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 House Divided
America, Charlie Kirk, & Social Media Wars.
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.
Colorless Rainbows
If you’re grieving, read this.
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.
Scrolling Is Stealing Your Soul
For nearly three years, I lived without social media – no scrolling, no posting, no checking in. And I didn’t miss it. What started as a digital detox became one of the clearest, most freeing seasons of my life. This is the story of what opened my eyes to real life being greater than scroll…
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…
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…
Digital Ghosts: Let People Go
Social media makes us believe we should keep everyone we’ve ever crossed paths with in our orbit – forever. But life isn’t meant to work that way. People come and go – that’s normal.
Log Off & Live
We were never meant to keep everyone we’ve ever met in our pocket. This is an invitation to let go – of old connections, digital clutter, and the weight you didn’t know you were carrying.
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.”
Graves into Gardens
The beauty of God’s restoration is that He doesn’t just heal our wounds; He uses them for something greater.
Emory Kate
born to the heavens – too pure for this place, you rest in the arms of unending grace…
Garden of Grace
stained red garments – washed winter white; walking through darkness, i found light…
Deeply Rooted
As the vine sustains the branches & the oak stands firm through every storm, Christmas brings us back to the One who sustains & strengthens us – Jesus.
Oak & Vine 