Helping you connect your faith with your real life
Grow deeper, healthier friendships in your everyday life with help from these great books. As always, these are affiliate links that help support my ministry at no additional cost to you. I’ve always wanted deep relationships. Even as a kid, I preferred connecting authentically with one person over small talk. The best things I’ve found
Making time for date nights with my husband look different now than they did before the pandemic. The challenges and changes we’re facing make time together more important than ever. My husband is a nurse with a schedule that doesn’t fit in a neat 9-5 Monday through Friday framework. For years, we have used that
In honor of my 22nd anniversary this month here are a few of the practical, mushy, and deep things I love about being married, in no particular order. 1. Events. Knowing who my wedding/work event/party date is. (Bonus: we get to go home together, every single time!) 2. All the feels. Having someone who sees me and all my
Sometimes love isn’t easy. I know, that’s probably not what you want to talk about, especially with Valentine’s Day making us think about hearts and roses and chocolate. It could be February 14 or July 27, and the truth is the same: sometimes love is hard. But there are some simple things you can do
I’ve written a lot about being real. Living authentic and being true to who God made us to be is at the core of my message. Grace upon grace. I’ve even written about things I’m done apologizing for (which I still firmly stand behind and could probably add to). But in truth, I come across a lot
I’ve spent a lot of my life apologizing. And I’m not talking about the true “I’m sorry” when I’ve done something wrong. I have apologized for things I was never meant to apologize for, things that are not wrong. And I it’s time I stop. Here are 5 things I’m done (or I want to
I’ve never been great at friendships. Even as a little girl I was trying so hard to prove my never-quite-enough-self worthy of being liked that I was simply too much. Being too much and never enough is a hard place to live. As an adult I’ve spent lots of time pondering friendship. I have my inner circle
I’m fairly open in this space, sharing my heart and feelings even when they’re not pretty. There are still a few things I hold close and don’t talk about often. Not because of fear or hiding, but for reasons like processing and protecting and privacy. Today, I am going to share something that is deeply
I made a choice to keep my mouth shut today. If you know me, this is no easy feat. I’ve always been a heart of my sleeve person, thinking anything less is a lie. But I had a choice today. I could say what I was thinking or I could keep it to myself. You
I’ve struggled with church over the years. I’ve written about it here. But as I keep pressing in to Jesus in all my mixed up feelings I made a choice to press in to the church too. Why? Because Jesus loves the church. Yes, we can get into discussions about the Church vs. the church.
