Learning to Work From a Place of Rest

The past few weeks have been full of madness and stress and deadlines and severe lack of sleep. And, as I look ahead at my calendar, it’s just going to get worse in the coming weeks. There’s a looming deadline ahead of me and, even though I know I’m going to make it and it’s […]

The Waiting Game

Waiting on God We do not like to wait. I want everything instantly and now! Instant gratification. The internet is faster, texting is fast, cars drive faster and shipping packages are fast. Our minds are thinking everything is now and waiting is not an option. The same thing when we pray. We want our prayers […]

When God Asks for a Leap of Faith

Sometimes a crazy idea is not just a crazy idea. Sometimes it’s God asking you to take a leap of faith. How do you know the difference? That’s the difficult part. But sometimes the desires of your heart can help you out. In June of 2014, I took the biggest leap of faith I had […]

“Make Me An Offering”

Why are you crying, mommy? If he only knew the heart that went into being a parent. I was crying because I want so badly to give him and his sister the world. I was crying because his father and I want to give our children things that they desire because we love them. And […]

Beauty in the Shells that Remain

My family and I recently returned from our annual summer beach trip. We look forward to the wind, waves, swimming, awesome seafood, and of course, searching for shells along the seashore. Over the years we have found beautiful shells in every shape and size. But our favorites are always the ones with a small hole […]