7 Verses to Read When You Feel Like Giving Up
Content Note: This post discusses suicide, suicide loss, suicidal thoughts, grief, mental health, emotional pain, or crisis support. Please read with care. If this topic feels activating, it is okay…
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Dear You, The One Who Feels Like Giving Up
Content Note: This post discusses suicide, suicide loss, suicidal thoughts, grief, mental health, emotional pain, or crisis support. Please read with care. If this topic feels activating, it is okay…
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Spiritual Disciplines That Center You, Not Shame You
Spiritual Disciplines That Center You, Not Shame You Somewhere along the way, many of us learned that spiritual disciplines were a checklist. Pray more. Read more. Fast more. Serve more….
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How Jesus Modeled Rest in a Demanding World
Jesus healed the sick. He preached to multitudes. Jesus walked with the hurting, raised the dead, and answered the deepest cries of the human soul. Still, He rested. Rest Wasn’t…
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Trust the Period
Trust the Period There are times in life when God says, “It’s done.”A relationship ends.A door closes.A chapter finishes.And yet—we still stand there, confused, clutching the pen, trying to rewrite…
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You Were Made to Overcome – Believe in Yourself and What God Planted Inside You
You Were Made to Overcome – Believe in Yourself and What God Planted Inside You There will be days when you feel small. When the mountain in front of you…
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God Rested Too – A Biblical Look at Rest
God Rested Too — A Biblical Look at Rest Sometimes we forget that the very first thing God called holy wasn’t a person or a place. It was a day…
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New Beginnings are the End of One Chapter and the Start of Another
New beginnings. They carry a quiet kind of hope which is soft, steady, and full of promise. Today is the last day of June, and with it comes a shift….
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With Every Joy and In Every Hope
This journey with OMS has brought me to my knees more times than I can count. It has stretched me, refined me, broken me open and built something stronger in…
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Trudging Through the Muck of Life
Let’s be real…parenting is hard. Parenting a child with a rare disorder like Opsoclonus Myoclonus Syndrome (OMS)? That’s a whole different level of hard. Some cases of OMS are tied…
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Praising God in the Cold and the Storm
There’s this image I used to carry. It is an image of me, my family, sitting around a cozy campfire, singing Kumbaya. Everything is warm, glowing, peaceful. That’s how life…
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Forgiving Yourself: A Path to Grace
Forgiving Yourself: A Path to Grace We often talk about the power of forgiveness—how freeing it is to release bitterness toward others. But what happens when the person you need…
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Faith in the Wilderness: Trusting When You Can’t See the Way
Faith in the Wilderness: Trusting When You Can’t See the Way Faith is easy when life makes sense. But when we’re in the wilderness—when everything feels confusing, heavy, or dark—faith…
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Surviving the Storm: God Is in the Middle of It
Surviving the Storm: Holding On When Life Falls Apart In Surviving the Storm: God Is in the Middle of It, there are seasons when survival feels like the only goal—and…
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5 Unexpected Ways Starting Over Can Make Your Life Better
5 Unexpected Ways Starting Over Can Make Your Life Better Here are 5 Unexpected Ways Starting Over Can Make Your Life Better. After a rough start (and finish) to my day, I…
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Not All Storms Disrupt
Not All Storms Disrupt. Some Clear Your Path Life can often feel like an unpredictable storm. It can feel chaotic, overwhelming, and full of uncertainty. We face challenges, setbacks,…
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Do Not Be Afraid
Do Not Be Afraid Fear has a way of creeping into our hearts, whispering doubts and worries that steal our peace. Life is unpredictable, and the unknown can feel overwhelming….
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Facing Fear God is Bigger
Facing Fear: Remember, God Is Bigger What is your biggest fear right now? Maybe it’s the fear of failure, rejection, the unknown, or something deeply personal that keeps you awake…
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You Can Always Begin Again
No Matter How Hard the Past Is, You Can Always Begin Again Life has a way of throwing us into storms we never saw coming. Painful moments, regrets, and heartbreak…
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I Did My Best, and God Did the Rest
I Did My Best, and God Did the Rest There’s a deep peace that comes with knowing we are not in this alone. We show up, we try, we give…