I thought I was cleaning up my schedule. Instead, God showed me I’d built walls—keeping me from Him and others. This is what happened when I made space for God.
Practical Living
Everything matters in the Kingdom—your health, your work, your rest, your finances, your daily rhythms. This is where we explore the practical side of discipleship: how to steward your body, navigate life transitions, make decisions aligned with God's will, and live intentionally in every area. Spiritual formation isn't just "spiritual"—it's embodied, practical, and lived out in the everyday.
The Kingdom Is Within You: Opening the Floodgates
During worship, the Holy Spirit stopped me mid-prayer: “You’re not waiting for Me to let My river flow. It’s already flowing. I’m waiting for YOU to let it flow through you.”
Choosing My Posture: Performance or Presence—And Why It Matters
God laid two words on my heart: Stewardship and Cultivate. As I sat with Him, I realized my life was filled with distraction. So I decided to track my time for 7 days. What I discovered changed everything.
Phase 1: Full Liquid Butternut Squash Soup
Ingredients 8 fluid ounces Pacific Creamy Butternut Squash Soup 2 ounces Part Skim Ricotta Cheese 2 TBS High Protein Lactose-Free Skim Milk Powder 8 fluid ounces Fairlife Lactose-Free High Protein Fat-Free Milk To taste Fresh ground black pepper To taste Ground cardamom To taste Ground cinnamon Instructions Add all ingredients to a blender and…
Introduction to My Bariatric Surgery Journey
I started the bariatric surgery journey in November of 2022. This was not a path I ventured lightly. It was not a direction I headed without thought, prayer, and research. The truth is, I’d been researching bariatric surgery on and off for over 10 years, but there was always one more diet to try, one…
What is Long COVID?
Long COVID, sometimes called Post-COVID or Long Haul, is rather difficult to define. Essentially it is symptoms that either continue beyond the normal recovery time for COVID (which varies depending on the severity of the infection) but it could also be symptoms that return or begin weeks or months later that have no other cause….
Navigating Long COVID: Evaluating the Demands of an Activity
One of the things I deal with as part of my Long COVID recovery is struggling with daily tasks. The struggle may include exhaustion, dizziness, pain, shortness of breath, oxygen desaturation, chest pain, loss of balance, and more. In Long COVID it is assumed that the Central Nervous System is dysregulated. The Parasympathetic Nervous System…
Make a Life, Not Excuses
In the hospital, the ICU bed was one that moved in different places randomly to increase blood flow since I spent most of my time in bed. Every time the bed moved, I thought it was Riley crawling into bed with me. Even with morphine and all the stuff attached, I instinctively reached for her….