hiking I've started a YouTube channel! Hi My friends! Many of you know that over the last few years I've developed a passion for hiking. This has been more than a hobby for me, but also a way God has spoken to me in new ways, at new depths. I've learned so many lessons about doing
faith How to Hear God's Voice Hello Friends! I am SO excited to start this new series with you. I have been pondering this for a LONG time, and I've been realizing that if there's anything I would want to leave this world knowing better, it's that you can hear God's voice. He can and wants
christianity Why the Hard Way's Not So Bad Today I'm taking a sec to cool down and reflect on what I would consider a very life changing summer. Last summer this time I began to feel a stirring in my heart that being comfortable just wasn't enough for me. I wouldn't say I've even remotely done everything on
christianity Marriage lessons from an ex-Grinch My husband Taka and I are celebrating our 10th anniversary (YAY us!), and as we speak I'm blissfully writing this blog while lounging under an umbrella and overlooking the ocean. I say that for one simple reason: to flaunt the fact that I am FINALLY enjoying a week of summer
christianity Forgiveness, Candy, Stickers, and Love. As a parent it seems that I am endlessly repeating myself to my kids... lesson after lesson, there are days I wonder if my kids will ever really get what I am saying. But, still, I love them enough to not give up on repeating myself. :) The other day, however,
christianity A perfect life So, lately, I have been doing an absolute rendering of my own heart and who God has called me to be. Even though I have taught classes, counseled people, and shared with my friends on the issue, I knew that somewhere deep in my heart, I didn't pay full attention
