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Good Enough

Fighting to understand your calling in life is hard enough without being told you are not good enough. Even though those words are not actually spoken. Instead “they” quote Paul and reference the...

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Hanging Up My Running Shoes

Much of my life I have been running. Running from conflict. Running from pain. Running from my calling. Running from my dreams. Running from addiction. Are you tired of running from things and people?...

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Permission to Speak Freely

What exactly gives us permission to speak freely? Do we have creative license to speak into everyone’s lives? These questions have been swirling in my head for weeks… maybe even months. Who has a...

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Embracing Imperfections

Words can cut you like a knife. Words have the ability to destroy your day. Words linger for years after they are spoken. My words to myself can be defeating and debilitating. They have the power to...

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Building a Bridge

Do you ever catch yourself shrinking back? Do you ever hide your struggles and life from those around you? This past week I have contemplated deleting my website and all my social media accounts....

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Renewed

The path to becoming whole, authentic and free is one many have traveled before me. I am certain I am not the first nor the last women in my mid-thirties who is finally feeling like myself. Sounds...

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Rest

Why is rest so hard for so many people?  We need to intentionally take time to sit back and rest our mind, body and soul. Every person needs to take one day away.  A day in which one consciously...

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Suffer No More

Suffering is apart of life. Suffering (noun): the state of undergoing pain, distress, or hardship. Why do we diminish our suffering? Why do we try to okay the suffering we have encountered in our...

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Waves of Grace

The waves will continue to crash down on you even if you fight them or try with all your might to stand strong. The more we fight the more tired and worn out we will become. Why fight?  Why wrestle?...

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Releasing Uncertainty

Sitting in a room full of people with the same beliefs is supposed to bring you a sense of belonging and acceptance but, the truth is sometimes it leaves you feeling less than and empty. This empty...

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Thank You

Learning to explore life through sharing my words and journey began almost eight years ago. Processing life through words began for me in my childhood and my love for it has only grown. Yes, it can be...

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Take Note

Dreaming is free. Dreaming opens your imagination. Dreaming gives you hope in times of struggle. Dreaming gives birth to new life. Take note of your dreams. Take note of your goals. Take time to...

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Sharing Life

What does sharing life look like in our overly connected world?  How do you share life without feeling the shame of telling your toughest struggles? These questions are tough and the truth is sharing...

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Untangled Threads

The threads of my life have confused me and caused me to wonder if and when God would give me a clear vision. There have been moments of questions,  moments of frustration and moments of uncertainty....

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Celebrate

Do you celebrate your accomplishments? Are you better at celebrating others while you ignore your own achievements? Why is it hard to celebrate yourself? Celebrate (verb): to do something special or...

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Heartache into Blessings

When anxiety rears its ugly head it looks different for everyone. Some people feel the anxiety in their chest and feel bogged down. Some people act our their anxiety with anger. While others feel...

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Stirring of My Heart

In the deep parts of my heart there is constant wrestling. The yearning for more. The desire to go deeper. The struggle for purpose. In the deep parts of my heart there is a constant restlessness. Is...

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New Season

What would happen if we found our own strengths in our faith?  What if we learned to run our own race at our own unique pace? How would life be different if we began to dance to the beat of our own...

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Slow Down

It is hard to pay attention to everything that is going on around us in life. It is hard to not be distracted with the busyness of life. What does not being distracted even look like? How can we be...

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Get Out of Your Head

Don’t we all have those nagging negative judgmental annoying voices in our heads? I do not know about you but, it is a daily struggle to silence those voices in my head. And sadly the voices are not...

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