Every December I spend time planning and praying about the year ahead. What should it look like? What goals or projects should I run towards? What would I like to accomplish in one year? My Type A personality comes out and with those written goals and destinations written down on paper, I can’t wait for January 1st to arrive. It’s… Read More
For lack of wording, I’d have to say I’m in a season of frustration. The moments consist of the tension where I can see my dream, but yet it still seems so far away. My every breath feels weighted down as it lays in the in-between state from a far off vision to a reality. Are you here with me?… Read More
Have you heard others question why God doesn’t still do miracles today? I sure have. And I have to say that just breaks my heart in two — split apart in sorrow. I want to hug them and say, “Friend, if you don’t believe God still does miracles today then why do you pray?” Writing and speaking about miracles is… Read More
He warned me, but I was hopeful that my January would be the same as any other — warm and sunny. Yes, that weatherman said it would snow and that I should prepare the pets, plants, and people. But I rebelled — it’s south Texas. You know, it never snows here and I wasn’t going to over-react to this forecast… Read More
Are you experiencing days where you are feeling disconnected? Not a disconnected from the internet and social media kind of thing, but that disconnected feeling that leaves you feeling all alone. And isn’t it ironic that being connected on Facebook or following others on Instagram can leave you feeling even more alone? The disconnection makes you feel like you are the… Read More
I had just returned from a church service here in my hometown of Corpus Christi, when my mom phoned. “Have you heard about the church shooting in Sutherland Springs?” Just a couple of hours away, I couldn’t believe the non-sense of what I was hearing. I couldn’t understand and neither can the nation as it mourns with Texas. My heart… Read More