David & Goliath: Swinging the Sword
We all love the story of David and Goliath – the young shepherd, the impossible odds, the stone flying through the air.. It’s the kind of moment that makes us believe again in the God who steps into the impossible & makes a way in the wilderness. But there’s a part of the story we…
The Quiet Life: Why Slow Living Is The Way Forward
There’s a certain kind of exhaustion that doesn’t come from doing too much, but from being pulled in too many directions at once. We feel it in the endless scrolling, in conversations that scatter rather than settle, in calendar boxes stacked on top of one another. The world keeps saying “more”, and our souls keep…
Flipping Furniture: Redemption & Restoration
What began as sanding down an old dresser turned into a lesson about grace. Just like restoring furniture takes time, patience, and vision, God takes our worn and broken places and makes us new again. This isn’t just a story about furniture – it’s a story about transformation.
This One’s For The Girls: What Taylor’s Engagement Says to All Women
As everyone & their cat knows, Taylor Swift is engaged, and while the headlines are about the love story itself, what’s struck me the most is what it says to women everywhere. Whatever season you’re in, I hope this helps.
An Ode to Grandparents: A Love That Never Leaves
Today would have been my grandfather’s birthday. Though he’s been gone for some time now, I still find him everywhere – in root beer on a hot day, in an Elvis song on the radio, in the way I create just for joy. This is my ode to him, and to every grandparent we carry…
Love ❣️
My answer to the daily writing prompt: What motivates you?
A Season of Change 🍂
This season, she is different. Quieter. Speaking less, yet saying more. Going with the flow, but against the grain. Self-assured, yet humbled by the ebb and flow of the simpler life she now lives – the one she’s called to…
Living In A World Obsessed With More: The Drug We Can’t Get Enough Of
If you never do anything else in this life for yourself, get off of social media. Log off & live.
Not Everyone Who’s Smiling is Okay: What Grief & Healing Have Taught Me in 2025
Not everyone who’s smiling is okay. Grief isn’t always loud – sometimes it hides in the quiet, in canceled plans, in the friend who seems “fine”. This is what 2025 has taught me about loss, presence, and the God who meets us in our sorrow.
Healing in Honduras: What Tears Can Teach Us
I don’t remember her name. I’m not sure I ever caught it. I wish I did. Her face was soaked with tears. I couldn’t understand most of what she said – my Spanish wasn’t strong enough – but I could feel it. The way she ached to her bones as she tried to catch her…
Freedom is Found in Letting Go
At some point, you realize one of the most powerful things you can do is simply this: Let people be who they are.
New Year, New Fruit
As we step into this new year, let’s ground ourselves in the truth of John 15:5: “I am the vine, you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit.”
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