Hey friends! Casually dropping in to announce my first EVER book, A Crown that Lasts, by yours truly! So humbled and grateful to finally share this news with you. This book, A Crown That Lasts, has been such a labor of love. When I sat down to begin writing it a few...
Demi’s Diary: New Year’s Resolutions
I flew back to SA on New Year’s Eve and spent the first week of the year in my childhood home surrounded by my parents and the neighbors and community I grew up with. This last week reminded me of so many things I used to love, things that brought me joy and made me...
Deck the Halls with Demi
*cue the sleigh bells* It’s that time of year that I like to call the “Holiday Hustle!” Everybody is out-and-about getting ready for their ugly-sweater parties, finding ingredients for their special Christmas cookies, and doing some last-minute shopping! My husband...
My 5 Go-To Verses for a Busy Season
Hey friends, How’s your summer going? Fun fact - did you know it’s winter in my home country of South Africa?! Over here, I’ve been BUSY. This summer has been go go go - working, traveling, and spending quality time with friends and family. Sometimes I love the...
Turning a Waiting season into a willing season
How many of you have ever been in a waiting season? I know I definitely have! But something I’ve learned over the past few years is this: rather than look at it as a waiting season, I’ve come to look at it as a willing season. What exactly do I mean by this? Well to...
It’s my 27th Birthday!
Today is my 27th birthday! I love celebrating birthdays as it’s a reason to celebrate milestones, achievements and wisdom learned along the way. And who doesn’t love a reason to celebrate life?! But, today, on my birthday, I want to celebrate someone else, a girl...
Redeeming Love: A Conversation with Francine Rivers
I often say that one of my greatest purposes in life is to love God and to love others through all that I do. I had the honor of getting to (virtually) sit down with another woman who shares this same purpose: Francine Rivers, author of Redeeming Love....
Foundation matters
Foundation Matters, and I’m not talking about makeup, you guys. I’m talking about what you base your life on and around. My foundation is rooted in my faith and every decision I make is based on that foundation. But for anyone out there thinking “well, I can’t have a...
Defining your Identity
Becoming Miss Universe in 2017 was one of the most amazing things that has ever happened to me. Not only was I honored and humbled by it, it also opened so many doors for me to get to where I am today. Once my year as reigning Miss Universe was over, I had to stop and...
Words Matter
“The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.” Proverbs 18:21 One of the biggest revelations I’ve had in life is realizing that I get to CHOOSE who speaks into my life. Furthermore, I get to choose who speaks LIFE into my...
Redefining Beauty
As a former Miss South Africa and Miss Universe, I’m often seen or defined as being a “beauty queen.” While I love things like style and fashion, I never want my outward appearance to define me. Our culture has a very high standard of beauty that honestly...