Why is it that when you feel like God has given you specific direction and enthusiasm about something, we almost immediately get distracted? This is actually the gag of New Year's resolutions, right? They last for all of January then we may not even remember or care what we set out to do because we ...
A Prayer for the Week: You are chosen
There are times when I question if the bible I read is the same one that everyone else in the world seems to be reading. I question whether I take it too literally, or wonder why I have to feel so convicted of things that other people seem to be enjoying freely. Most times, it’s pertaining to a ...
Monthly Study: Pursuing Peace–Smiling in the face of pain
Without hesitation, I can say that the past week has been one of the hardest I’ve had to endure emotionally in my life. I know that sounds SUPER dramatic but it’s true for me—I’ve never been tested like this before and it has been a whirlwind of emotion while trying to restore my balance during this ...
What I Learned on Vacation
This was the first year of my adult life that I not only took a vacation on my birthday, but that I spent it pretty much alone--with the exception of my Mommy :) The resort was beautiful, the weather was perfect, and I genuinely enjoyed myself! My mom and I literally laid out on the beach all day, ...
Monthly Study: Are You Truly Living?
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve said, “If this were to just happen everything would be fine,” or “If I hadn’t done that, I wouldn’t have wasted all this time, and I would be here.” More often than not, in the same breath, I was asking God to reveal in me a new “purpose,” or to show me where I ...