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Ask

My kids and I are walking through the book of Exodus right now. After we read Exodus 3 one morning, I asked my 7 year old to pray for us. I had a feeling that he would not want to. As assumed, he squirmed away from this suggestion and offered dozens of other ideas asContinue reading “Ask”

He Wastes Nothing

I grew up in church, but I didn’t understand that God is real and in our day-to-day. I spent my days and weeks sitting in a pew, but I didn’t have a concept of Him working in my life. To me, he was just up in heaven.. watching and waiting. As a teenager I wasContinue reading “He Wastes Nothing”

The God Who Sees

I was reading in Genesis one day when I read this, “When the Lord saw that Leah was not loved, he enabled her to conceive, but Rachel remained childless”. Those words stuck with me and I couldn’t let them go. If you’re not familiar with the story of Leah, let me catch you up aContinue reading “The God Who Sees”

It was an odd season. For months, I began to have memories or visions randomly throughout the day of things that someone from my past did or said to me that I had blocked out of my mind for years. Impressions that hurt my heart. Memories that were so real, that in that brief momentContinue reading

Faith the Size of a Tylenol Pill

Chris Seidman once said that we often put more Faith into a tiny white Tylenol pill than we do in our God. This statement has stuck with me for years as I have pondered its meaning. We believe in the Tylenol and trust it, we know that it will take away our headache and provideContinue reading “Faith the Size of a Tylenol Pill”

He Calmed My Storm

At the age of 25, I woke up each morning feeling lost and abandoned into a difficult situation. After a year of desperation, I began to search for God in a new way. I was desperate. I needed something, someone to hold my hand and walk me through this hell on Earth, and I foundContinue reading “He Calmed My Storm”

Adventure

I thought we were buying an investment property already filled with paying tenants. Little did I know, that God would instead take us on a wild ride. Adventure excites me, it always has. If you know me well, you wouldn’t be surprised to find out that Nathan and I once stopped our car to trekContinue reading “Adventure”

Trust That He Has Already Figured It Out

Emery and Van were little, around the ages of 1 and 3. I was staying home with my kids but would occasionally take tutoring jobs here and there to help fluff our budget a bit. Unexpectedly, a woman contacted me via e-mail inquiring if I was interested in tutoring her daughters. We had just walkedContinue reading “Trust That He Has Already Figured It Out”

Keep It Simple

If you’re like me, this season has caused you to grow and stumble, and all at the same time. Though it has been trying time and time again, one thing has remained the same within my heart. I truly desire to live my life in a way that points others to Jesus. Lately IContinue reading “Keep It Simple”

Begin With Thankfulness

It was the day that three strangers spoke encouraging words into my heart that I decided I wanted others to receive that same gift. Their gentle and warm nudges spoke so much encouragement into my tired and weary heart. It forever changed me and it didn’t take long before I had a desire for myContinue reading “Begin With Thankfulness”