Sharing my recent experience of going to a prison for the first time to speak at a retreat and how the experience was filled with lessons and ended up being a gift to me!
A Lesson in Gratitude from Inmates
Category: Redemption
This Is Everything
Happy Easter! Sharing how the Resurrection is everything, and how that JOY can shape our everyday lives!
My Favorite Penance
A couple of weeks ago, I received my favorite penance ever. This beautiful penance can help us all experience God's love in a deeper way this Holy Week!
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.
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!
My Go-To Prayer
My go-to prayer is as short as it is powerful! Sharing it and its connection to Divine Mercy! Happy Divine Mercy Sunday!
“Sneaux” Much Freedom in Surrender
Sharing the JOY that came from the historic snow event in the south, and how surrendering to God freed my heart to be able to experience His majesty even among the continued trials.
How Mary’s Assumption Brought Me Closer to God
Reflecting on how Mary and the Feast of the Assumption have positively impacted my relationship with God, and sharing how I feel that my birthday being on the Feast of the Assumption was God's way of caring for me in what was to come.
Falling in Love…with God
Sharing how a particular quote spurred a years-long journey of mine to understand what it even means to fall in love with God, and then sharing how I got there, what it looks like in reality, and what changed in my life along the way.
Divine Mercy: Then & Now
On this Divine Mercy Sunday, I'm sharing one of my favorite stories and a powerful parallel between a previous and a current experience surrounding my devotion to Divine Mercy. Happy Divine Mercy Sunday! Jesus, I trust in You!