Do the "what-ifs" in life cause you anxiety? You're not alone. This post is a reflection on St. Paul's words to "have no anxiety at all." How is that possible, and what do we do when the what-ifs keep coming to mind? I share my personal experience of some what-ifs becoming reality and how God has used those things for good.
Category: God’s will
Life Is Worth Living
Sharing what makes life worth living no matter our age or circumstances, and how Mary is a beautiful example of a life well-lived!
This Is Everything
Happy Easter! Sharing how the Resurrection is everything, and how that JOY can shape our everyday lives!
The Anxiety-Lowering Reminders God Gave Me This Week
Sharing how God used His word to remind me of things that helped lower my stress level as I head into surgery.
What Does It Mean When Your Prayers Aren’t Answered?
Sharing my struggle with this past weekend's gospel, and sharing the beautiful place where God has brought me instead!
The Exaltation of the Holy Cross
On this Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, I'm sharing how not understanding the cross and suffering was the greatest obstacle to my faith, and I'm sharing the freeing truth that God helped me understand instead. The cross is the answer to everything with which we struggle. The cross has transformed my pain and my life, and it can do that for everyone!
How “Choosing the Better Part” Counters Anxiety
Have you ever been frustrated by the Martha and Mary gospel? I have! In this post I'm discussing what it means to "choose the better part" and sharing my personal experience of how doing so stifles anxiety and leads to inner peace!
The Most Relatable Part of the Passion
Sharing a vulnerable reflection about 2 ways in which a very relatable part of the Passion hits me, as well as what Jesus is asking me to do with these realizations as we near the end of Lent and prepare for the Triduum. Wishing you all a blessed Holy Week.
What’s Your Wilderness This Lent?
Sharing what the Lord put on my heart that will help me to have a more spiritually fruitful Lent, and discussing how good could possibly come from something like giving up chocolate.
In Giving We Receive
A Thanksgiving reflection on God's grace and sustenance where I share how several scripture verses as well as some words of St. Francis of Assisi and Bishop Barron play out in my life.










