Rose and Thorn

As I sit here, my coffee mug casting shadows over the book Blue Like Jazz, I subconsciously run my hand through my hair as I try and make sense of the thoughts dancing around in my head.  Sometimes the amount of words and thoughts entangled in my mind make it difficult to focus, and so… Continue reading Only God Can Truly Change This Heart

It’s been a long day, good but definitely tiring.  As much as I love kids, when I nanny five year old twins, Mae and Grace, they challenge me to stay on my toes. Today was filled with imagination, from princesses dancing to peter pan plays to picnics in the park. Thankfully today I got to… Continue reading Patience and Waiting

t is a good day. I take a sip of my coffee, feeling it warm me up from the core. Although spring is surely on its way, the cool morning air reminds me that it hasn’t quite arrived. I cup my hands around my mug, the one I got in Ireland that reminds me of… Continue reading The Simplicity of a Sunrise

I feel like an expression we hear all the time is that in the end God is still good. When you don’t understand what God is doing in your life-remember that he is still good. But what does that mean for our lives?  Well, I believe that it has some pretty big implications on the… Continue reading Grace

I love kids, because they remind me of how simple and wonderful life is. They have such a sweet innocence about them and they look at life with sparkling eyes, taking it all in. In just one moment they can remind you of just how good God is, and that he simply wants us to… Continue reading Sweet Innocence

Hey Guys! As many of you know, I got baptized today! It was a very emotional, exciting day which I will not be forgetting anytime soon. I was so very blessed to be surrounded by friends and family as I made this commitment to Jesus. I wanted to share with you guys a little bit… Continue reading Gods Grace In My Life

How easily do we trust in the Lord, only when things are going right, when things are playing out exactly how we want? When we feel safe, loved and are on the right track with life, it’s generally pretty easy to trust the Lord with few doubts. Yet as soon as something goes wrong, or… Continue reading Worthy of Our Trust

Life often becomes a busy blur. We constantly rush from one thing to the next. For me, my life is filled with babysitting, cleaning houses with my mom, bible studies, coffee with friends, photography, giving rides to my 15 year old sister, going to volleyball games, visiting my two sisters and grandma in Laramie, watching… Continue reading Jesus Wants the Rose