You’ve come again old friend, rust covered and crisp. Convincing me to unfold into the change in the air, the darkening of colors merging from light and fleeting into deep and rich. These are the moments when my soul surrenders, to the possibilities of healing, to the hope of a new season, to the knowing Read More

“The hour is dark and it’s hard to see, what you are doing, here in the ruins and where this will lead, oh but I know, that down through the years, I’ll look back on this moment, and see your hand on it and know you were here” —The Story I’ll Tell, Naomi Raine How Read More

The place where your pain is born, is the exact place where your healing leads you into purpose.  “Watch for the bubbles, that’s when you know she’s ready to flip!” —Dad.  There are so many things our parents teach us, they cheer us on as we hit milestones from birth through adulthood. They watch us Read More

The time to write about the heavy season doesn’t always come on the other side. It’s not after the waves have settled and you’ve reconciled, found a way through and can embrace again. On the other side isn’t where you find the strength to fight, it’s in between the night and the horizon. It’s where Read More

The pain of loosing a loved one to a substance you can’t understand is most days, unbearable. You’re clouded with thoughts of, IF only I could have related. I wanted to love you through the pain that made you start. IF only I could have been there, I could have stopped it. The reality is Read More

“ I don’t even know what I’m holding, I just know I’m carrying it.” These words left my mouth as I handed a friend the cup I had grabbed as we rushed off from a table to tend to our little ones, who were in need of exploration in the middle of Union Station.  As Read More

I’ve learned that seasons in life are built for the unlocking. When we are infants and toddlers life is about exploring, wandering, listening, experiencing the world first hand because it’s all brand new to you. When we are adolescences it’s about testing those skills to the world that we are now somewhat acquainted with. As Read More

There are moments in my life that I feel so close to God that if it were possible, I could reach up and grasp the hands of his and step into heaven—this was one of those moments. Standing in a sea of souls who had joined together to be in this heavenly presence that filled Read More

I’ve always been the kind of person to look forward, honing I’m on strengths and weaknesses and searching for the next best thing to work on, invest in, exhaust my time and energy over.  Recently during a conversation with my best friend and soul mate, also known as my husband, he reminded me of how Read More

The interval between winter and spring can feel like it lasts an eternity. During this lull when you’re waiting for the dead to come to life again, You’re hit with frigid cold days but also some rare, full sunshine, 60 degree miracles—some days it feels like the cold will never end. Soon, we will all Read More

Time stands stillWhenever I’m with YouNo more important place to goThere’s no rushNot in a hurryIt’s okay to take it slow Minutes turning into hoursDoesn’t really matterI just want YouYou’re the only one I’m afterSpirit come in powerI just want You -Used To This, Elevation Worship + Maverick City Music I’m not sure what it Read More

////I wore a sports bra under my button up shirt today.Our family went out to the subdivision where our house is being built this afternoon and did a walk through of the floor plan we chose for our home— so I wanted to look, presentable—at minimum.I had every intention of working out when we got Read More

“Do whatever brings you to life, then. Follow your own fascinations, obsessions, and compulsions. Trust them. Create whatever causes a revolution in your heart.”  Elizabeth Gilbert, Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear Big magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear, Witten by Elizabeth Gilbert, is a book I read in the Spring of 2018 and to this Read More

…And the rocket’s red glare, the bombs bursting in air,Gave proof through the night,That our flag was still there.Oh say does that star spangled banner yet wave,O’er the land of the F R E E, and the home of the B R A V E… Light glared back at me from the screen. Eyes tinged Read More

Once upon a time, I nearly leased an apartment with exposed brick walls! The thing was a dream. That is, if you like open brick walls + pocket doors, I happen to be such a person. A lady in her 50’s was renting out the top of her building which she had renovated into this Read More

I have an idea of what it will look like on the day I meet my maker. Well, atleast I think I do anyways—Can any of us honestly imagine that day? One thing is certain, I do not want that meeting to be the kind where my Heavenly Father looks at me and says ”My child, see what Read More

I realize, more often than not, life throws a curveball in the timelines we create for ourselves. Or maybe it’s God trying to tell us to get a grip that his plan is better. Either way, It doesn’t send us an email to make sure we’ve cleared our schedule for this wrench in the plan, Read More

Ever since I can remember, I have struggled with the idea of “finding my purpose.”I’ve not questioned who I am as a person, I’m a compassionate, kind and genuine person. I’m a faithful and loving wife, I’m a momma to one, soon to be two little ones. I’m a daughter, a sister, a friend.I’m not Read More