Finding Hope After Disappointment — When Life Doesn’t Go the Way You Prayed

Finding Hope After Disappointment — When Life Doesn’t Go the Way You Prayed Sometimes there just isn’t a pretty way to say it — finding hope after disappointment feels impossible when your heart is still aching from what didn’t work out. You prayed. You hoped. You pictured it all turning out one way — and […]
You Are Allowed To Change Your Mind — Giving Yourself Permission To Grow

You Are Allowed To Change Your Mind — Giving Yourself Permission To Grow Sweet friend, if you’ve been carrying something that doesn’t fit your life anymore and you’ve been too afraid to set it down — this one is for you. Giving yourself permission to grow is one of the bravest, most faith-filled things you […]
The Stranger Who Was Kind for No Particular Reason

The Stranger Who Was Kind for No Particular Reason Small acts of kindness from strangers can change your entire day — and you may never know when God is using your smallest kindness to answer someone else’s quiet prayer. Why Small Acts of Kindness from Strangers Touch Us So Deeply Have you ever been having […]
The Luck of the Irish Gift — A Military Romance Book Series About Family, Faith and Showing Up When Life Doesn’t Go as Planned

The Luck of the Irish Gift — A Military Romance Book Series About Family, Faith and Showing Up When Life Doesn’t Go as Planned If you’ve ever held a child in your arms and felt something stir deep in your soul — a knowing, a calling, a silent promise — then this military romance book […]
God Leaves Little Pieces of Beauty Everywhere — Are You Noticing Them?

God Leaves Little Pieces of Beauty Everywhere — Are You Noticing Them? Have you ever walked right past something beautiful without even knowing it? God leaves little pieces of beauty everywhere you go — quiet, ordinary, easy-to-miss miracles hiding in plain sight — and today is the day you start noticing them. You Don’t Need […]
You Don’t Need a Perfect Prayer — You Just Need an Honest One

You Don’t Need a Perfect Prayer — You Just Need an Honest One An honest prayer is sometimes the only thing your heart knows how to offer — and sweet friend, that is more than enough. Why You Feel Like Your Honest Prayer Isn’t Good Enough Can I be real with you about something? Sometimes […]
Learning to Speak Kindly to Yourself

Learning to Speak Kindly to Yourself Have you ever looked in the mirror and immediately found something wrong? You noticed another wrinkle, another gray hair, something that isn’t quite where it used to be — and apparently gravity has been working overtime. Learning to speak kindly to yourself starts right there, in that moment, when […]
Call Someone You Love Today

Call Someone You Love Today When you call someone you love today, you might just change their whole day — and yours too. You know exactly who I’m talking about, sweet friend. That name. That face. That woman who just popped right into your heart the second you started reading this. Maybe she’s been sitting […]
Maybe You Don’t Need To Figure Everything Out Today

Maybe You Don’t Need To Figure Everything Out Today There is a quiet kind of grace for today that often gets drowned out by the noise of everything you think you need to figure out by next week. Your mind starts racing ahead, three months into the future, building problems that don’t even exist yet, […]
3 Simple Ways to Choose Gratitude Instead of Regret Tonight

3 Simple Ways to Choose Gratitude Instead of Regret Tonight Before you climb into bed tonight, sweet friend, choosing gratitude instead of regret might be the most important decision you make all day. It is easy to lie there in the dark and replay everything that did not get done. The laundry still folded in […]