I am so hype for today’s chat with New York Times best-selling author, Kimberla (Kim) Lawson Roby!

I remember when I first got an email to interview her about one of her books in the Reverend Curtis Black series. From the moment I read, “Casting the First Stone” I was hooked. The fictitious philanderer mirrored to some real-life slippin’ and tippin’ pastors. Whew, chile. All the characters in the series were so real; I envisioned and embraced them in my mind. Yet, I initially had no idea how Kim would inspire me beyond the Curtis Black series.

Throughout the years, a kinship developed between Kim and me. She encouraged me in my own writing and professional life. Often her interviews would go beyond the book she was promoting, providing edification for every person listening.

She’s real. Relatable. Humble. And honest.

While her stand-alone titles are phenomenal reads, I did grieve when first told me she was retiring the Reverend Curtis Black Series. (I think a single tear may have fallen from my eye. LOL). That’s the thing with Kim, though. She is always able to identify when her season is taking a pivot. From the time she left her previous profession to publish her first book to where she’s at now, Kim chronicles her journey and shares some great faith nuggets in her latest work, “The Woman God Created You to Be: Finding Success Through Faith---Spiritually, Personally, and Professionally.” She’s transparent about her own path. From the lows of experiencing failure, struggling silently with anxiety, grief, and divorce; to highs like marrying her soulmate of twenty-nine years, she’s an open book – literally. Kim has also launched a podcast of the same title! 

Listen in and be inspired to become the woman God has called you to be, sis. In every area.