“Please don’t let this be another cliché ‘there’s purpose in your pain’ posts” you think, “because I’ve heard it everywhere and it’s becoming white noise. I know scripture. I can quote the usual inspiration in my sleep. But still I am gripped by my pain and this haze won’t go away, things ...
6 Ways Stepping Outside Of Your Comfort Zone Will Radically Change Your Life
There are so many things I would have never known I was capable of had I not stepped outside of myself and just did it. This blog, for one, wouldn’t exist. You would not be reading these words right now if I became paralyzed by every insecurity about it. Let’s be real, the ...
The Days I Learned To Love My Own Company
I remember the days when I didn’t know how to be alone. Being alone meant being left to my thoughts and many of those thoughts included insecurities, anxieties, doubts- just plain defeat. At all costs I avoided facing the battlefield of repressed hurts I wouldn’t allow myself to feel and past ...
The Ultimate List: 100 Ways to Instantly Boost Your Mood
Having an off day happens to the best of us. It can be easy to find yourself stuck in the blues and have a hard time digging your way out to the light again- especially if you're facing the battle of depression, anxiety, Borderline Personality Disorder or any other ongoing emotional crisis. Here are ...
How to Stop Overthinking and Live in the Moment
Does your thinking tend to drift into an eternal cycle of the why’s, the how’s, and the what if’s? Welcome to the club my friend. I am by nature an over-thinker. I have a PhD in overthinking. I’ve mastered it just about all my life. I’ve been guilty of overthinking about my overthinking. After a ...
The Biggest Lesson God Taught Me This Year…
God has really been keeping me lifted these days. I mean, literally, I’m writing this from 40,000 ft up in the air. Austin and I are on our way to yet another big move. I was so sure I’d NEVER leave Los Angeles, the city I was born and raised in with all my friends, my family and my home church ...
By His Stripes You are Healed | Why You Can Be Whole
I have a confession to make. We’ve all heard and used the term “by his stripes you are healed.” mainly referring to some type of illness that’s come upon us. The Christian world uses it again and again...but I have used this in vain. I’ve used it religiously. I’ve known that ...
5 Ways to Refuel When You’re Burnt Out on Life
This morning was one of those days where I was just done. We’ve all had a time like this. Where just about everything that could go wrong does. You’re getting the run around of life and every other step taken forward is getting knocked back. It all starts to pile on top of each other. And you’re ...