Disappointment… utterly heart-wrenchingly sad… To give so much…. And watch it unravel before your very eyes.  To know your best wasn’t good enough.  Such an awful sinking feeling washes over my heart and soul.  As a loved one rejects God…  Thus rejecting  you… Speaking paralyzingly painful words  into your heart.  This hardship has endured…

Snuggled up next to the one I love… My heart at peace.  I feel safe lying next to him.   I feel at peace when I look into his eyes.   I feel loved when he holds my hand.   I feel wanted wrapped in his arms.   So many loves in this world…  Yet……

Lord, I am crying out!  For weeks… my heart has poured out before you.  Tears have fallen… hope seemingly unattainable.  My prayers are not in isolation… but others have poured out prayers for loved ones in need of your healing.  One of your own… is lost… hurting… in need of your saving grace.  I’ve seen…

Throughout life I have always been a saver.  Anytime someone was in trouble, hurting, in conflict, or heading down a path of destruction, I have felt this overwhelming need to save.  God is continually teaching me the very important lesson, that I am not capable of saving another individual.  God gave us the gift of…

Have you ever spent months spending “a little” time in God’s word!  I hate to admit it… but the answer to this question in my life the past 8 months… is a resounding “yes”.  I pray often… and life is a continual conversation with God.  Yet… after 8 months of completing my internship and searching…

\ It is official… I am now a Mental Health Counselor!  I received my master’s degree in Professional Counseling from Liberty University, after 2 1/2 {long} years.  This degree was certainly no easy feat for a stay-at-home mother of 4 children.  First of all, I want to take a moment to praise God and thank…

Caroline the big 4 years-old! You my dearest daughter are truly a gift from heaven! I thank God everyday for…. Your continuous smiling face, Your giggle that always fills me with joy, Your silly little sayings, Your ability to fill a room with happiness, Your princess like manners. I thank God for the little things…

When I think about this scary and uncertain world, Panic and anxiety can easily overtake me. Life is tough… I’ve sat beside many hospital beds, As those I love cry out in pain, Drench the sheets due to fever. And take their final breaths. I’ve lost many loved ones…. People I will never forget, Loved…

My heart is broken. Words refuse to go unspoken. So many hurting people. Longing for a hidden steeple. People die… people grieve. Always afraid when people leave. People living daily with heart-wrenching trauma. Unknowingly causing deep-rooted drama. We judge the broken. Hurt the hurting and soft-spoken. We too are broken and incomplete. Yet, always thinking…

Like a shark just beneath the ocean waters, uncertainty lurks. The unknowns of the future, stealing my comfort of familiarity. Like secretive dolphins waiting to put on a good show, God waits to amaze. In times of uncertainty, my faith is challenged. My doubts shift my focus away from God, threatening to steal my firm…