Fasting for a newly shaped body seems to be all the rage these days. I’m a fan, but do you know the most life-changing reason to fast? For me, it’s to grow my relationship with Christ. Food always comes to mind first when we think about abstaining from something we love to become closer to […]
3 Lessons from 20 Years of Marriage
Last week my husband and I celebrated our 20 year anniversary. This is no small feat in my family, so I’m quite thrilled to reach this milestone. Let me share with you some of the biggest lessons I’ve learned in the past two decades. Before we married all those years ago, I had a child. […]
7 Gift Ideas for Your Soul
It’s that wonderful time of year for us to start making gift lists for ourselves and the people we love. Check out these 7 ideas for the perfect presents to nourish the soul. Faith inspired gifts are a beautiful way to show someone we care. Let’s start with a book I just added to my […]
How to Calm Anxiety in a Crisis
Full disclosure: At the beginning of this pandemic we are now living in, I found myself in the fetal position more times than I care to admit. I would never have imagined weeks later I could actually share ways that brought me into a place where my brain operated somewhat functionally again. But I’m here. […]
5 Lessons from 20 Years of Sobriety
This week I will celebrate 20 YEARS of sobriety. Honestly, I didn’t know this was humanly possible. I was born an addict from a long line of alcohol loving people. Around the same time I found alcohol at the ripe old age of 13, I discovered drugs and was immediately hooked. Those little substances took […]
When God Feels Distant
Have you ever been stuck in a season you feel so far from God it’s hard to remember the faith and relationship you once cherished? Are you there now? I get it. I’m just now recovering from one of those long, dark life chapters. This crisis happened to coincide with the last time I was […]
