I had lunch with a friend today. Part of my goal for 2024 is to build community, to find like-minded friends with whom I can walk through this season of life. A couple of weeks ago, I reached out to a friend I hadn’t seen in several years. We scheduled lunch, and it was such a blessing to see her. We caught up on life. We talked about all of our kids, her four and my three. When our kids were little, they were inseparable. We spent so much time together because our kids were best of friends. Sadly, as we’ve grown, we’ve all gone our separate ways. Some of the kids still stay in touch or cross ..read more

I am a firm believer that we should not live our lives by fear. When my kids were young, I tried to find ways to ensure they had courage to face fear. My safe way of teaching to live in bravery was to take them to amusement parks and put them on every possible roller coaster. And yes, I jumped on with them. It’s probably been ten years since I was on a roller coaster. In fairness, there’s several reasons including a spinal fusion. Probably not the wisest choice for me at this stage in my life. But, what I’ve found is that I seem to be allowing fear to have a grip on my life. Fear is a normal p ..read more

This week, I’m excited to have my daughter write a guest post for me! She’s now a sophomore in college, and an absolute delight! This summer, she is going to Cambodia and Thailand on a two month mission trip. It would bless her to have you join her in prayer! You can also pray for me as I’m not sure how to let my baby go around the world without me! **************************** Hi everyone! This is Cassie, it’s been awhile since I’ve written for my mom’s blog. Last time you heard from me I was a sophomore in high school, and now I am a sophomore in college! I’m sure some of you are new readers ..read more

Last week, I spent my morning commute praying. As you may remember, my word for 2024 is miracles, specifically miracles of restoration miracles of purpose. I have several people in my life for whom I am praying for miracles of restoration–restoration of their relationship with God, restoration of their marriages, restoration other relationships. As I drove to work that morning, the word miracles was heavy on my heart and in my prayers. As I drove and prayed, I had this vision of God. He was sitting in heaven, listening to my prayers. As I prayed, He had this mischievous little grin creepi ..read more

“You don’t have enough faith,” Jesus told them. “I tell you the truth, if you had faith even as small as a mustard seed, you could say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it would move. Nothing would be impossible.” Matthew 17:20 How much faith do we need to see miracles in our lives? Jesus himself said we only need faith the size of a mustard seed. That’s not very much faith to see God do amazing things! I know so many people who are struggling with their faith. Maybe they once had a strong faith, but life has been hard. They’ve seen pain and devastation, and they’ve begun to wo ..read more

Listen to my voice in the morning, Lord.     Each morning I bring my requests to you and wait expectantly. Psalm 5:3 Miracles. Miracles of restoration. Miracles of purpose. That’s what has been on my mind for the last two months. I believe wholeheartedly God has laid these words on my heart for 2024. My mind is constantly thinking about miracles of restoration and miracles of purpose. However, I am in the process of waiting to see the miracles come to fruition. I know what restoration I am looking for. I know what purpose I am laying at His feet. And so I pray, begging God ..read more

Have you ever encountered something and immediately known it was life-changing? That’s where I find myself today. I’ve shared about this crazy journey God has been leading me on in my professional life. Several weeks ago, I walked away from a very comfortable salary and a team that I absolutely love. However, I knew without a doubt it was God leading me–a decision that continues to be confirmed with each passing day. I am trying to settle into a new position that allows me to work three days/week so I can focus on my passion: coaching for transformation. Over the last few months, I’ve been stu ..read more

Jesus. So often, I simply find myself crying out the name of Jesus. There are so many times I simply can’t find the words, but I know the name of Jesus has power. It has authority. It has peace. It is God with us. These last few months, I’ve been presented with some difficult situations that have consumed my heart and mind. I try to pray, but often my mind quickly wanders back to a place of worry and anxiety. I know that’s not God’s best for me, and I try desperately to cast all my cares on Him (1 Peter 5:7). The words to I Speak Jesus  seem to be on an endless loop in my mind. If I can b ..read more

Extraordinary acts of God begin with ordinary acts of obedience. Craig Groeschel These words (as I shared a few weeks ago) have rung through my mind for weeks now. As I’ve been sharing, God has called me to step out of my comfort zone, to trust Him with my future. For many years, I have wanted to move from my job to a coaching business. My heart is to see peoples’ lives transformed by God’s love and grace. I’ve poured out my heart on these pages, shared my faith, prayed for God to move in mighty ways. But my job has always taken so much energy that I have nothing left to pour into building a c ..read more

Do a mighty work in me, Lord, so you can do a mighty work through me. I will never forget falling to my knees and praying that very prayer. I’ll be honest. My pride prevented me from seeing how much work God needed to do in me before He could work through me. I was at the lowest point of my life, walking through an unwanted divorce, struggling with the pain of adultery. I knew I didn’t want my pain to be in vain, but I really couldn’t imagine how much He needed to transform me so I could be used by Him. Over the course of the next few years, I participated as my Father pruned so many ..read more