Following Christ and His word is a life-long sanctification process of growing, trusting, and redeveloping.

I can’t believe the Christmas shopping season is here! I get questions ALL THE TIME about Bibles, devotionals, and commentaries. Below are a few of my favorites. These are all affiliate links! Bibles These are my top 2 Bibles that I use daily. If you know me, you know I am a HUGE ESV fan. […]

Jesus, redeemer Sometimes my sin overwhelms Forgive me, lead me Day 13 of a 30-day writing prompt challenge from Locust and Honey. We are using prompts found here. Join us and use the hashtag #goodnessgrounded so we can find your offerings.

It’s day 12 of a 30-day writing challenge. I had no idea when I committed (self-commitment) to doing this challenge that 8 of those days would be so full that it would be nearly impossible to sit and write. A few times I tried, but complete exhaustion had set in and writing just wasn’t there. […]

Today has been hard. I woke up with text messages from two soul sisters who were hurting. I quickly adjusted my sails after I got the boys up and ready for school. Two completely different sisters, with completely different live situations, both needing a friend. I cried and prayed with one of them. I gave […]

One of my favorite childhood memories is climbing the low-hanging evergreen trees in my grandparent’s backyard. The branches were strong and sturdy. They started low at the ground and went up for what felt like forever. You could easily climb high into the tree and never realize it until you stopped and looked down. Sometimes […]

Day 1 of the November writing challenge I found to be incredibly difficult. In complete transparency, I wrote the intro to the blog: say the quiet part out loud, then typed “Ummm. No thanks”.  It sat on my computer screen for 2 days staring at me. For the most part, I’m an open book. Except […]

I have started a November writing challenge with Locust and Honey.

Before we publicly name anyone, we need an understanding of what false teachers/teaching really is. Jesus and many of the apostles warned against false teachers. He said they would come in sheep’s clothing, but be “ravenous wolves”. That’s pretty strong imagery and a warning from Christ

Sometimes I live under a rock. I am utterly oblivious to what is going on in the world or popular at the moment. For example, I had no idea that a popular Christian song, “Plead the Blood” was released in May 2023. Honestly, I was wondering why I was hearing so many people say the […]