I’ve come to an understanding that loving yourself looks very different from pampering yourself and a deep focus on what makes you happy alone. I find that loving yourself has less to do with what makes you happy than what makes you whole. Loving yourself is the process of evolving and growing as a person,…
The God Who Sees Me
Isaiah 40:28-31 28 Have you not known? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable. 29 He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases strength. 30 Even…
Journey to Freedom from Rejection
There was a situation recently that triggered a deep level of rejection in me. For a time after, I found myself rolling down the familiarly annoying road of rejection. Feel rejected → Naval gazing: forcing myself to remember every mistake I’ve made since birth → Feeling unworthy: Shaming myself for the things I’ve done wrong…
Grieving With Hope
In my almost 7 years of being a Christian, the most common narrative of the prophetic words or words of encouragement I receive happens to be “You are a voice for the voiceless”. My only issue with that was that in my past, silence was a requirement for me to survive. Later on, I started…
2.16.2020
It’s been a while since I’ve posted. A lot has been happening since I’ve been back from school and it feels like my world has turned upside down. God has been uprooting every single thing I have ever believed in lol. Its been a major shift in my world view and perspective on God’s purpose…
I Am Brave
Nelson Mandela: “Courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.” I’m learning more and more how essential bravery is because I’m convinced Generational Trauma has to end with ME. I constantly remind myself that…
Freedom’s Awakening
The prayers being raised for baby olive has done something beautiful in me. I have been slowly falling into the welcoming arms of disbelief and despair only to be met by the reality of who God is, woven into the fabric of the lives of other believers. Time and time again God has not failed…
Perspective
Good perspective is not the absence of pain but the ability to see hope in circumstances that are pain-filled. It is the ability to believe that God is good, even when nothing seems to dictate that He is. It is the ability to trust that you are loved, even when you feel unseen & unknown….
Beautiful Rewards
2018 was me falling, super hard. If it wasn’t for Jesus, my family, my loved ones, & the church I honestly am not sure if I’d be alive today. I know that seems super melodramatic but honestly, it’s the truth. There were days where I felt like I was not sane and days when I…