Joy in Mourning

I’ve gone through loss. I’ve dealt with hardships. I’ve seen rejection/hurt/fear. Pain isn’t new to me. My childhood had a great number of challenges and heartache but none of it wouldn’t prepare me for what was to come….What my family would go through. I still have days where I can’t comprehend the whirlwind that came […]

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Keep the Light on
hanging light bulb

There’s something really magical about the Christmas season. The lights glimmering, the stillness in the air, the anticipation. But for some reason after December 25th everything goes dim; People start turning off their holiday lights, the cheeriness goes away and we’re all left with the aftermath of overspending, overeating and overextending. The other day as […]

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Where’s Your Focus?

I don’t know how many times I think I hear things at night. Things that sound like voices or music. They seem real tangible until I turn off the white noises to really focus on what i’m hearing, only to realize it’s the white noise creating these sounds. The same is true when I haven’t […]

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Raising the Temp

For the last few weeks now, my bible and my thoughts have been stuck on Ecclesiastes 3 with the hopes of trying to figure out what God is trying to speak to me through this chapter You see i’ve been in a funk at work which has oozed into other aspects of my life and […]

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Get in the Game

See the need. Be the solution. Did you know that when you’re called to be a follower of Christ, you’re called into action. And more than just the actions of praying, reading your bible, going to church. It’s not just about being saved and having a relationship with him, it’s about  pushing forward to the […]

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Stay Flexible.

It’s a new year…..AND a new decade. How is it already 2020? As the clock strikes midnight on December 31, there is a feeling of something different in the air…something new. Like the old has been washed away and we get a fresh start again. And with the new year, comes A LOT of resolutions. I honestly […]

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If you won’t do it, God will find someone who will.

What if I told you, God has a purpose for you. That every moment is an opportunity to serve God through our actions and our words. He orchestrates moments in our lives to fulfill His works, BUT even though he can align every piece to the puzzle for these moments, we still are the last […]

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The Seasons are Changing

In an instance the seasons changed. We went from a colorless cold winter to a vibrant colored, birds chirping spring overnight. It’s one of the reasons I love spring. Being a very visual/creative person, its like my creativity gains a little more  momentum during the spring season with the added life and colors that spring […]

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Playing Dress up

My youngest daughter LOVES playing dress up. She does it almost everyday and it’s the first thing she does after she comes home from school. I find clothes everywhere from where she’s disrobed to put on yet another one of her dress up outfits. If she isn’t dressing herself up, she’s changing the outfits on […]

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God’s timing, not mine

We all face obstacles in our lives. Tests that build character and faith. But sometimes those tests feel like they are never ending. You continually ask God, “Are we about done yet? I don’t know how much more I can take.” This is my life at the present moment. I’m in the battlefield facing Goliath […]

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