Category: faith

ordinary status.

I’m sure you’ve heard someone say it. I’m sure you’ve said it yourself. I know I have… That list of excuses for why you can’t do X, Y, or Z. “I’m too old, too...

gratitude challenge

They say it takes 21 days to make or break a habit… I was encouraged by my friend and yoga instructor, Elise Joan, who is an ambassador for Zico Coconut Water, to participate in...

if you could ask God for anything…

If you could ask God for anything, what would it be? Anything. Anything at all… More money? A better job? A winter home in Beaver Creek? Solomon was given the opportunity to ask God...

come and cool my tongue

Have you ever been really thirsty? I’m talking like really thirsty. There’s an old Bible song that says: “Stick your finger in the water, come and cool my tongue.” Have you ever been so...

for freedom

When I think about the 4th of July, I think about freedom. And when I think about freedom, I am reminded of a sweet story about Abraham Lincoln I once heard. The story goes...

decent man. unique chance.

This excerpt in my Bible in 1 Kings jumped out to me. It reads: “Politicians who run on a platform of reform often, when they attain power, act depressingly like the corrupt leaders they...

from the inside out

I took zyrtec every day for fifteen years. Pretty certain that can’t be healthy. Quite certain it wasn’t cheap. I tried to ween myself off for years, but each time my throat would itch like...

when all is stripped away

Have you ever felt like all was stripped away? I have felt like that during this time recovering from surgery. While my surgery was not that serious (believe me, I am not making a...

worth the battle

I am a firm believer that God uses dreams to speak to us. He did it in the Bible after all. Why wouldn’t He still do so today? I had a particularly vivid dream the...

penny and sparrow.

I love music. It has been such an influential part of my life since I was young. I am always listening to music. I have a playlist for every mood. So I am constantly...