Category: Blog
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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…
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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.
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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.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.
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