Humbling being transformed for HIS glory alone
https://youtu.be/PA9FWztSIqg Today's theme is TRUST. In what areas of your life do you need surrender to God and TRUST Him with the outcome? Maybe your job? Finances? Future? Family? Health? Often times, it starts with the trusting Him with the small moments and decisions. Yet as people who desire control, it can be difficult. Although, … Continue reading Building Your TRUST Muscle
Two words. 6 letters. A conjunction and a noun. Two words you may have seen on a T-shirt or the topic of a sermon. Seven days ago, like you, I may have paused momentarily at their hearing in light of punctuation, or even just breezed by them in my reading. Though by His grace and mercy, … Continue reading “But God”
Sweat trickled down my back as the white coated man stepped in. Thankful to mask my tears, I made out mere muffles before realizing it was again just me and my white-walled room. More problems. More pain. More questions. Though still no answers. Instead, doctors continue to pass me off like a hot potato. As … Continue reading Secrets to Perseverance
Wow… What an incredible series we have been in these past eight weeks looking at the “Masterpiece Within: The World of our Emotions”. As we discussed in the very beginning, emotions can be messy and scary. There isn’t a set protocol for how we will experience each, let alone a formula to deal with them. … Continue reading The Masterpiece Within: Series Wrap Up
“Today we are here to celebrate the life of Christine.” Despite flowers awakening to life outside, the scent of death was heavy. Sniffles and sorrow pouring from the wooden pews. While the pastor recounted her life through stories and songs, I tried to fortify my heart and prevent the tears welling as I sat in … Continue reading The Masterpiece Within: FEAR
https://youtu.be/opsEovDK2Pc Reading of the poem “You either walk inside your story and own it, or you stand outside your story and hustle for your worthiness” ~Brene Brown~ For years, I gazed into my story as if looking through a window. Instead of seeing actions and people for what and who they were, it was as … Continue reading The Untold Story
Growing up, the mall was just over a mile from our house. So, when a portion of the building was remodeled in 2006, it was a HUGE deal in my middle school world. After several months, reveal day finally arrived and as locals navigated our way to the entrance, a large object with flashing lights … Continue reading Revolving Realities
Rest. Four familiar letters forming such a simple instruction, though commonly forgotten or pushed to the side by procrastination, especially by those of us who need it most. Even mentioning such, you might be squirming in your seat, tempted to keep on scrolling, believing, “Oh no. You don't know my schedule. That’s not for me.” … Continue reading Refusing to Run From Rest
If today was your last, who would you want to spend it with? Who would you call? What would you want to say? Where would you want to go or do? Thoughts as such may seem uncomfortable, bringing up feelings of uncertainty and fear even for someone like myself who is only twenty-six yet has … Continue reading “Secrets” of Life
I was angry. Up until that point, I had remained strong, just going with the flow despite so many changes and tubes. Although as I sat in the blue infusion center chair that Friday afternoon with my nurses across from me, defeated from the unsuccessful sticks trying to get an IV for fluids, no restraint … Continue reading Bigger Than I Thought
Mess 2 Masterpiece 