When my heart is muddied by busyness, I’m far from my best self—overworked, overtired, and stretched too thin. I become someone who is quicker to take offense, slower to extend grace, and less inclined to reflect the patience and love of Christ.
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Through Healing Has anyone ever told you “it’s because I’ve been through a lot?” We’ve all been through “a lot”: abuse, trauma, disease, sickness, loss, pain, suffering. That being said, it’s not a reason why anyone should treat you less than a child or daughter of Christ. This is why Christ died for our sins. […]
Often times, we feel crazy for having faith in situations that seem ordinary to God, but to non believers we may seem wacky and crazy. Growing up in the South, church every weekend was common, and even frowned upon if you didn’t attend. My parents, both growing up from poverty, carved a path for themself […]
Today we celebrate 7 SWEET SWEET months as husband and wife. In many ways the months feel like years and we cannot imagine life before being married, and in other ways it feels like our wedding day was just yesterday. Time is ticking, for 7 months we have knitted our minds, bodies and souls together […]
We just celebrated our 10th month wedding anniversary. We got married in the 10th month of the year, we have been together for 10 years. 10 feels like a significant number in our lives. Recently a dear friend asked me “how is married life?” But she wasn’t asking it like so many of us South […]
“Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails” – Proverbs 19:21 How many times have you heard the millennials say, “follow your passion”? It is heard more often than “find your purpose”. It is believed that if you are not doing something extraordinary with your life or if you […]
Before we thrust ourselves into such a sensitive but important topic, let me tell you a story. It all begins with a young 17-year-old boy, with an eyebrow ring and an intense love for soccer, and a 16-year-old girl, who believed in love and dreamed of happily ever after. This is where our love story began. Our sex story however, (although […]
6 Encouragements For Life’s Stormy & Sunny Seasons Joy and gratitude are easy on days like Thursday when professional milestones are achieved and the sun continues to shine in many ways for the rest of the day. Joy and gratitude are much harder on days that don’t go according to plan. Days like Friday. An […]
When I think about the way she hurt me, I immediately start to compare. I compare what I have done or would have done that she failed to do in our relationship. I reflect on the fact that I’m most probably moving on from this friendship, and that there might be better ones in store […]
“Oh, the overwhelming, never-ending, reckless love of God Oh, it chases me down, fights ’til I’m found, leaves the ninety-nine I couldn’t earn it, and I don’t deserve it, still, You give Yourself away.” Tonight while I was contemplating about God, grace, love and just the fullness of who He is; thinking of all the […]