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How thrilled I am that you stopped by! Please stay a bit and get acquainted. Sometimes you just need a little space to breathe. I’ve created a peaceful place of rest among friends where you can feel safe, seen and heard. Please take a moment to look around and find some encouragement or advice!

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Do you long for a faith that exhibits more than obedience, a faith fully alive and present, flowing from a heart ablaze with love for Christ?  I invite you into a contemplative journey in my new book, through the Passion of Christ that moves you beyond observation into transformation.

My new book, A Passion for Christ offers a companion for the soul, a guide for those who desire a faith transformed by intimacy with Jesus. Through reflective readings, Scripture, prayerful practices, and meditations on the names of Christ, it invites you to move slowly through the Passion of Christ so that a deeper, enduring passion for Christ might take root.

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Purchase A Passion for Christ: A Transformative Faith Journey through the Passion of Christ to a Passion for Christ on Amazon at think LINK.

 

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Do you long to slow down, notice God’s goodness, and rediscover gratitude in your everyday life?

Check out my 21-day devotional on Amazon. This devotional invites you to step into a gentle, sacred rhythm of noticing God’s nearness—even in the imperfect, the ordinary, and the unexpected places where grace quietly blooms.
Through heartfelt readings, reflection prompts, poetry, and Scripture meditation, this book will guide you into a deeper awareness of the God who meets you with kindness, sustains you with mercy, and awakens gratitude in the middle of your real, imperfect days.
These short, beautifully written devotions are designed to fit into your busy life while still offering depth, nourishment, and space to breathe.

 

Purchase either the Kindle edition or the Paperback edition of The Grace of Gratitude: A 21 Day Journey to a Heart Transformed by Grace on Amazon at this LINK

 

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    A simple prayer from my heart to yours today: “Je A simple prayer from my heart to yours today:

“Jesus, teach me to walk with You in both suffering and hope. Help me to see Your love in the places that feel heavy, and Your light in the places that feel dim. Shape my heart through Your Passion and draw me closer to You with every step.”

May this prayer meet you in your deepest struggle today.

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    Are you wrestling with God right now? Is your cur Are you wrestling with God right now?

Is your current spiritual season heavy?

Winter for me often feels like wrestling in the dark. Shorter days, longer nights, dreary weather, all conspire to steal my vitality.

With the seasonal challenges to my mental health, this year also finds me in the midst of a bleak wilderness season filled with relational issues, major health crises for my husband, and a bout of depression as I continue working with my personal therapist.

God chose about a year ago to position me in a wilderness which much of the time feels more akin to isolation.

Check out my new Substack post, "Wrestling in the Dark", where I share a personal experience of wrestling in the dark with God, and the life changing result. Link in bio!

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    Holding this book still feels a little unreal — no Holding this book still feels a little unreal — not because of the pages themselves, but because of the journey behind them.

Every chapter was shaped by moments of prayer, Scripture, and the quiet ways Christ meets us in our humanity. 

My hope is that it feels like a companion in your hands, too.

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    Can I share an unexpected lesson from my wildernes Can I share an unexpected lesson from my wilderness season?

All wilderness journeys challenge our faith through a forced departure from all that was once familiar and comfortable, even as we venture into the uncertainty of a necessary path.

My current wilderness season coincides with Lent, though it began last year. 

Much like God’s call to Abraham in Genesis 12:1-4, God called me to go from my current “way of life” to another. While my call involves no change of physical location, its implications have been no less drastic.

Though Abraham received a call from God into the wilderness, more often, we are driven there. 

Despite faith in God's goodness even in the wilderness, we often fear wilderness seasons. The uncertainty, and the sheer barrenness challenges our faith and endurance.

Recently, comfort came from an unusual place.

Join me on the blog where I share an unexpected lesson, in my new post, "The Wisdom of the Wilderness", link in bio.

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    Can I share an unexpected lesson from my wildernes Can I share an unexpected lesson from my wilderness season?⁣
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All wilderness journeys challenge our faith through a forced departure from all that was once familiar and comfortable, even as we venture into the uncertainty of a necessary path.⁣
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My current wilderness season coincides with Lent, though it began last year. ⁣
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Much like God’s call to Abraham in Genesis 12:1-4, God called me to go from my current “way of life” to another. While my call involves no change of physical location, its implications have been no less drastic.⁣
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Though Abraham received a call from God into the wilderness, more often, we are driven there. ⁣
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Despite faith in God's goodness even in the wilderness, we often fear wilderness seasons. The uncertainty, and the sheer barrenness challenges our faith and endurance.⁣
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Recently, comfort came from an unusual place.⁣
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Join me on the blog where I share an unexpected lesson, in my new post, "The Wisdom of the Wilderness", link in bio.
    Suffering is a lonely journey. If you’re walking Suffering is a lonely journey.

If you’re walking through a tender season, you’re not alone. 

The Passion of Christ reminds us that Jesus steps into our sorrow with compassion, not distance.

A Passion for Christ was written with hearts like yours in mind — hearts longing for honesty, gentleness, and the steady love of Christ in the midst of real life.

You never walk alone.

#serenityinsuffering #suffering #loneliness #hope #passionofchrist #faith
    I'm learning a hard truth. Some days hope feels b I'm learning a hard truth.

Some days hope feels bright and steady. 

Other days it feels like a small flame cupped in trembling hands.
Both are seen by Christ. Both are held by Him.

Hope often feels fragile, yet it is the strongest anchor we have.

Wherever you find yourself today — in the light or in the shadows — may you sense His nearness in the very place you stand.

"May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit." Romans 15:13

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    A simple prayer from my heart to yours today: “Je A simple prayer from my heart to yours today:

“Jesus, teach me to walk with You in both suffering and hope. Help me to see Your love in the places that feel heavy, and Your light in the places that feel dim. Shape my heart through Your Passion and draw me closer to You with every step.”

May this prayer meet you in your deepest struggle today.

Save for later and share with a friend!

#serenityinsuffering #suffering #lent #trials #hope #prayers #faith
    If you were to name a hard, dry, wilderness in you If you were to name a hard, dry, wilderness in your own life, what, or where, or who would it be?⁣
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My current wilderness journey seems multi-faceted, but boiled down, it encompasses a long, hard season of relational pain. ⁣
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Full of ups and downs, good days and bad, it feels as if I wander in a land where the water of hope has long since evaporated.⁣
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In these parched wilderness places, we think if we could evade our current difficulties and disappointments, we would experience the freedom of God’s presence. ⁣
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Only upon exiting the wilderness will our souls find the refreshing for which we long.⁣
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But what if God is asking us to prepare a way for Him right in the midst of our wilderness of pain?⁣
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Check out my new Substack post, "When You're Weary of the Wilderness", where I wrestle with these questions and share an important conclusion. Link in bio!
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