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When we were kids, my brother Trey and I decided to make boredom kits. The purpose was to fulfill the obvious: distract us from being bored. I don’t remember much about these kits except that we challenged ourselves to memorize scripture. We made it so far as memorizing one, but then our boredom kit became… Continue reading Boredom Kits

“ If God is real, then why does He allow so much evil?”  This morning while reading through Jeremiah 5, 22-24, I was profoundly intrigued. “I placed the sand as the boundary for the sea, a perpetual barrier that it cannot pass; though the waves toss, they cannot prevail; though they roar, they cannot pass… Continue reading If God is real, why is there evil?

Don’t mind me, I’ll just be the girl over here, licking the lid! Joking with a friend about what others must perceive, as we lick clean, the cool sweet, creamy foam off our cold brew lids. Turning from our embarrassment to giddiness as we realize someone else is adult enough to still be kiddish.  “… Continue reading When Your Cup Runneth Over; Lick the Lid!

The calm night sky met the turmoil in my soul. An alert in my spirit that something wasn’t right. Doubt began to cloud the knowledge of my healing, with my heart left yearning.  Thoughts and emotions spiraled as the steering wheel of life kept spinning. Picking up speed, my vision lost all clarity. As my… Continue reading Guarding our Blessings.

“ I allow your scars, so you will see  beauty.” Longing for imperfections to be removed, God reveals His beauty through our ugly. Backwards we might propose? Then again, that is just like God. Unconventional. Set apart. His ways are higher than ours. His tools sharpened on the opposite end.  Only through keeping our eyes… Continue reading ~Beauty in our ugly~

  A wise woman recently said to me, “ I’m so glad you love children, they are all we can take with us to heaven!” A profound truth that’s rarely thought about in its entirety. It made my job as a mom that more endearing, knowing I’m pouring myself into the only treasures I will… Continue reading Our Reward

Walking Restored isn’t a place you arrive at. It's your daily walk, your journey, and It’s God's promise to you. In this world, you will face trouble, but take heart, I have overcome the world! John 16:33. God has overcome your sickness, your hurt, your brokenness and weariness. I used to think that one day… Continue reading Your Daily Walk

“Just be happy mommy!” It had been one of those days, consecutive days of impatience, unexpected setbacks, disappointments and frustrations. The kind of days we all have. Usually His Joy comes in the morning but this morning, my anger still got the best of me. In my usual early morning spot on the recliner, steaming… Continue reading Just be Happy