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
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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”
My constant questions and impatient requests to hurry ceased to stop the afternoon that I was standing in line at the grocery store with my young children. My 4 year old and 6 year old were counting their change to offer to the clerk for their exciting purchase. They had been saving their offering moneyContinue reading