Tonight, I’ve been thinking about soul checks. My mother used to send me a text every now and then whenever too much time had passed without hearing from me. Sometimes I was simply busy living life quietly, carrying things silently, moving through responsibilities without really stopping to process how I was doing emotionally or spiritually. … Continue reading A Soul Check After a Heavy Season
Yesterday, we laid Mrs. Patricia Wall to rest. I stood before a sanctuary filled with grieving hearts and read acknowledgments, condolences, resolutions, and cards on behalf of the family. Near the end of the remarks, her daughter asked me to read a personal message about missing her mother. I tried to hold myself together as … Continue reading The Spirit of a Mother Still Lives
Death has a way of revealing what life often conceals. It slows everything down, but at the same time, it stirs everything up. Emotions rise to the surface—some beautiful, some complicated, some… difficult to witness. I’ve noticed that when someone passes, you don’t just see grief. You see people. You see the good.The ones who … Continue reading What Loss Brings to the Surface
Tuesday, April 27 Yesterday, we stood in a hospital room and watched life…transition. Even writing that still feels surreal, because that really is the only word that fits. It felt out-of-body, like being fully present and aware of what was happening, and yet a part of me still could not quite grasp that it was … Continue reading Life Doesn’t End . . . It Transitions
Tonight, I find myself still thinking about the message from earlier today in the Book of Judges, specifically chapter 14, and how Samson made a decision that seemed simple on the surface but carried so much weight. What stood out to me was not just his strength, but how quickly desire can move someone out … Continue reading Delayed, Not Denied
This morning, I found myself really thinking about what a blessing this semester has been for me, and not in a loud or obvious way, but in a quiet, steady kind of way that just sits with you. I’ve had the opportunity to pour into the next generation of teachers, and I don’t think I … Continue reading Pouring Into the Next Bloom
There are seasons when life feels quiet—when things are planted, but not yet seen. And then there are seasons where everything starts moving at once. I’m in one of those seasons now. Over the past few weeks, I’ve been working closely with a client to bring her book to life. Yesterday, I held my first … Continue reading Resurrection in Real Time: Becoming the Voice I Was Called to Be
Today is International Women’s Day, and in the spirit of Women’s History Month, I’m thinking about the women whose lives have shaped the world—both the ones history remembers and the ones whose names may never appear in books. Women carry generations. We nurture dreams, hold families together, build communities, and often change lives in quiet, … Continue reading Celebrating the Women Who Carry the World
My husband and I were talking earlier, and we found ourselves laughing about something that really is not funny at all. It was one of those moments where you shake your head more than you laugh. Young people today have access to cameras, platforms, and audiences within seconds. Something happens, a phone comes out, and … Continue reading Before You Post
There is a temptation, especially when you care deeply, to leave your own garden unattended. When you see weeds popping up in someone else’s space, when you notice tension in the air, or when you sense something unsettled in the soil around you, your instinct may be to grab your tools and move toward it. … Continue reading Tending Your Own Garden
