Now it Springs Forth

World Vision Child Ambassador

2018-11-30T20:35:00.003-05:00

Since I was only 13, a part of my heart has been in Zambia with my first sponsor child through World Vision, Melody Muchimba. Writing her letters and sending pictures was one of my favorite things to do growing up. In November of 2009, the Lord called me to go to Zambia with Cure International where I was blessed to serve the

Flawless Hero

2017-03-02T22:37:00.002-05:00

The words played on the radio as I drove home from work today... No matter the bumps No matter the bruises No matter the scars Still the truth is The cross has made The cross has made you flawless No matter the hurt Or how deep the wound is No matter the pain

Being a Mrs

2017-01-24T19:31:00.001-05:00

For the last several years of my life I had given up on the idea or the dream of ever getting married. You see I had walked through heartbreak with my heart left barely beating and I began to believe in the lie that keeping my heart locked away was my only guarantee from getting hurt again. So I went through life with my heart

First Love

2016-07-26T21:40:00.002-04:00

Recently this song has been playing almost daily on the radio and my church has been playing it during worship the last few sundays. When I first sang it I didn't pay as much attention to the words. But hearing it so often I started listening to the words instead of the music and I heard the beauty in its truth. &

Rainbows

2016-07-14T21:24:00.001-04:00

Today I was driving home after a long day of work and a big storm had just started to settle and the rain was still pouring down my windshield and I began fervently searching for a rainbow. I have loved rainbows for years now. God has consistently sent me rainbows at the most perfect times on some of my darkest days. I don't remember asking for them and I can't say I was

Relentless

2016-06-16T21:23:00.003-04:00

Song of Solomon 8:6-7 The idea of God being relentless is one that often captures my thoughts. How can this God who sees my darkest secrets and my judgmental thoughts love me in a way that is relentless? As if by loving me he can push away all the junk and disgust in my heart. But if he were a God who truly loved completely he could not be anything but relentless. He couldn`t

She Used to Be Mine

2016-01-20T16:32:00.003-05:00

It's not simple to sayThat most days I don't recognize meThat these shoes and these scrubsThat place and it's patronsHave taken more than I gave themIt's not easy to knowI'm not anything like I used to beAlthough it's trueI was never attention's sweet centerI still remember that girl She's imperfect but she triesShe is good but she liesShe is hard on herselfShe is broken and won't ask for

Adopt a Grandparent

2015-11-25T16:23:00.005-05:00

Last year I began an adventure with my Mary Kay business to start an Adopt a Grandparent fundraiser. This was of course a creative spin off of my business with Mary Kay to find a way to give back to my community but it was also the outcome of weeks of serving Fritzi who I had met the year before at 92 years old with not a single family member or

Why here?

2015-11-12T21:26:00.001-05:00

This is the question posed at every job interview. The one I was asked three times this morning. Why do you want to stay in the area? And of course this is the recent college graduates chance to convince the hiring manager they will be dedicated to this job should they be hired. &

Comfort and Peace

2015-11-08T10:11:00.001-05:00

When darkness falls at evening time And all the world is still My heart feels restless, oh my God It longs to be filled Oh Father rescue me from doubt Deliver me from grief Let your joy in me abound Remove my unbelief, remove my unbelief I hear the wind rush through the trees A peaceful whistling sound But still my soul is not at ease And sleep cannot be found You are stillness

A Treasured Legacy

2015-09-22T21:04:00.000-04:00

Death stings and lingers at moments with pain that is unbearable. But God promises that “He will swallow up death forever; the Lord God will wipe away tears from all faces” (Isaiah 25:8). In a short period of time I’ve had to say goodbye to two special women in my life. Last week my grandmother went from sick to dying in a matter of days. I really did not

Angel

2015-09-14T15:58:00.001-04:00

So my last post was in June, where life had several dramatic changes and I have paused since to reflect and try to glean some sort of life lesson out of this time. After my post “advocate” Fritzi went down hill very quickly, much quicker than expected. She needed a feeding tube but was

Tribute to Elisabeth Elliot

2015-06-16T15:07:00.001-04:00