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God is love. The love of God is not transactional. The love He gives us is not determined by our actions, but instead, by who He is. He is love; and because it’s who He is, there will never be a shortage…

I had been in love with this boy since I was eleven years old. He was my best friend and over our 12 years of friendship, we had fallen in and out of love. He experienced tremendous losses and I wanted to be his comfort…

Before I found God’s precious freedom of forgiveness, my heart was hopelessly tangled in struggles to forgive. I hadn’t realized it at the time, but I had created a junk drawer of sorts in my heart…

On January 9, 2021 I wrote a note to myself saying, “I have the courage, trust and faith to END what needs to end in order for the next thing to begin.” I had to write this down throughout the season…

I grew up feeling like God only wanted my happiness, that when I entered worship or a church service or even my devotional time with Him, that I had to sweep all my feelings, pain, anger and confusion…

“God who I am going in is not who I want to be when I leave”. This was my prayer nearly 20 years ago as I walked through the doors of a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center at 21. Multiple DUI’s, a suicide attempt that…

Soundwaves overlapping. Intricately spinning. Volume accelerating. His blood has shattered the shackles of silence and oppression that held me captive for far too long. Because of Christ’s miraculous “yes,”…

Waiting. Everyone experiences it. We all have the opportunity to grow in freedom as we wait. Currently, I am waiting on a lot of things. Some relatively small like waiting for the next episode of The Chosen…

God is love. The love of God is not transactional. The love He gives us is not determined by our actions, but instead, by who He is. He is love; and because it’s who He is, there will never be…

I used to think the above statement was a place. Perhaps a season of my life I’d eventually get to when I had a certain amount of money, or car, or kids, or the absence of my everyday struggles…

Wandering through a valley is never easy. It’s a journey that can leave us feeling alone, hopeless, and defeated. It is so easy to get stuck in this place of bondage, but we must continue to fight for our freedom.

​​Healing is not linear. It’s a roller coaster pattern. You process things cyclical, and each time it comes around, you peel back another layer. Another phase surfaced in my life this year. One night after reading Isaiah 43:19…

Imagine a blonde, 7-year-old, “spirited” little girl. Rocking square cut bangs with glasses that covered most of her face, attending a private Christian school. The type where you have to wear khakis…

Comparison is killing our relationships. When we compare- we’re slowly draining the life out of the relationship. Imagine we’re gardening and we spot a weed. If we pluck it out, the surface issue is…

I hit rock bottom. My perfectionist front cracked like broken glass when I was sent home from college, pulled from my leading role in performances, and placed on…

Back in 2016, I was tired. I was unhappy in my job. I had been dealing with PTSD from a traumatic experience and trying to cope with becoming a wife after years of perceived “freedom” and “independence”…

Listen, I’m not surprised when Christian leaders or human beings fall. Why? Because I'm a human being, and I know what I’m capable of without confessing 𝘮𝘺 sin, repenting and submitting my life to God and a small…

8 years ago my husband and I were in the infancy stages of launching what is now i5 City Church, I toiled with what it was going to look like for me as “Co-Lead Pastor”. I felt insecure about my role leading the church…