I never thought it would happen.  ‘Love story? To me? I would’ve probably laughed at you 6 months ago if you had said that to me. I was pretty sure I was going to be single, at least for a while.  I was thinking, maybe 30 years old and married by then, but I had...Read More »

Despair.  I never used to understand why people would want to commit suicide or harm themselves, and then teenage-hood came along, and with it came many complicated emotions, so much spiritual warfare, doubts, and lies from the devil that I allowed to fill my head.  I didn’t take up the full armor of God.  Instead...Read More »

One of the most beautiful women I know.  Her name is Julie, and she’s my friend who I wouldn’t have met if it hadn’t been for her journey from China to here.    She’s here today to tell you and I about adoption, the blessings, the hard parts, and what God has done in her...Read More »

I thought I could do this alone.  But I couldn’t, and that’s when my need for mentorship and friendship really hit me in the face, proverbially speaking.  I like to shoulder through the deepest pain and the hardest things by myself, but I’ve realized I can’t. Hebrews 3:13, “But exhort one another every day, as...Read More »

You’ve probably heard of the term ‘PK’ or ‘MK.’  Yup, I’m talking about being a pastor’s kid in this podcast because pastor’s kids, missionary kids are very near and dear to my heart. Or. Maybe you haven’t, and you’re wondering why in the world I’m doing this podcast. I don’t know who will be able...Read More »

PTSD.  Understanding it is something I didn’t really do until I met people who really struggled with it.  I didn’t really know what this meant growing up; but the more I grew, the more stories I heard, the more people I met, especially a dear dear friend who wears her heart on her sleeve, who...Read More »

‘When you accept grace, that’s when freedom really starts.’  Grace fueled?   Wouldn’t you love a life that is fueled with grace, fueled with the knowledge that you can not be good enough, but there is One who has covered you in His blood and righteousness, who calls you His own, who has released you from the...Read More »

Walking through heartbreak has seemed to be a theme of the year as much as walking through joy has been for many people this year.  I, personally, walked through a lot of anger, bitterness, jealousy, discontentment, and the idolizing of marriage and a ‘dating relationship’ for about 6 months, until the Lord really broke me...Read More »

Food fears on vacation. I’m still facing them, I realize, but it gets better every time I go on a vacation, especially a long one. They always seem to come back to bite me, and there’s more than one reason for that, so I thought I’d share the full rundown in an episode.  I’ll share...Read More »

Oh.  Burnout.  It’s a word I’ve come to know really well being on Instagram for the past 3-4 years.  It’s a word millennials know well, and many millennial generation gals and guys have used this word to me more than once.  But as a Christian when I feel ‘burnt out’ this verse comes to me...Read More »