“I just don’t think I’m the man for you…. You deserve someone who’s all in.” We were on FaceTime. We had gone on a handful of dates over a span of about 3 months. Things moved slowly, which I appreciated, and I felt like I was just beginning to get to know who he really […]

My word for the year has been Abundance. It’s been a year of returning to my heart faster so that I can see and experience the abundance God provides. When I’m living from my heart, connected to God, people see and feel it. I see it, I feel it; I feel vibrant and clear. But, […]

Ever pray so hard for something and it seemingly goes unanswered, or comes back, “no”? A few months ago it became clear to me that a man I had begun to give my heart to was not going in the same direction I was. I knew where I was going, while he was still figuring […]

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New seasons in life, new friendships or new career opportunities can all be exciting, but they can also be terrifying. We invest our hearts in things we want and hope for. I know I do.  However, I can’t invest my heart without emotions. Sometimes my emotions have nothing…

I thought he’d be taller. As soon as the thought entered my mind another voice replied, “How you show up here is a choice. Write the person off because they aren’t what you pictured in your mind or see this as an opportunity to be open to seeing all of who this person is, without […]

Someone recently repeated a story to me about another friend. I took it at face value because it seemed feasible, it was closely enough aligned to what I knew and had experienced of the individual that it was “believable”. Weeks went by and the story came up (brought up by me) in another conversation, with […]

Audery Hepburn once said, ” Pick a day. Enjoy it- to the hilt. The day as it comes. People as they come. The past, I think, has helped me appreciate the present – and I don’t want to spoil any of it by fretting about the future.” As I reflected on this year and my […]

We all get sidelined in life sometimes. Yet, it’s what I do with my time on the sidelines that matters.  It started off as a seemingly beautiful clear afternoon but as we reached the summit, the skies literally parted, in what seemed like moments, and it started to pour down rain. I decided to try […]

He walked toward my car slowly. Traffic had slowed as he strolled on the island between the cars. According to his sign he was a veteran, asking for money. I wrestle with so much within me in these split second moments. Do I trust his motives and mental state? I didn’t have cash on me, […]

I woke up Saturday morning with a major vulnerability hang over. It’s the feeling after I’ve shown up raw and real with the people in my life and the next day wake up thinking, “Well now they all know just how crazy and needy you really are, and just how difficult you are to love.”  Vulnerability hangovers […]