Why Rejection isn’t what you think it is

Why Rejection isn’t what you think it is

I was flat out rejected. It became a haunting word, marking me with it’s sly nod to my failure and inadequacy. After 5 long years, I was finally graduating seminary. I was free to launch into full-time ministry, free to publish...
Cleaning Out Our Basement

Cleaning Out Our Basement

Entering into both a new YEAR and a new DECADE, we can be bombarded with the message to ‘move forward,’ ‘new year new you,’ etc., you know the ones I’m talking about. We are told we *should* just move onto new things and...
How to Transition from Relationship Heartbreak to Hope

How to Transition from Relationship Heartbreak to Hope

The summer after I graduated college was intense, to put it lightly.  I was newly engaged with a degree in hand, working as a part-time nanny and pool snack shack cashier. In a season of being freshly engaged and graduated, you’d think I was basking in the beautiful...
Hope for the ‘Aftermath’ Seasons

Hope for the ‘Aftermath’ Seasons

Lately I have been really pressing into what 2017 holds for my life.  The adventures that it will hold for me in my walk with Jesus, my career, friendships and family, and the words that will guide me along the way as I live this magnificent year.  In that time, I...
Discovering a Heartbeat of Purpose

Discovering a Heartbeat of Purpose

There are seasons in our lives when quite simply, life just hurts.  There are no songs to sing. No colors that bring inspiration to our souls. And no experiences that bring peace to our exhausted mind.  Those seasons are challenging and stretching for absolutely every...