Do you have something you need to do that you have been putting off because it’s a little scary, unfamiliar, and out of your comfort zone? Not only is that a sign of growth, but there is strength to be found when we do the things that scare us. Today’s post explores how practice and the strength of Christ can help us accomplish what we may be putting off.

A tribute to the women who influenced my faith.

Sometimes we just need to zoom out a moment when we have worried thoughts. Today’s self can handle what today holds. Tomorrow’s self will take on what lies ahead.

In this post you will hear about the vision board I created and what God is doing in my heart while I pursue my goals. I also share about how even when we seek good things in life, we are often met with hardship throughout the journey.

Many of us wish social media never existed, yet feel like we can’t give it up. We use our phones for the simplest of tasks from recipes, to directions, to tracking what we ate this week. Almost everything we do is tracked or measured in some shape or form. It led me to ask the question… “Can I take my kids outside even if I’m not a part of the 1,000 hour group?”

This is a poem-type ramble that came to me at one in the morning. I want to give myself permission to put my phone down and live my life. Take a look. →

Thoughts and reflections about materialism after I spent some time cleaning out my closet.

A longer post exploring how our past experiences can form bitterness in our hearts. In this article I encourage you to not chase answers found in your past in seeking to fix your bitterness, but look to Christ who makes us new.

A short poem I wrote after walking through a parking lot with Andrew.

Life lessons from cleaning out my closet.

Finally getting my website live. Woo hoo! 🎉

Has your mind ever gone down a thought trail that you weren’t intending? Did it happen while you were in the middle of making dinner or changing a diaper? In this post I share some simple, applicable ideas for navigating wandering thoughts.

A little story that helped prompt me to pursue launching a shop.

Choosing a name for a personal blog is not an easy task. I thought about naming it many different things, but came back to Living In His Light over and over again. There are a number of reasons…

I have always loved writing and sharing my thoughts in the hopes of encouraging others to run to Jesus and serve him with all their life. Yet in 2017, many different circumstances caused me to take a step back from sharing my thoughts online.