Tag: Personal Growth
Honest insights about growth in the “middle” seasons—navigating change, identity, and resilience.
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Pain Made Me Hurry
Sometimes, the thing that finally moves us isn’t clarity—it’s pain. In this final post of the series, I reflect on how discomfort became divine direction, and how God used the ache to pull me out of what I would’ve stayed in too long. Read more
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100%: Why 85% Isn’t Enough
I thought I was doing well—showing up, doing my part, keeping things going. But deep down, I was moving through a fog. This post is about what it looks like to give 85% and call it faithful—and how God gently calls us back to wholeness. Read more
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You Were Built to Shine Like Him
Post 8 of 10 in the series: The Grace to Make Changes. You can read the full series here. What Do You Reflect When Life Presses In? I think about mirrors a lot—especially the ones that don’t lie. The fluorescent-lit bathroom ones. The ones that catch you off guard when you weren’t expecting to see Read more
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The Glory Rests on Big Steppers
Not everyone can carry what you’re called to build—and that’s okay. In this post, I reflect on what it means to take bold, obedient steps even when they feel lonely or misunderstood. With a personal tribute to my husband Desmond this Veterans Day, I explore the quiet strength it takes to keep building, not for… Read more
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God Won’t Protect What You Won’t Build
This post is part of the 10-part series: The Grace to Make Changes. You can read the full series here. There’s never been a shortage of ideas in me. When God gives me a blueprint, I don’t hesitate to get started. I’ll clear the space. I’ll gather the materials. I’ll sketch the vision. I’ll even Read more
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What’s Looking Back at You?
This post is part of the 10-part series: “The Grace to Make Changes.” Read the full series here. When distortion replaces divine design I still remember this version of me—2015. Fresh out of undergrad with a degree in Human Resource Management, but feeling anything but grounded. I was getting ready to move to North Carolina Read more
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Faith Isn’t Always Fearless
New beginnings don’t always come with clear directions. This post is part of the 10-part series: The Grace to Make Changes. You can read the full series here. I used to think fear meant failure. That if I was scared, I must not be trusting God enough. But over time, I’ve learned that’s not how Read more
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What Are You Waiting For?
Building faith and feeding toddlers—both at the same time. This post is part of the 10-part series: The Grace to Make Changes. You can read the full series here. I used to think I had to be ready before I could begin. Clear plan. Calm schedule. Right mindset. Then I’d know it was time to Read more
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Still Hungry—When Obedience Starts with Uncertainty
This post begins a new 10-part series called The Grace to Make Changes—a reflection on what it means to build, believe, and become in the middle of disruption. Inspired by the life of Noah in Genesis 6 and a sermon that stirred something deep in me, this series explores how grace meets us not at Read more
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When Everything’s Falling Apart—But You’re Still Floating
This post is part of the 10-part series: The Grace to Make Changes. You can read the full series here. There are moments where everything looks like it’s crumbling on the outside—your plans, your certainty, your rhythm—and yet somehow, you’re still afloat. That was me in early 2024. I was in North Carolina, in a Read more
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It Wasn’t Trouble—And I’m Glad She Asked
While traveling home from signing for our new house, I met a nervous first-time flyer who just needed someone to walk with her. A few days earlier, birds kept flying across our car—and I couldn’t shake the feeling that God was trying to get our attention. This is a story about small moments, quiet nudges,… Read more
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Do You Ever Feel That Urge to Just… Check?
I still get the urge to check on my babies—especially when they’re sleeping. It’s not fear exactly, just that deep instinct to draw near. Lately, I’ve been wondering… what if I had that same pull to check in with God? Read more
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Rekhem
We’ve lived apart before—military life makes that normal. But this time, as he steps back into the noise and rhythms of home, I’m realizing how much compassion it takes to let someone rejoin a story that kept moving without them. The Holy Spirit keeps whispering one word: rekhem. Mercy that holds. Love that makes room. Read more
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Holding Goodness with Open Hands
Sometimes the hardest thing isn’t surviving the storm—it’s trusting the calm that follows. When life feels full, when the prayer is answered, when the peace finally comes… we don’t always know how to rest in it. This guide is for those tender moments. When good feels unfamiliar. When joy feels too big to hold. When… Read more
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When God Doesn’t Answer the Way I Hoped
What if God hears you… and still says, “Not like that”? This post is about the quiet kind of trust—the kind that holds on when prayers aren’t answered the way we hoped, when the outcome shifts, and when faith means moving forward anyway. Read more