Tag: god
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The Gifts I collected at “56”
“I am not simply growing older; I am becoming more deeply the woman God created me to be.” Every year, as my birthday approaches, I find myself looking back. Not simply at the years that have passed, but at the gifts I have collected along the way. Some gifts came wrapped in joy. Others arrived…
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Bring on Year “57!”
It’s August! That means that it’s my birthday month and time for me to continue my annual birthday month tradition of reflecting on all the valuable lessons that I have learned in the year. I like my responses to correlate with the number of years that I have been growing in these experiences. This marks…
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When the Road We Imagined Changes
For my dear friend Shauna and her family—As you walk through a season you never expected, carrying both the weight of grief and the gift of a precious grandson, may you know that God is near, that your tears are seen, and that His love for Baker is greater than anything we could ever imagine.…
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My Journey Out of Shame
“Shame corrodes the very part of us that believes we are capable of change.” — Brené Brown There is a question that has quietly followed me for much of my adult life. “Was I enough?” Was I a good enough wife? A good enough mother? A good enough Christian? Could I have loved harder? Prayed…
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The Gift of a father
A father’s influence reaches far beyond the years,Beyond scraped knees and bedtime prayers,Beyond the milestones marked in photographs and frames.His investment becomes part of the soul itself. He shows up.Again and again.Not merely with provision for the body,But with presence for the heart. He leads not with dominance,But with steady conviction.Not demanding respect through fear,But…
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The Slow Work of Restoration
“The comeback is always stronger than the setback.” — Proverb There are seasons in life when everything feels like construction. Not the exciting kind where blueprints are fresh and possibilities seem endless, but the slow, dusty, exhausting kind where what once stood has been dismantled and the new foundation isn’t yet visible. Rebuilding is rarely…
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When Goodness Feels Impossible
There are seasons of life that don’t fit neatly into testimonies. Seasons that don’t resolve quickly, don’t make sense easily, and don’t soften no matter how much faith you bring into them. Seasons marked by loss, uncertainty, loneliness, and questions that seem to echo without answer. If you’re in one of those places right now,…
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New Life
Lately, I’ve found myself standing at the edge of several closing chapters. Chapters that shaped me, stretched me, and, at times, broke me. There has been beauty in them, yes—but also weariness. The kind that settles deep in your bones and makes you wonder what could possibly come next. Endings have a way of doing…
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Rooted Thoughts
Cultivating Truth From the Inside Out We live in a world that constantly tells us to “just think positive.”Smile more. Worry less. Speak good things into existence. But if we’re honest, positive thinking on its own can feel thin—like trying to paint over cracks without repairing the foundation beneath. Because what happens when life isn’t…
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Divinely Different
Over the past few years, my life has unfolded in ways I never could have planned—and strangely, more beautifully than I could have imagined. The unexpected turns, the stretching, even the moments that felt uncomfortable at first have carried hidden gifts. And one of the most surprising of them all is this: God has shown…
Braving Authenticity 