Sometimes I can tell when something in my heart is off. I’m still going through my daily routine. I’m taking care of my family, handling responsibilities, and doing what needs to be done. From the outside, everything might look normal. But on the inside, I know I haven’t been giving God the attention I need to. My mind has been busy with worries. I’ve been trying to figure things out on my own. I’ve allowed distractions to take up time I could have spent with Him. And sometim

For a long time, I think I was waiting for life to get easier before I gave myself permission to enjoy it. I kept telling myself, Once we get through this season, then I’ll be able to breathe. Once things settle down, I’ll relax. Once I have fewer things to worry about, I’ll enjoy myself. Once everything falls into place, I’ll finally feel at peace. But what happens when one difficult season leads into another? What happens when you finally get through something you’ve been p

The other day, I felt broken again. And I say again because sometimes healing doesn’t mean you never have another hard day. Sometimes you can be doing better. You can be growing in your faith. You can be grateful for how far God has brought you. You can genuinely believe that God is working in your life... And still have a day when everything feels heavy again. That was me. I felt overwhelmed. I felt tired. I felt like I had been trying so hard to keep everything together, an

Have you ever prayed for someone you love for so long that you started wondering if God was even listening? There is a different kind of pain that comes with watching someone you love struggle while knowing there is only so much you can do. Maybe you're praying for your child. Your husband. Your parents. A sibling. A friend. Maybe you're praying for healing, salvation, deliverance, restoration, employment, protection, or simply for someone you love to make better choices. You

Sometimes I get tired of being called strong. I know people mean it as a compliment. And there have been plenty of moments in my life when I’ve had to be strong because, quite frankly, life didn’t give me another option. But sometimes I don’t want to be the strong one. Sometimes I want someone to look beyond the smile, beyond everything I managed to get done, beyond the way I somehow keep everything moving and simply ask: “But who is taking care of you?” I think a lot of wome

I have a confession. Sometimes I pray about things—but only after I've already worried myself sick about them. I overthink. I imagine every possible outcome. I try to figure out how I'm going to fix it. I replay conversations in my head. I think about what could go wrong. And somewhere in the middle of all that worrying, I finally remember: Have I even prayed about this yet? You would think after everything God has already brought me through, prayer would always be my first r

How many things in your life today were once things you prayed for? I asked myself that question recently, and it stopped me in my tracks. While I've been thinking about everything I still want God to do, everything I'm waiting for, and everything I hope will change, I realized something: I'm standing in the middle of prayers He's already answered. There was a time when I prayed for some of the things I now rush through every day. Things I begged God for have become so normal

What if making it through the day is the accomplishment? What if you don't need to accomplish more, become more, heal faster, pray harder, or somehow turn the hardest season of your life into an inspiring success story right now? What if, for this season, getting up every morning and saying, "God, help me do this one more day," is enough? I think we put so much pressure on ourselves to always be growing. We should be accomplishing something. Building something. Healing. Impro

I've been thinking a lot about grace lately. As women, wives, mothers, friends, daughters, caregivers, and everything else we're called to be, we spend so much time extending grace to other people. Someone forgets something? It's okay. Someone is having a difficult day? Give them some grace. Someone doesn't get everything done? They're doing the best they can. Someone makes a mistake? Nobody is perfect. But when it's us? Suddenly, the rules change. We expect ourselves to reme

Have you ever prayed so hard for something that you were certain God would answer the way you wanted Him to? I have. There have been moments in my life when I didn't just pray—I pleaded. I cried. I asked God over and over again to change the situation in front of me. In my mind, I already knew what the answer needed to be. I just needed God to make it happen. But sometimes He didn't. Sometimes the situation didn't change. Sometimes the answer wasn't the one I had prayed for.

Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about the woman I used to be. Not because I’m ashamed of her. Actually, I’m grateful for her. She survived things she didn’t think she would survive. She carried responsibilities that sometimes felt way too heavy. She loved deeply, made mistakes, learned lessons the hard way, and kept going when she was tired, overwhelmed, disappointed, and unsure of what was coming next. She got me here. But I’m realizing that I cannot become the woman God is

A year ago this week, my family and I were walking through one of the hardest weeks of our lives. My daughter was facing a very complex medical situation, and as her mother, I wanted to do what mothers do. Fix it. I wanted to find the answer. I wanted to make the right decision. I wanted to protect my baby. I wanted to take away what she was going through. I wanted to somehow make everything okay. I asked questions. I searched for answers. I advocated. I prayed. I worried. I

Good morning. 🤍 As we enter a new week, we are given new opportunities—opportunities for change, opportunities for growth, opportunities for healing, and opportunities for repair. Yesterday’s sermon reminded me of something I believe God has been placing heavily on my heart: keep going. Keep reaching out. Keep sharing. Keep writing. Keep showing up. Keep searching for the mothers and women who may feel lost, broken, overwhelmed, or unsure of where they belong, and help lead

During a difficult season, have you ever sat alone and asked, “God, why me?” Why is this happening to me? Why my child? Why my family? I have asked those questions more times than I can count. People often say that God will never give us more than we can handle. But some experiences truly feel like more than we can carry on our own. Maybe the lesson is not that we will always be strong enough. Maybe it is that we were never meant to carry our heaviest burdens without God. One

We spend so much time trying to change the people we love into the people we believe they could be. Why do we do it? Maybe we think we can fix them. Maybe we see the good inside them and desperately want them—and everyone else—to see it too. We recognize their potential, so we convince ourselves that if we love them enough, encourage them enough, or remain patient long enough, they will eventually become the person we imagined. But people do not change simply because we want

“Happy New Year?” Yes—today is my birthday, and it marks the beginning of a brand-new year for me. God has blessed me with another opportunity to see a new morning, a new day, and another year of life. This year, I am choosing to expand the gifts God has given me and continue using them for His glory. This morning, instead of hitting the snooze button until I couldn’t hit it anymore, I woke up before the sun. I went for a 30-minute walk while listening to God’s Word. Then, I

How do we deal with the uncomfortable feelings that sometimes settle into our hearts? The feelings of being unappreciated, undervalued, overlooked, or pushed aside. Sometimes those feelings come from our children, our spouse, our employer, or even the people we consider close friends. We give so much of ourselves, yet there are moments when it seems as though no one notices what it costs us. As mothers, we often carry pain that no one else can see. Everyone assumes we are fi

Last night, a package arrived at my door. Inside was something I had dreamed about for years—my graduation cap and gown. As I held them in my hands, I couldn't help but reflect on the last 1,096 days. They weren't just days spent earning a degree. They were days filled with growth, sacrifice, unexpected challenges, and countless reminders of God's faithfulness. During this journey, life didn't slow down so I could focus on school. Instead, life kept moving. I went from being

"Wait on the Lord; be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart; wait, I say, on the Lord!" — Psalm 27:14 (NKJV) Have you ever found yourself asking, "Lord, how much longer?" Whether you're waiting for a new opportunity, healing, restored relationships, financial breakthrough, or an answer to a prayer you've been faithfully lifting up, waiting can feel exhausting. We often hear the saying, "Good things come to those who wait," and while I believe that's true, waitin

In just a few days, we'll be celebrating my sweet daughter's first birthday. As I put the finishing touches on her party that I've been planning for months, my heart is overwhelmed with gratitude. There was a time when I wasn't sure what her first year would look like, so simply being able to celebrate this milestone is a gift that only God could have given us. But if I'm being completely honest, birthdays have a way of bringing emotions I didn't expect. Milestones. For my ol