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 Coolest Compliment: A Year in Review

Sharing how a compliment I received after a talk ties into the way I'm trying to see birthdays as I get older, and how Mary and her Assumption help me with this! I'm also reflecting on how God has been working in powerful and tangible ways in my life this past year!

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!

Instagram Interview with Kitty Cleveland

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DG6YIx8xngC/?igsh=NHloOTJmeDdmeW95 It was an incredible blessing to be the First Friday Friend on Kitty Cleveland's Instagram show today! Kitty is so kind, and I thoroughly enjoyed talking with her. She and I discussed just a little bit of my story and then went on to talk about my spiritual journey with surrender, participating in redemptive … Continue reading Instagram Interview with Kitty Cleveland →

“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.

Are You Ready for Christmas?

Sharing a brief reflection in the final stretch of Advent about what the Lord revealed to me this week that brought me interior relief and joy as I prepare for Christmas!

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.

Love is Sacrifice

Words from St. Thomas Aquinas and C.S. Lewis help us ponder how to love like Jesus in a self-emptying, sacrificial way this Holy Week, and I share a little bit about my journey with "death to self."

A Full-Circle Moment

Sharing a beautiful full-circle moment that came about from a retreat I spoke at recently. God is not limited by circumstances, and it's exciting when we can see Him at work in tangible ways. All glory to God!

3 Avenues for Joy: The Birthday Spiritual Progress Report

Sharing 3 specific things that catapulted my spiritual growth and allowed me to experience more joy this year, as I measure birthdays by spiritual growth instead of numbers (because who wants to get older?!).