I spent some time with a dear friend of mine, Tracy, back in October. We met at a local park so that her two sweet kiddos could play and we could chat. We happened upon the topic of raising children,…
During my nine years wearing a military uniform, I have been approached many times by people who wished to thank me for my service. They usually say “thank you for your service” or “thank you for your sacrifice for our…
“And then all the noise. All the noise, noise, noise, NOISE! They’ll bang on tong-tinglers, blow their foo-flounders, they’ll crash on jang-jinglers, and bounce on boing-bounders!” – The Grinch complaining about Whoville on Christmas Day One unexpected challenge I faced…
I handwrote this blog entry a couple of months ago, but my laptop broke at the beginning of the month, so I have been unable to type it up. It is interesting how relevant this blog entry is right now,…
Hey everyone! I was just recently asked by a new friend and Navy Ensign about my favorite Christian music. I thought this was a fun question and I would share my answer with everyone! For those ladies about to deploy,…
Recently, I was a panel member for a Valor San Diego event. The topic of conversation was “spiritual resilience” – what is it? How do we get it? Why is it important? I spent a lot of time in prayer…
I promise you, even if you are the biggest dork during your first day of school as a Plebe (freshman) at the Naval Academy, YOU WILL RECOVER!!! How do I know this for sure? …because I had an extremely embarrassing…
My husband, Garrett, left about a week ago for deployment. This is our fifth deployment, between the two of us, and I wish I could say that it gets easier. However, the Lord continues to use each period of separation…
I have spent the first 26 years of my life living in a transactional kingdom instead of a grace kingdom. It was not until April of 2018, through a couple of convicting conversations with my Pastors and their wives, that…
As someone who has struggled with clinically-diagnosed, reoccurring depression since 2013, the topic of depression always comes up when I share my testimony. Once I was asked “my close friend struggles with depression. How can I best encourage this person?”…