I didn’t used to pray every day. Some days I would forget. In the years where I felt God had abandoned me, I didn’t pray at all. But, in this season of life, since I committed to praying every day for specific people, I have found that it takes a very long time. Each day,…
The longer I live on this earth, the more this crazy world seems to make sense to me. I know not everyone feels that way. Plenty of us see the horrors of the world and wonder why!? Why does all this crazy sh*t happen to good people? Why do leaders commit genocide, why are children…
Spicy Italian Meatballs are a wealth of flavor from start to finish—and perfect to make in large batches. A delicious addition to both soups and pasta. I woke with thin rays of light yellow sunlight just barely beginning to trickle through my window. This is my favorite time of year in Florida because it means…
These days, I listen to audiobooks way more than I actually read. This year, I’m trying to read the entire Bible, and today, as I was going through my daily Bible reading, I thought to myself, “I wish I had an English narrator to read the Bible to me.” I opened my smartphone and asked…
The struggle is real. I’m struggling today. My mom called me late last night, as I was on my way to a monthly dance, and informed me that one of our family friends suffered a stroke and is in the hospital in ICU with bleeding in the brain. When my mom gave me the news,…
In this post, I’m going to tell you what I didn’t know about Jesus until last week. I feel like the majority of people probably haven’t heard this even, and it surprised me in a good way, so I hope you’ll stick with me to the end. Let me start with my history: I grew up in…