Jesus

Your sacrifice, my salvation.

  Write your stories. Tell the world about who I am. These words have been tugging at my heart strings lately so here we go, back to the beginning. When I was 12 I had my heart broken. It was late afternoon in April, my classmates and I were gearing up for a long Easter break. Our middle school was within walking distance to church and it was tradition in our Catholic school to walk… Read More Your sacrifice, my salvation.

Grace

Your grace is enough

Jeopardy ended and it was time for my husband to take his father home. We exchanged goodnights and I thumbed through social media posts until he returned. After a few minutes my husband walked in, closed the door, let out a huff then explained how his Dad was harping on a subject which left my husband wanting to give him a piece of his mind. Instead of trying to diffuse the anger he was feeling… Read More Your grace is enough

Prayer

The Power of Prayer

Pray. For us believers it’s what we do in response to bad news, overwhelming stress, an unknown outcome, or for many other reasons. I know I’ve poured my heart out to God many times over the years. However, I didn’t know praying truly “worked” until 2004. I was preparing to live a new life with my then boyfriend (now husband), in a new state with a new job, and new adventures to be had. But everything it… Read More The Power of Prayer

Writing

Imperfect

Just write. It’s what all the published writers say. Your writing doesn’t have to be perfect, usually follows closely after. I know I’ve written a lot of imperfect things over the years which is why I’ve been so inconsistent in my writing. When my words don’t feel good enough I tend to disconnect myself from writing. I started this blog about a year ago and by started I mean my husband added me to his… Read More Imperfect