At any given time, we are ALL waiting for something. The list seems never-ending and to consider the gamut of what we are waiting for? Wow. Kids: Currently some parents are waiting for their children to finally exit the front door and step onto a school bus again (pleeeease), while others are waiting for a […]
Category: Encouragement
Find Your Heart Again with 5 Heartfelt Clues…
Losing heart? Understandable. It’s quite messy out there right now, but TAKE HEART! You can find it again. When embarking on a treasure hunt or solving a mystery case, it’s helpful to first know what you’re looking for. So what exactly is your heart? The heart is an amazing source of life, not only because […]
Keys to Stopping Unhealthy Fear in its Tracks
There is a spiritual battle raging in the world every minute, every hour, every day. As humans, we only see and understand glimpses of it with our physical eyes and finite minds, but there is evidence all around us. Today, let’s consider how this battle plays out in our thought patterns, especially in regard to […]
One True Father
Some people have never had the opportunity to meet their earthly father; some met this man, but wish they hadn’t, while others can’t imagine life without Dad. Standing in the greeting card isle, some people have trouble deciding which sentimental and meaningful card to send to their amazing Dad; others have trouble sending one that […]
I Know You See Me. I Know You Hear Me.
When a common theme crosses my path 3 times during a weekend, it’s definitely time to blog about it. I hope this post provides the same level of encouragement to someone else that it brought to me (if not more)! 1) WORDS HEARD I haven’t been listening to the radio much lately, but had a lot going on with […]
Holding It Together
Nurses and Doctors. Stitches and Glue. Laminin and Jesus. They all hold it together to impact my life. When declaring a major during my sophomore year of college, I knew it would NOT be in the medical field. Then, as a senior, I had a roommate who was a nursing major and her textbooks alone confirmed […]
Apply These Resonating Words
Came across this short, but sweet quote while reading an online devotional from Our Daily Bread a few days ago. During the moments, days, weeks or even years of distraction, confusion and exhaustion in life, these words apply. They are still resonating with me so just gotta post: Sometimes I do not pray in words — […]
Exhausting Details
We all experience exhausting details throughout our lives, but for the sake of time today, I will spare you from mine! Instead, I’m posting some powerful, renewing lyrics that I sometimes run to during the extreme moments of exhaustion. Words that help me process the path ahead as a single mom and navigate it one […]
Never Once, Not on This Ride
Life. One giant amusement park ‘road-ride’. For me, this year took a couple unexpected turns. During the times I was clinging to the wheel through the stressful dips and sharp corners, a particular song* kept rising to the brink of my thoughts. As the year nears an end and is about to come to a […]
Constant Change
Though the seasons of life constantly change, God’s pure love for you does not. It is constant. I am reminded of this each day as I glance out my back door at the ever-changing sky behind the steady palm trees. No matter what season you’re in, whatever it looks or feels like, please know this: […]