Although my "word of the year" didn't come to me until about April, it was clear that the Lord was leading me to embrace the word BOLD for the rest of 2018. That challenge for this year was immensely thrilling, albeit challenging for me. 2018 was a huge year both professionally & personally. I: Finished all … Continue reading Word of the Year: 2018 to 2019
For as long as I can remember, starting in childhood, I've struggled with anxiety in a number of different capacities. As I got a little older throughout middle and high school, depression started to creep in alongside of the anxiety. I spent years going to therapy and taking numerous medications to try and combat what … Continue reading Pray like it depends on God, and…
Fall has never really been my season. Not because I don't like it--believe me, I could not be more excited for sweater weather, the changing of leaves to my favorite colors, or the holiday festivities. Bad things just tend to happen to me during this time of year. For the past three years, I've had … Continue reading Not Afraid to Fall
That's exactly what I did these past couple of days. And man, was it good for me! I hadn't been feeling my best in the couple of weeks prior so I knew I wanted to take some time alone doing something I love, to refresh & renew. And while I did, I was able to … Continue reading Ever take a weekend for yourself?
In the more recent months, I've learned more about myself than the years of my life prior, combined. This includes becoming aware of some personal characteristics (but actually, challenges) of mine, a couple of which have seemed to become more noticeable to me amongst all of the life changes I've had lately. For some reason … Continue reading For your good & His glory
So I'm currently sitting at Denver International Airport with a final destination of HOME, aka Virginia where I'll get to see my uncle marry the love of his life at their wedding on Monday. The funny part is that 9 hours ago I was at my local airport in Colorado Springs, with the expectation of … Continue reading God is just PLANE good
When I first decided to accept the internship offer for the Military Extension Internship Program, I was bursting at the seams to share how God intervened in the most incredible way. Now that I finally have my blog "up & running," I'd love to tell a little bit of how I got where I'm going. … Continue reading How I Got Where I’m Going
The idea behind this particular blog post is simply to synthesize & share the practical model for cultivating joy created by Jeff Spadafora in his book, The Joy Model. I recently finished this "step-by-step guide" which I believe can help nearly anyone (including myself) in a determination to discover greater purpose in everyday life through an implementation … Continue reading Unraveling “The Joy Model”
Life requires Community & I found mine at Church. As I'm starting to say my goodbyes in Wilmington, I've been reflecting on how blessed I am to have found multiple communities of people to support & encourage me. But the one I am so grateful for most recently is the one I found at Life … Continue reading Getting Rooted
Toward the end of last year my life changed in a significant way. My heart was broken and I had no idea what else to do but turn to Jesus. I've always been a Christian and grew up in the church, however I've never experienced the true peace that comes with a relationship with God … Continue reading Going All In For Jesus
