My walk with God has changed over the years. Raised a “holiday Catholic,” I was introduced to a personal relationship with Christ from my college roommates. Since then, the relationship with Him has certainly grown. And while our relationship with Christ is unique from all other relationships, in many ways …

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When a New Year Doesn’t Feel New A few years ago, we had several losses all in one year. We lost a pregnancy, a dog, and my husband lost his father and his grandmother. It was a very rough year. And while I was hopeful for the coming year, I …

Bible Verses for a Fresh Start with God After a Hard Year Read more »

Spring is a glorious time, in my opinion. I love to see new growth of trees and flowers. Here in Florida, it’s time to get our early veggies in the ground for a harvest before the weather gets unbearable with a hot summer. It’s also the Resurrection season when we …

Faith in Bloom: Embracing Personal & Marriage Growth This Spring Read more »

I love spring, it’s my favorite time of year. New life. Flowers. Temperate weather. It all just screams ‘do-over’ for me. I feel like anything negative in my faith and relationships can be made new in spring. I feel like it’s a fresh start for all areas of my life, …

Seasonal Self-Care Tips: Embracing Your Marriage This Spring Read more »

Christmas is over and all I want to do is sleep of the post-holiday stress 😂. Between decorating and taking down, baking and eating, visiting and wrapping, I’m done in. While the new year is always exciting to me, I feel like I always spend January just catching up on …

Overcoming Post-Holiday Stress Through Faith and Scripture Read more »

Storms Last week I was preparing for Hurricane Milton to come. We were prepared for everything to fall apart. This was a huge storm for Florida. My husband was moving all loose items from outside the house. He was moving the garbage and recycling cans into the garage. My job …

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Reality Strengthening our faith is not always easy in this busy world. I remember when my kids were a bit younger – before they had driver’s licenses and could take themselves places. My days were so busy! I had to get them ready for school, get them to school, take …

5 Daily Habits to Strengthen Your Faith in a Busy World Read more »

It’s July. And I’m experiencing a summer slump. Maybe you are, too. My youngest son and I just came back from three weeks visiting his grandparents and some aunts/uncles. I was on top of my website, but then I just let it go. I stopped posting here and on social …

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Yesterday vs Today Why are some days better than others? Why are some days good and some days just plain bad? Yesterday was a rough day. Though I have a head cold, that wasn’t why it was rough. I just felt out of sync all day. The day dragged and …

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My story of depression & anxiety Please let me begin by saying that if you are having thoughts of suicide, if you think the world would be better off without you, GET HELP IMMEDIATELY. Call 988 from your cell phone. This is no small issue. Even if you tell yourself …

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