My Story: World IBD Day

World IBD Day is observed each year on May 19 in order to raise awareness for inflammatory bowel diseases like Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis, and to show support for the millions of people worldwide (including the 1.6 million Americans) that suffer daily with these these diseases. I know firsthand the seriousness and severity of […]

Stop it. Please. Stop it.

Right before falling asleep I said, “Lord, show me the ultimate life you have for me.” Well, how many of you know that God speaks to us in many different ways and that night, I believe He responded by showing me something that was actually keeping me from experiencing that “ultimate, abundant life.” I dreamed […]

The better way.

why me? seriously. hope? i need it. fret. stress. worry. soul so unsatisfied. peace? what’s that? so jumbled up inside. heart longing for more. emotions all over the place. so connected to circumstance. striving. performing. perfection. why do i have to work so hard for it? for anything. for everything. for something. confident much? yeah, […]

She dances.

My heart blooms like a sweet flower naturally arrayed in beauty. But not the striving kind of beauty… Rather, a beauty that knows it was created with such tender thought and care. Like fresh blossoms swaying in a cool breeze on a warm summer day, my heart dances. But it’s as if it’s […]