A few months ago I brought in my 35th birthday on my first solo international trip! Going solo wasn’t my original plan, but I asked over 10 people and things just weren’t working out, so I went ahead & booked the trip. Some people were nervous & wondering how I got to this point. (My... Continue Reading →
Courage to Hope
https://youtu.be/diNpnXE7k-A We can courageously hope in a faithful God who keeps his promises. It takes courage to hope in the midst of despair, or when we don’t see change happening. But like the persistent widow, we can plead our case to a God who hears our cries, and will liberate us. It may not be... Continue Reading →
Hope
As written for the Life in Practice Blog. When we think about hope, it can feel like this intangible figment of our imagination that is sometimes hard to grasp. Where does hope come from, and what’s the point of hoping when things look so bleak and unchanging? The dictionary defines hope as “a feeling of... Continue Reading →
Spirit of Power
A few weeks ago, I was thinking about the personality God gave me, and I remembered 6th grade. I’ve always been a quiet person, so people TRIED to bully me in junior high. 3 girls were picking on me in 6th grade and said they would jump me after school. Instead of avoiding them and... Continue Reading →