Our family together at the beach- the healing balm my heart needed.  Last time we were knee deep in the ocean I had been waiting to share with friends and family that I was pregnant with our 3rd babe – Hazel.  I’ve stood in the ocean many times before, but this time I had an […]

I had been wrestling with the Lord and decided it was time to have an honest conversation with Him. “Lord, it seems as though no matter how much I pray, read, fast, or go to church, the void I feel in my heart feels unbearable at times. As much as I love you Jesus, you […]

For as long as I can remember, I’ve struggled with feelings of loneliness, fear of abandonment, depression and anxiety. I liken it to what Paul describes in 2 Corinthians as “a thorn in my side”, the void in my heart that couldn’t seem to be filled. No matter how much I tried and worked on […]

I went home to sleep after being away for days. As I walked in the door I was met with an emptiness filled with cold air. I heard the voice of my Heavenly Father, “Where have you been?” Of course He knew of my whereabouts at all times, but this was more of a question […]

Just the day after my 37th birthday I ventured out in courage to get my first solo tattoo. I had sat with this tattoo design for 2 years and even before making the appointment and heading there, I prayed, “Lord if you don’t want me to get this tattoo, intervene.” There was no intervention. Instead […]

Today I am 2/3 of my birth order. What?!?! How? What does that mean? Let me explain. I am my mother’s third child and my father’s 7th. Although I am the first born to my parents, there is no way I hope to live to the age of 137! It is by the grace of […]