Guilt whispers,“You did wrong.” A wound that can be tended, a path that can be chosen differently. But shame… Shame says, “You are the wrong.” It tries to stitch itself into your name, to turn a moment into an identity. It grows from sins we’ve done and sins done to us…and there is a quiet kind of death in living beneath its shadow. Yet God calls us into the light. He has changed you. He has claimed you. He has named you as His. Heaven will not hold the labels earth tries

Dizziness… anxiety… fear… These have been tangled up in my body for six long years. They’ve shaped my days, my decisions, my movement, even my hopes. I have prayed — oh, how I have prayed  — for physical healing. I’ve prayed for the dizziness to stop, the slosh to settle, the sensations to finally let my nervous system rest. And for most of this journey, that’s been my singular focus: God, please heal my body. But recently something in me shifted. I found myself praying a dif

Why do we tend to wait until death comes to speak of how someone has impacted our life? They deserve to hear it now… while their heart can still receive it, while their soul can still be lifted by the tenderness of our love. Life is too short to hold it inside. Say the words. Give the hug. Share the smile. Don’t wait for a better time to do the things… today is holy ground. Show love not only in what you say, but in what you give…a gift of you that carries meaning, a kindness

When we think about surrender, most of the time we don’t have happy soothing thoughts.   We tend to see surrender as weakness, giving up, or even defeat.   But in the Kingdom of God, surrender is where we find strength, peace, and victory.   If we want to see a perfect example of surrender, we need look no further than Jesus Christ.   He knew what was coming and submitted anyway.   He walked straight into suffering with full knowledge of what was coming and still chose to ent

Moments of aloneness don’t always come in silence. Sometimes they linger even when others fill the room. Yet in those quiet corners of the heart, God gently calls us closer…to pause, to reflect, and to remember to rest in His nearness. When quiet ache comes, do not fear its arrival. Let it enter. Not as an enemy, but as a teacher. For solitude is not emptiness, it is sacred space… a whispering ground where God meets our soul and reminds us who we are. In the stillness, we see

Imagine my surprise as I wandered around the campground store and found this little bracelet.    The bracelet in itself was super cute, but that wasn’t what caught my eye.   The wording on the card it was attached to was what drew me in.   The word that really stopped me in my tracks was “balance”.    But when I saw the two words above it, I was taken aback and really started thinking.   What were those three words?   Patience, Resilience, Balance.   You know how there are ti

I have carried the weight of promises undone. Cups pressed to my lips… but never filling. A thirst that lingered in hope, waiting to be quenched by something real. For years, I carried shame. Let guilt write its story across my soul. Believing I was unworthy of the kind of love and grace God intended. But no more. Christ met me in the wreckage… and the chains fell. I found freedom in Living Water. I am not flawless. Not polished glass, not painted beauty. I am marred. Imperfe

A few days ago, I was experiencing some nervous energy and decided it would be a good idea to go wander the beach along the shore.   The...

“God is not man, that he should lie, or a son of man, that he should change his mind. Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he...

we need to take care of our bodies — God gave them to us as vessels for this earthly life. But should we be overly concerned, even anxious, about what happens to them?

Have you ever felt so distracted by something that it begins interfering with your ability to think clearly or focus? 

“I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away; and every branch that...

I’m going to confess something:  I have a tendency to overdo it when it comes to researching and gaining knowledge.   The other day, one...

Interestingly enough, this story and chain of events has absolutely nothing to do with nature or wilderness…  Unless, of course, you...

Did you know that there’s actually something called “hurry sickness”?   Let me give you a definition of that.   It’s a restless,...

I can’t keep doing this.   I cannot go on this way.   Have you ever felt that way?   Before I go any further, you should know this isn’t...

Then Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him until daybreak.  When he saw that he had not prevailed against him, he touched the...

“And He said to them, ‘Come away by yourselves to a secluded place and rest a little while.’ (For there were many people coming and...

One grain of sand.   It’s such a miniscule thing. But when it’s in my eye, it certainly doesn’t feel small. A grain of sand in the eye...

it’s time to stop worrying about what I want and focus on what He wants.