faith. family. fitness.

When it comes to freedom, I know a lot more about chains. ⛓ For a long while, I chose to let GRIEF hold me hostage. I chose to be held...

Seattle is ROUGH. At least, that's what I usually think. That's what I *usually* SEE... But, LISTEN TO THIS! (This is a long one, but I...

Austyn looked up at Jay when he was getting her ready for church today &, as she often does, brought attention to the important. . ...

I felt like a FAILURE... . I HAD BEEN a serious athlete in college & I KNEW how to take care of my body. . I EVEN had a gym...

STOP RIGHT THERE!! ✋🏼 . Don't you look at my pictures, my words or my social media account & think, "that could never be me." . ...

Austyn prays for a brother or sister nearly every night. 🙏🏼 "Mom, when will we get our baby?" Austyn asked me out of the blue while we...

You know "THAT PERSON" that loves to throw a WET TOWEL over your flame? 💦🔥😡 Every once in awhile, I'll run across someone who tells me...

We met in a PARALLEL UNIVERSE. I was 19 & working my butt off at 3 jobs to pay for school & rent with little time for "fun." Jay was 21 &...

So.. BASICALLY... today was HUGE. 🤗 I NEVER want to forget the things that happened today. I've spontaneously HAPPY CRIED two SEPARATE...

It's impossible to overstate our need for something BIGGER than ourselves. Does that need automatically cancel out the VALIDITY of a...