Today was his last Sunday. That reality hit like a ton of bricks when dignitary after dignitary entered the pulpit to speak about his work. To attest to his dedication to our community. To rave about the growth of the church. It was New Year's Eve 2011. I was in grad school and in desperate need of a church home—something I had never...

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"Broken crayons still color." Broken women do too. Perhaps you're one of them. You've been heartbroken, spiritually broken, or financially broke. You've been beaten up and washed down. Trampled over and ignored. People tell you that your broken spirit is a testimony of endurance and faith; that it's a lesson in patience and trust. They say your broken heart is a resemblance of...

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Body image. Procrastination. Impatience. We all jotted down what it was we disliked most about ourselves. What issues we struggled with the hardest. What self-loathing thoughts stood in our way the most. Not being where I want to be. I wrote down as number 3 of 5. The activity was conducted over top the soft melody of Anthony Evans—the perfect soundtrack for this...

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I wanted to write a generic birthday post. One with a list like, "27 ways to know I'm blessed" or "27 things I want to do this year". I wanted to be cheesy about the many things I learned, or about the amazing things I've done. About how grateful I am to have been able to experience another year to its completion. I'm...

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When I want a good laugh I get on the scale. I thought purchasing one a few months ago would help me restart my long lost fitness journey. Instead, it made me obsess – weighing myself twice a day, every day even when I hadn't done a thing for it to change. I must've expected this 20 pounds of "relationship weight" to disappear into...

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Heavenly Father,  We come before you tonight to ask for forgiveness of our sins.  To ask that you continue to heal us and make us whole. To ask  that you bless our family and friends and guide us all towards the promises you made for our lives. We ask that you provide  all that is ordained for us so we can serve you...

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