Welcome, dear readers, to a new edition of Reap What You Sow Mondays with Tony. As we move into the heart of spring, flowers are blooming and trees are bursting into life—but even in this vibrant season, we’re reminded that growth doesn’t happen overnight. Today, we’re talking about the slow bloom—the kind of transformation that takes time, patience, and trust in God’s perfect timing.

Throughout history, Black women have carried dreams into spaces where doubt was planted. They have walked on waters of uncertainty, injustice, rejection, and fear—because when God said “Come,” they obeyed. Today, we honor those water walkers—the ones who dared to believe that faith could carry them farther than fear ever could. They didn’t wait for safety. They didn’t wait for applause. They didn’t wait for permission. They stepped out—and God met them on the water.

For far too long, Black women have been fed a dangerous lie. A lie so insidious that it’s often passed down, internalized, and masked in applause: “You are only as valuable as what you can produce, provide, or perform.” But the truth is this: God never required you to earn what He’s already declared.

There is something sacred, something powerful, and something holy about a Black woman who keeps showing up.

Black women have long sown in struggle—but they have reaped in strength.

This isn’t just a post. This is a thank-you letter. This is a sacred reflection. This is a celebration of women...

Today, I want to honor the countless women whose labor is often unseen, unheard, + uncelebrated—yet undeniably powerful and world-changing.

Women have faced adversity, shattered barriers, and turned their greatest challenges into their greatest triumphs.

Women throughout history have planted these seeds in their families, communities, and nations, ensuring that future generations would reap.

The impact of women’s contributions—whether in leadership, education, faith, science, activism, or the arts—cannot be overstated.