From everyday striving to creative communion…
Building a life that reflects God’s glory At home, In the marketplace, and beyond.
Behind the Art: New Creation/Living Waters
This painting represents the process that we go through both when we first give our lives to Christ, and even in cycles throughout the rest of our lives. When we make the decision to surrender our lives to the Lord, it initiates a spiritual and supernatural transformation within us.
Trust God in the Process
I used to believe that ‘trusting the process’ in life meant that you needed to react and handle everything perfectly—otherwise you weren’t really doing it right...Now, I realize that trusting the process has a lot more to do with surrender to God than with anything else."
God Can Do ‘Much’ With Your ‘Little’
We talk about rejecting hustle culture, yet find ourselves jumping right back on the hamster wheel. If we do everything in our own strength, what room is there to trust God?
Progress Over Perfection
You (and I) have permission to keep trying, keep progressing forward, and keep celebrating the milestones along the way, until finally one day it becomes so second nature and you look back with joy at the journey that got your there.
2026 Goal Setting Guide: A Plan for the Overwhelmed Dreamer
Looking at a full 365 days is too much for my brain to handle all at once... It feels so much more manageable to ask, 'What can I do in the next 12 weeks?' rather than 'What do I need to finish by next December?
I Didn't Accomplish Most of My 2025 Goals
I nearly fell into the trap—focusing so much on the 'tangible' things that didn't happen that I almost missed the opportunity to celebrate the necessary growth and foundation that was laid.
Finding Joy After Grief
One of the things that I noticed as I started to look for ways to heal from this grief was that, not only in the world, but also in the church, there are some very alarming mindsets surrounding grief—the one I want to touch on today being that grief is something you'll live with for the rest of your life…Grief is not forever unless you simply want it to be.
You Don’t Have to Feel Lonely
Sometimes nothing is wrong on the inside—you’ve just been isolated. Sitting at home every day. Working remotely. Leaving church quickly. Only interacting with people through social media (which is a poor substitute for the real thing). If you’re not allowing community to be cultivated—if you’re not being intentional about connection—it’s no surprise you might feel lonely.
I’m Escaping Survival Mode
The search for our green couch brought me to the realization that my mindset of settling, taking the path of least resistance, and getting comfortable in survival mode—even when I escaped the things I was surviving—has built up this life around me that is full of limitations. Limitations that God never desired for me and definitely does not want for me now.
Dealing with Disappointments
Your hope may be deferred, but your choice to keep moving forward—refusing to let disappointments stop you—becomes the water that helps that tree of life grow.
cre·a·tive com·mu·nion
/krē-ˈā-tiv kə-ˈmyü-nyən/
noun
Creating from intimacy and vulnerability with God—with ease, rest, and security in His presence, which then naturally results in the manifestation of His glory.
