Not How I Thought It Would Be

The things we dream about when we are young.  The career we want, the wedding of our dreams to our "soulmate". Some of us have our life mapped out in so much detail we have planned when we will feel fulfilled enough to die. Oh, but if only life was that predictable or easily planned. …

Did I Make The Wrong Move?

We all, at some point, second-guessed a decision we've made.  When something doesn't go the way, we thought or has negative repercussions.  A car we badly wanted, a failed relationship, taking a job that didn't pan out, or having that big slice of double chocolate cake right before bad. The choice at the time seemed…

Taking Care of Self

For years I was on a fitness journey, consistent in working out, eating healthy and even posting about it on my previous blog and my IG page. However, in recent months, when things in my life took a downward turn, my health took a back seat to what I have been going through. There was…

It’s Ok to Not Be Ok, Just Tell Somebody

I have seen this quote being used quite a bit recently "it's ok not to be ok," basically saying it is fine if you aren't happy 24/7/365.  Or that you don't have it all together living on cloud nine, sliding down rainbows every single day.  Which is true, no matter how strong we try to…

Where Is Your Faith?

One of the things we are taught when it comes to faith in testing and trials come to make us stronger and grow/strengthen our faith, which is what is supposed to happen.  But what do you do when an unexpected happens, and your world is thrown into a tailspin? Initially, your faith is shaken a…

When God Says No

When you saw the title, I'm sure some of you thought, wait for what????  Yes, you read it right!! I have learned there are three answers God will give to a prayer, "yes" which we all love to hear, God saying yes to something we have been praying for is awesome!!  Then there is "not…

The Lesson In Going Through

It has taken me a little while to write this post, I started on it, then stopped and I keep coming back to it.  However, I haven't been able to finish it, and I couldn't figure out why this post was so hard. Then one day I was sitting thinking about this and how I'm…

Trusting in God

I just wanted to share this with you quickly and will touch more on it in another post as a part of this series on the "process". To piggy back off of my last post, this is one of my favorite songs to listen to any day but especially on those hard days.  In the…

The Process of Going Through

My last post I talked about purpose in your pain. We as children of God have the hope that in time He will work things out for our good (Romans 8:28). The key words here are "in time" our as God's says "in due season" or at the "appointed time." You're probably thinking ok so…

Reflection: Purpose in Pain

As I sit here today on my 42nd birthday, I'm reflecting on 2017. I'm thinking about all the goals and desires that I had.  All the things I wanted to happen and was excited about doing. Then I remember what actually happened outside of all of the plans I made. I won't go into detail…