why do we do New Years resolutions when we have the opportunity to change and be better than we were yesterday.. everyday? Instead of resolutions I now choose a word. A word that God gives me for the year that shapes the way I approach things and people and choices. For 2020 it was Clarity, what will 2021 bring?

God gave my word for 2021, and it’s ABUNDANCE. I am so excited to see how God manifest His abundant goodness in this new year. I am equally excited to see I can serve others first to accomplish the fullness of this word and it’s depth in my life. In regard to this, I’m reminded of how much words impact others and how they impact me. So I’m offering a friendly reminder that words hurt, so offer them intentionally and kindly only as you’d like them to be offered to you.

I’m so excited to have my childhood pal and best friend Jordan on this week! We are talking about what we are all looking for when we seek closure and how friendships begin and end. Where are we hoping for Justification? or Reconciliation? Or is there some resolution in it all? Who knows, so let’s talk about it!!

Whether it’s with your significant other, your best friend, or some rando on the street.. most of us don’t fight fair. We say things that will hurt, we push the right buttons on purpose and we are everything proverbs tells us not to be. Remember that whole slow to anger slow to speak? After a week of discomfort and arguments, I think its worth asking the question of why we are so combative, or passive, what conflict looks like and how we can handle it better.

This week my Aussie pal Em is on the show talking mental health, God, the bottom of the pit and how to drag yourself back out. Em is a dear friend of mine and she is so insightful, so I hope you enjoy her as much as I do! Find her online at @emilykateimages to stay encouraged long after this episode ends!

I’m so happy to have my pal Meg whose a very successful boudoir photographer on the podcast this weekend for a chat on body image, body dysmorphia, self confidence and all the other things eating disorders encompass. A week is never enough time to educate and bring awareness to such a big topic, but here in this chat we will reflect on our hearts for it and why it’s so huge to talk about.

have you ever been so happy it literally overflows? Or has someone been so joy filled that you almost get rubbed the wrong way from it? Where does this all stem from? Here is a quick and windy morning full of what Jesus has been teaching me about joy and anger and really just seeking him in all the corners. It was windy this morning and I was out of breath but man God just put this on my heart. I’ve been walking through a lot and I hope even a fraction of what He has been teaching me, can bless you today.

Something I’ve learned over the years is being chronically ill or physically disabled in the Christian community can get so weird. The number of times I’ve been prayed over for healing even when I’ve explained my spirit of joy and transformation and gratitude to God for using my sickness to heal my spirit is numerous. Even more so, the disappointment and confusion when I say I’m healed but there is not a physical miracle in my body for people to see and reference is unsettling. I think we as believers may need to rethink what healing means when it comes to the chronically ill and when it comes to our walks with Jesus. So let me dive into that here.

I couldn’t pick a topic, so I invited Ry guy on the show to get all up in his feelings, tell you what it’s like to be married to me and all the other stuff he mentions. Welcome to the first interview of the show! More to come, but for now, enjoy my guy, Ryan.

Welcome to Conversations, a podcast devoted to talking about any and all of the things. If you can think of it, I’ll probably talk about it. So sit down and tune in, this ones for you.