. 🎶💞

I’m not only hearing romance.

I’m hearing presence.

I’m hearing:
I’m here.

I’m hearing:
You don’t have to perform for love.

I’m hearing:
You can bring your whole messy self and still be loved.

WHEW. 😭❤️‍🔥🙌🏽

💡 AND THAT GOT ME THINKING…

Who are YOU swooning over? 😍

Your spouse? 💍❤️
Your sweetheart? 🥰
Your children? 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦
Your family? 💞
Your best friend? 🤗
God? 🙏🏽
Jesus? ✝️❤️
Maybe even LIFE itself after surviving something you weren’t sure you’d make it through? 🌻

And here’s an even bigger question:

Do the people you love KNOW how much you love them? 👀❤️

Because love shouldn’t live only inside our heads.

Sometimes you’ve got to SAY IT. 🗣️💞

Sometimes you’ve got to SHOW IT. 🤗

Sometimes you’ve got to put down the phone, swallow your pride, make the call, give the hug, apologize, forgive, listen, show up, or simply say:

“I’m glad you’re here.” ❤️

That’s part of learning the HOW of love.

Love isn’t merely something we feel.

Love becomes visible through what we DO. 🎬💞

❤️ FOR MY FELLOW BELIEVERS

Jesus said:

“As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.” — John 15:9 KJV

And this one gets me every single time:

“We love him, because he first loved us.” — 1 John 4:19 KJV

THAT’S IT. 😭🙌🏽❤️

I’m swooning over the One who loved me FIRST.

Before I understood love.

Before I got everything right.

Before I learned how to extend grace to myself or anybody else.

He loved me first. 🥹✝️❤️

🌎 AND IF FAITH ISN’T YOUR THING…

You’re still invited into this conversation. 💞

Think about the person—or people—whose presence makes your world a little warmer.

Tell them.

Love them intentionally.

And if nobody comes to mind right now, start by practicing some tenderness toward yourself. ❤️

You are somebody worth treating with compassion too.

😍 TODAY’S LOVE CHALLENGE

Think of ONE person you absolutely adore.

Then don’t merely think about them.

SHOW THEM.

Send the text. 📱❤️
Make the call. ☎️
Give the compliment. 🥰
Say thank you. 🙏🏽
Play your song. 🎶
Tell them exactly what their presence means to you.

And if you’re like me…

Go ahead and serenade Jesus. 🎤✝️🤣😍

He has heard worse. Probably from me THIS MORNING. 😭🤣🤣🤣

🏆 TODAY’S VICTORY

If you loved somebody intentionally today—even in one tiny way—

COUNT IT.

That’s a victory. 🏆💞

We’re learning that love isn’t just the big dramatic stuff.

It’s practiced in little moments, over and over again.

So come along with me as we keep digging into the HOW and WHY of love—how we give it, receive it, repair it, practice it, and become better at showing it. ❤️‍🔥

Because I’m convinced:

LOVE IS SOMETHING WE CAN LEARN TO DO BETTER. 💯❤️

And me?

I’m going back to singing to My Bestie. 😍🎶✝️

Jesus, if You’re listening…

THIS NEXT ONE IS FOR YOU! 🎤🤣🥰❤️‍🔥🙌🏽

Asking for A Friend,
Cassandra

#YourLifeMattersToMe

Note: One step. One step. One step. You are loved. You are NOT alone. Keep on being…YOU! 💞🥰🌻