the longest lasting base coat (DIY manicure)
What started out as a post about the best base coat has now turned into an all out DIY manicure post! So, first of all. Orly has a great line of base and top...
no strength left to weep
How do we react towards God when things get tough? When all seems lost. When everything is taken from us? It’s easy – in our culture especially – to compare ourselves to others. To...
the narrow road.
I have been praying a lot recently about serving. What is my ministry? And within days a good friend of mine approached me with this program called “Pearls” to mentor to young girls about...
dancing in the rain
I remember when I was little, one of my favorite things to do was to play outside in the rain. The rain is actually one of the things I miss most about Texas. I...
for when I am weak, then I am strong.
Recovering from surgery has been interesting. I am used to being very active – going on walks, running down to the ocean and back, hiking, doing yoga, weight training. My active lifestyle may, in...
going home
I couldn’t be happier to say that Mark was released from the hospital last night. He got to go home with his two amazing parents, my sweet sister, Liz, and her husband, David. I...
He heals the brokenhearted.
This is a story of hope, heart, and healing. My sweet nephew, Mark, just turned two on April 17. He had a Ninja Turtles themed birthday party. I had the privilege of flying home...
don’t look back
A little over three years ago, I walked into Elise Joan’s yoga class. Little did I know, this was no ordinary yoga class. Elise plays hip hop music and the class is highly “athletic.”...
vanilla bean coconut ice cream with carob powder
I just came up with the most simple, delicious concoction. vanilla bean coconut ice cream with carob powder I’m not a huge fan of vanilla ice cream, but my boyfriend had bought me some....
sometimes you have to reach the bottom
As I mentioned in my decade of pain post, I had reached my wit’s end, I had reached my “rock bottom” when I finally found my way to a holistic doctor. Or should I...
