“My heart needs a surgeon, my soul needs a friend, so I run to the Father again and again and again and again.” ~ Run to the Father by Cody Carnes The last two years have been difficult to say the least. Trying to process through the grief of losing my best friend, dealing with... Continue Reading →
“Rooted in integrity, gratitude, servant leadership, love, and my Christian faith, I will live each day by loving people, making the most of every moment, never saying no to where God calls me, and laughing without fear of the future because the joy of the Lord is my strength.” This is my personal mission statement.... Continue Reading →
I always think of events as the one place that I shouldn’t have a trigger for my grief. I’m busy focusing on event details and working that I think I forget triggers can come at any point and from anywhere. However, in the last few months, my theory of my grief not hitting hard at... Continue Reading →
“𝕐𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕗𝕒𝕚𝕥𝕙 𝕚𝕤 𝕤𝕙𝕒𝕜𝕖𝕟, 𝕥𝕖𝕤𝕥𝕚𝕟’ 𝕒𝕝𝕝 𝕪𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕡𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕖𝕟𝕔𝕖. 𝕎𝕙𝕖𝕟 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕙𝕚𝕥 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕓𝕠𝕥𝕥𝕠𝕞, 𝕕𝕠𝕟’𝕥 𝕗𝕠𝕣𝕘𝕖𝕥 𝕥𝕠 𝕓𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕙𝕖... 𝕝𝕖𝕥 𝕚𝕥 𝕞𝕒𝕜𝕖 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕤𝕥𝕣𝕠𝕟𝕘𝕖𝕣 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕗𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥 𝕒 𝕝𝕚𝕥𝕥𝕝𝕖 𝕙𝕒𝕣𝕕𝕖𝕣.” ~ 𝕄𝕒𝕕𝕖 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕋𝕙𝕖𝕤𝕖 𝕓𝕪 𝕁𝕚𝕞𝕞𝕪 𝔸𝕝𝕝𝕖𝕟 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕋𝕚𝕞 𝕄𝕔𝔾𝕣𝕒𝕨 This year has been a year full of shaken faith, patience tested, and situations that will make us... Continue Reading →
“I believe you and me are sisters and brothers. And I believe that we’re made to be here for each other. And we’ll never fall if we stand hand in hand, put a world that seems broken together again. And I, I believe in the end, love wins.” ~ Love Wins by Carrie Underwood These... Continue Reading →
If there’s something this situation with Covid-19 has shown us, it’s that people care about trying to “flatten the curve” and lower the death rate when it’s something that could directly affect them and something that feels so close because of how fast it came about and how many people it’s affecting. The fear of... Continue Reading →
Many people have said they wanted to hear stories from my European trip and I’d love to share them all with everyone. However, there are a LOT of stories and I’m sure I could talk about my trip much longer than anyone would actually be interested in listening about my adventures. For this reason, I’ve... Continue Reading →
Imagine this, you’re in an arena watching your favorite sports team play and you’re cheering as loud as you can for them to win. Maybe you have pom-poms, colored paint or hair, and you’re jumping for joy when they score. If you were the only one in the arena cheering for that team, it would... Continue Reading →
“Why God do people have to die? A daughter or a son, sudden and so young long before their time... I don’t understand but I understand why God I need you. It’s why God I run to your arms, over and over again. It’s why God I cling to your love and hold on for... Continue Reading →
The picture above is a picture from Watson Lake in Prescott, which we went to a few weeks ago after camping up north. I had seen pictures of Watson Lake and I had wanted to go there for awhile because it looked beautiful. To be honest though when we first got there, this picture is... Continue Reading →
Joyful Journey 