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Proverbs 3:5-6, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to Him and He will make your paths straight.” This verse has been the cry of my heart lately. It is what I cling to when the doubts and fears set in....

"I don't treasure you enough, my Jesus." Something that I wrote in my journal last week after listening to someone speak about what Jesus means to them and being so challenged by it. It was beyond evident that Jesus was the single most precious thing to this person...

First off, Ashleigh + I want to wish all of you a Merry Christmas!! I thought it would be a good day to post a blog because today was filled with so much love, gratitude, and joy that I wanted to share a piece of that with all of you.  Something that I treasure every...

I can barely stay seated in this chair right now, because of the beautiful reality that I am about to share with you!! A reality that my eyes have just recently been opened to. Are you ready? The reality is that God loves you too much to let you remain the same. Take...

Lately, I have found myself writing about the things that I don’t really understand, or have yet to master on my own, and I want you to know that, because the reality is I am not writing this with everything figured out. It’s actually the complete opposite of that,...

For the past couple of weeks, day after day, I walk away from my time with the Lord with the same thoughts and questions crossing my mind, and with the same convictions laid on my heart. This morning I felt as if those thoughts needed to be put into words. Maybe they...