I hear a lot of silence lately. Growing up in church, I was taught to seek God at a young age. To pray, hope, have faith, listen, read, and look for His direction and wisdom. With every decision, big and small, I was taught to “give it to God” and let Him direct your path.… Read More
I see you friend. I see you trying to wake up in the morning, your eyes fluttering, and you’re already feeling like you’re not enough. I see you rushing through your day – whether it’s work or kids or spouses – feeling like everyone is pushing back on you, leaving you wondering if what you… Read More
Look carefully at this picture…. In the distance is the ocean. I know you probably can’t see it but past the dusky dark palm trees and below the brilliant, cotton candy clouds, lies the ocean. It’s vast and filled with all sorts of aquatic life underneath its surface – its magnitude is magnificent. But in… Read More
Parenting in a pandemic has been, in a word, exhausting. And it’s no one’s fault… it’s just the circumstances. We understand why we had to restructure life – to save other lives. But it has still been one long, emotional experience. Here is what our year has looked like: Part 1 – Home from School… Read More
Hey friend – you haven’t peaked. Here’s the deal. I am 42 years old. I hate admitting it but it’s true. I went to college late. I graduated late. I got married late. I had babies late. Everything in my life I have done late. Nothing in my life I have done early. And lately… Read More
I am a little nervous to post this but also excited. Excited because I am incredibly thankful to finally see the difference focusing on health has made on my skin. This is my before and after picture (2 1/2 years ago and yesterday). About 4 years ago, my skin started to really flare up. Up… Read More
I’m going to miss you when you grow up. I say this to my babies often as I give them tight hugs or stroke their hair. I can’t wait to see the young men and women they will be. I can’t wait to see the successes they will have and things they will accomplish and… Read More
I spent the last 30 days sugar free. No sugar, honey, agave syrup, etc. Seriously, not even one bite of my kid’s ice cream and I thought I would share some things I found: 1) it’s not as hard as I thought. The first few days were for sure tough but once I started seeing… Read More
A few years ago, my Pastor’s son, a Pastor himself, Matthew Barnett, participated in a World Marathon where you had to run 7 races in 7 days across 7 continents – yeah, it was that hard! He was doing this to raise money for his wonderful organization in Los Angeles called the Dream Center. We… Read More