Life Lessons: A Modern Girl’s Guide to Biblical Truths

Teaching is hard, y'all! But as we head into a new year, I'd like to share some reasons I love my calling.

Often what feels like seasons of waiting or struggle are truly seasons of preparation. 

Let’s be honest, we live in a world of perfect posts and fake tans. Pride is rewarded and failure is treated as inexcusable. No wonder we all have so many secrets!

It's hot and humid but I'm still grateful...

“And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.” ~ Philippians 4:19

Can you be too careful? Better yet, can you not be careful while not being careless?

Join me this week for the beautiful conclusion of our story. 

We're back in Ruth this week as our heroine, Ruth, walks bravely into Naomi's plan and her destiny. 

With Father’s Day approaching I wanted to reflect on just a handful of things that make my Dad pretty stinking fantastic.

Join me again this week as we continue our journey in Ruth. 

Join me as we continue our journey in Ruth. 

Join me for a look at my choice for Holy Hallmark movie of choice!

I am forever grateful to have been raised by a woman that makes me proud, teaches me daily and one whom I can call a true friend.

What legacy are we leaving behind? 

Yes, I recognize the irony of the perfectionist, self-critical person not wanting to admit they need help for their self-critical, perfectionist ways because they are self-critical and a bit of a perfectionist. Mental health is wild, y’all!

Of C.S. Lewis' four Pevensie siblings I see myself most in Edmund, the younger brother who feels overlooked, under appreciated and frustrated with the circumstances of his life but it's within this story that I also found hope and joy...

Who knew that being wrong could be so right?

What would you tell your younger self? 

I picked up a habit several years ago of gratitude journaling as a form of worship during my quiet time which has also become a great way of refocusing my perspective on all the amazing and joyful things the Lord sprinkles throughout my life…

Can rock bottom lead to something wonderful? 

Looking back, I can now see how God used some very specific challenges to tear down idols in my life and replace them with His goodness. I can even see that I’m still in the midst of some tearing down but I’d like to share a few that really struck me because they were sneaky idols…

The journey is what makes you who you are and molds the ending you get. This is why I love the insight that looking back provides. Hindsight really is 20/20.

Several years ago I purchased a mug for my much required coffee fix during those long podcast recording days that has become an Ebenezer Stone of sorts in my life. It had a simple message that I knew I needed… “One Step at a Time”. As an overplanning, overthinking person, this mug represented a true spiritual question and struggle for me…. How do we follow in faith when we feel like we can’t see t...

“When the time is right, I, the Lord, will make it happen.” Isaiah 60:22

“Anne, you have tricked something out of that imagination of yours that you call romance… Don’t toss it away for some ridiculous ideal that doesn’t exist.” ~Marilla Cuthbert in Anne of Avonlea