There will always be things thrown our way that will threaten our desire to hold our plans loosely. We have to be brave enough to lay aside

As a writer, I love to read. I love losing track of time by getting lost in a good fiction story; even more, I love a good faith-based non-fiction book that challenges me to grow in my faith. Books that have a tendency to stay with me in the years that follow. These four books are on my bookshelf and every now and then I pull them off the shelf to re-read the truth that is in them. Simply put, these books have pointed me to Jesus. I highly recommend them. 1. Fitted: The Chris

My plans for maternity leave included learning conversational French and teaching myself how to play the guitar. Let that sink in for a moment. As a new mom, I honestly believed that I might get bored because caring for a newborn might not fully occupy my time. This is insanity. This is me. My Plans I did not grow up counting down the days until I could be a mommy. Don’t get me wrong, I loved baby dolls and Barbie dolls just as much as the next girl. I was not opposed to moth

After adopting Brielle, I started to ask God for a boring, complacent life. I didn’t need more adventure. More change, more unknown. I needed stability, a sense of that perceived control that I crave. I wanted a season of complacency. Two years later, I’ve decided to stop asking for that. I’ve decided to embrace unknown and just roll with it because God hasn’t allowed me to be complacent. I’ve had to fight my own personality. Type A people, like myself, aren’t known to crave

"We will never find our purpose in exhaustion.” – Maria Goff, Love Lives Here My friend sent me this quote tonight. It’s perfection. If I’ve learned anything about myself in my mere 32 years, it’s that whatever I do has to have a sense of purpose. And, well, trying to live a purpose-filled life can be exhausting if we aren't careful. Exhaustion strips my sense of purpose and skews my priorities quicker than my three-year-old can meltdown in Toys ‘R Us. When I become exhausted