Do not conform to the patters of this world... (Romans 12:2) This month's blog doesn't go too deep, but instead is just a short and simple thought I've had that I wanted to share for a few months now. About a year ago, I started wearing a permanent cross necklace (never to take it off). It's a simple, small, gold cross tilted to the side, and I started wearing it with two daily reminder intentions: The first was to remind me to take up my cross daily (surrender), and I liked

I remember being a kid and hearing about people reading through the entire Bible in a year. It sounded crazy and impossible-- after all, the Bible is huge and there are so many confusing names and stories. I never felt nudged to tackle that, until this year. In 2025, I read through the entire Bible. To say it changed my life and faith would be both cliche and completely true. I knew there would be many passages that I never read or heard before and would be confusing (i.e. tr

*Preface: The Lord gave me these words on a walk a few weeks ago that I wrote most of in the Notes app and transferred and edited it to what you're reading today. “Do you believe in soulmates?” my friend asked me as we were drifting off to sleep in her childhood bedroom in the dark. She had recently just gotten engaged, and I was secretly struggling with my own thoughts and confusion about marriage based on deep hurt I've witnessed and experienced from someone who was suppose