This state of our country has been a time for reflection. At first, I allowed all the things I was taking in to cause my spirit to feel anxious and weak. My soul was at a point of absolute unrest. I was tired, weary, and emotionally overwhelmed. God gave me this picture of humanity through Genesis. At the beginning of Genesis, God is setting up the basic storyline of the people in ... VIEW POST
Divided We Fall United We Stand-It’s time to be bold
The power of transparent and authentic friendships
Why do we need powerful transparent and authentic friendships? Friendships are a source of both joy and heartache. It's hard building geniune friendships. Women have a greater need for friendships than men do. Our friendships run deeper. Men like to “do things” with friends. Women want to “know things” about each other. We like to do things together too, like ... VIEW POST
Silencing the chatter
So often we allow the voice playing in the background of our consciousness to determine how we act. We allow this faceless voice to whisper "You aren't enough", "You aren't worthy" and "You aren't qualified". These words affect our witness, our walk and our attitude. They stifle the desire to write that book, apply for that job and follow that opportunity. It's this incessant chatter playing in ... VIEW POST
A Heart of Gratitude
This weekend was Resurrection weekend. A time of enormous praise, thanksgiving, and gratitude. It's a time of joy to reflect on the enormity of the sacrifice made on the cross for you, me and the world. All over social media people flooded news feeds with various scriptures and came together as families showing appreciation for his gift and sacrifice. In the time leading up to this week people ... VIEW POST
Bring it all to peace
Many times in the midst of devastation and chaos we seek truth, wisdom and understanding. We try and make sense of the world around us. Try to decipher the chatter, bring the blurriness into clarity, and refocus the lenses of uncertainty. We want to be the experts, the ones who have it all figured out and the professor of all. Is that our role? To know the who, what, when, where and why? We seem ... VIEW POST
Lord just be….
With the ever changing landscape of our new normalcy God has been whispering to my spirit. Lean in. Draw near. Trust more. Fear less. Urging me to turn off Fox News, CNN and Apple News. Challenging me to take off the lenses of doubt and replace it with a spirit of peace. He whispered a double minded person will not survive. I was reading this morning Matthew 21: 12-17. There it tells of story of ... VIEW POST