What Difficult Season Are You Enduring? I am no stranger to enduring a difficult season in my life, as I’m sure you aren’t either. As humans, we all experience hardships and trials that can linger longer than we may like. For my husband and I, our difficult season currently looks like a 3 year perseverance […] Read more…
As you may know if you’ve been following my blog for awhile, I write about two main topics. 1. My life as a follower of Jesus. 2. Money; specifically frugal living and managing money well. Those are the “meat” of the “sandwich” on my blog, although there is a variety of other “lifestyle” bits sprinkled […] Read more…
Do you feel fulfilled in your work? Do you wish you had a different job that felt more “impactful”? Today we will discuss how ALL work can be impactful and fulfilling when done in one specific way. Read more…
Happy Friday friends! It truly felt like Friday would NEVER come. This week was a tough one… I felt in a constant exhausted, headachy fog throughout the entirety of every single day this week. On Tuesday I literally got sick and had to call a Hail Mary down the hall to a teacher to watch […] Read more…
When God Asks You to Wait… Have you ever been through a difficult period of waiting in your life where you just want answers but feel left in the dark? It can be so difficult to wait for months, even years, to see how God will work in a situation. Waiting has always been especially […] Read more…
Hey friends! This blog post is going to be different than the usual blog posts I write. I want this to feel like a “coffee in hands, curled up on the couch in my living room” kind of chat. The kind of chat where you leave feeling hopeful and encouraged. Today is the day before […] Read more…
Fear and anxiety are an unfortunate part of life. The two are interrelated for many people. When faced with fear, you might respond with the physical reaction of feeling anxious, or being anxious may cause you to fear. Either way, these two emotions can be enough to dramatically change one’s life. For some, it may […] Read more…
Just a little over two years ago, I shadowed my 1st grade teacher Mrs. Newton at Lighthouse Christian School. It was spring break 2016 and I was home for a week from Spokane where I was student teaching Kindergarten in a Title I school. I was interested in seeing what it would be like to […] Read more…
Have you ever struggled with body image and self-acceptance? If you answered yes, you are not alone. In a world with Instagram fitness models and perfectly toned bodies flooding our feeds, it can feel like an endless battle trying to fight the temptation to wish our bodies looked different. Men and women everywhere feel the […] Read more…
Tears stung my eyes as I quickly blinked them away before the man approaching me on the path noticed I was crying. I let out a raspy sob as he passed and my face fell into my hands. I couldn’t will myself to walk. All I could manage was to lean my body against the […] Read more…