connecting & encouraging women to live out a GRACE filled life

If you’re new here, let me officially say welcome. I’m really glad you’re here. I started this blog during my years on staff in ministry. I needed an outlet—a place to be honest, to breathe, and to remind myself (and others) of grace. There is so much freedom in telling the truth about our struggles, disappointments, and the messy middle. I truly believe one of the best ways we serve others is simply by showing up real and engaging honestly. Family is everything to me. We are

Let me just say this loud for the people in the back (and the ones folding laundry): Date nights are not optional. They are essential. Marriage is wonderful… and also busy, messy, loud, and sometimes involves talking over the sound of someone brushing their teeth WAY too aggressively. Life fills up fast. Work fills up faster. And if your job involves people (hi, hello, bless you), it’s even more important to unplug and remember how to have fun together. Here’s the thing— Dat

Life sure has a sense of humor, doesn’t it? You spend your teenage years trying to outrun emotions, crushes, and all those lovely hormones that arrive uninvited. And it’s not just the guys — our brains were basically running a full-time soap opera about love, romance, and… well… everything else. We just knew adulthood was going to be magical, candlelit, and perfectly scripted. Then we get married. And have kids. Suddenly romance looks a lot less like the movies and a lot mor

I have always loved change. Mostly because, until I turned 18, my life stayed exactly the same. Since then, it has been a constant...

🌟 Life is messy, but there's beauty in the chaos. 🌟 A few years ago, I launched a blog—a fun but challenging journey. After some time...