If I am being completely honest right now, my downward spiral and the subsequent broken path I find myself presently walking began in the early spring of this year when I lost the privilege of caring for the tiny human that became my world. She was everything to me. My heart, my soul, my reason [...]
What do you do when you find yourself perpetually stuck in a valley that you believed wholeheartedly was going to be temporary, but are now coming to the very real and somewhat frightening realization that indeed, it may be permanent? How do you process, confront, and ultimately overcome the paralyzingly terrifying feelings of being completely [...]
In talking with various people throughout my days and weeks that I meet through my workplace, online, and other random encounters, I am finding that for many, there seems to be a very large misconception of what true relationship with Christ really means. I think for many of us, myself included in my younger years, [...]
My latest blog post for the Crossroads Creative Blog Team. ❤ http://www.xroadscreative.com/home/2017/1/3/an-unexpected-gift
I've recently found myself embarking on a very painful journey personally and in the confines of my bi-weekly counseling sessions with my amazing Christian counselor at my local church. You see, I'm finding that often times, those dead pieces of us that we thought we had left behind and been healed from really aren't so [...]
Please take a minute to check out Crossroads Church's new blog site "IMPRESSIONS". I am currently pursuing my calling and have become a part of the creative writing team and will be writing regularly for our blog site. I know God is taking us on an amazing journey with this awesome endeavor! ❤️ http://www.xroadscreative.com/home/2016/11/22/its-not-about-who-you-are
Would it be acceptable for me to speak to you very candidly about the season the Lord has me in right now? I'm not going to sugar coat my life or make it appear that I have it all together, because quite frankly in many respects, I'm still a pretty messy work in progress. Messy, [...]
As I was driving home from work Friday afternoon, listening joyfully to my new Hillsong album on iTunes, I was casually talking to God as I so often do in my alone time. I was asking Him to speak to my heart, listening intently for His whispering in my spirit. As I looked ahead in [...]
Dear Lost and Broken Younger Me, There are many things that you will experience that will affect your life in many profound ways. Many of these things, you may never understand, and sadly, they will cause you much confusion, heartache, and inevitably lead you down a path of destruction as you search for answers and [...]
I don't know about you, but frequently, during the often disastrous course of my life, I have experienced the heartache of unanswered prayer. Let me rephrase that statement.... I have experienced the heartache of prayer unanswered according to MY longings and desires. My unanswered prayers have encompassed a vast array of requests ranging from the [...]
Beautiful Ashes 