Originally published in Her View From Home. I used to be fit and thin, but then I became a mom. I used to go running for the fun of it, often spur of the moment with my favorite tunes playing in my earbuds. Now if I want to go for a run, there’s nothing spontaneous... Continue Reading →
Tired of Broken New Year’s Resolutions? Try Making a Vision Board
There was a time when I would naively make big, lofty New Year’s resolutions, only to break them all just a few weeks into the new year. You know the kind: work out every day, eat super healthy, stop doing this and start doing that. The first couple weeks are usually pretty great! I’m following... Continue Reading →
Dear Late Bloomer, You Have Nothing to Prove
Originally published in Her View From Home. “That went well!” My husband says as we get in the car to head back home after our first small group meeting at church. “Yeah, I guess . . .” My voice trails off as I think back on the meeting. It was anything but fun in my... Continue Reading →
Embrace the Journey
Are you someone who enjoys the journey or do you anxiously await your destination? As much as I would like to be a “fly by the seat of my pants” kind of traveler, I’m much more a destination-seeker. A planned route known far in advance is my type of life-travel. Unfortunately, life doesn’t fit a... Continue Reading →
Discovering Who I Am in Christ: Embracing My Introversion
If I had to describe in one word what these past couple of years has represented in my life, it would be the word “healing”. Healing. When I see it typed out in front of me, it doesn’t nearly hold the significance and power that I feel inside me. So often we think of the... Continue Reading →
When Healing Takes Place
As I look back at this past year, I'm amazed that the mere passing of time can allow for such a difference in a person's life. It's not the passing of time that creates the change but rather the opportunity that time has to offer. Opportunity for a raw look at one's life and what mess... Continue Reading →
A Letter to My Future Children
June 24, 2012 Dear Future Children, Your father is amazing. He gives me a voice when I don’t have my own or don’t know how to use my own. He gives me encouragement when I need it most. Today marks the day when I will no longer live in fear of failure. Your father brought... Continue Reading →
Grown-Up
I used to think that I'd be all "grown-up" once I married. Instead, my new marriage has shown me just how childish I have always been. It's forced me to grow up in ways I didn't even know I needed maturing in. The heart and mind of a lonely single can easily be swayed into... Continue Reading →
For Starters…
I am a newlywed, passionately in love with my handsome, engineer-minded husband, Daryll Devon II. I have a growing interest in the arts: dance, writing, and photography. A natural-born observer, I find all God's creation fascinating and worth the time to explore and ponder on. I'm an owner of two felines, one who is typical... Continue Reading →
The Living Loved Movement 