The Suitcase That Was Not Fully Closed
A suitcase partly secured with tape stayed with me after a recent dream. I began reflecting on discernment, boundaries, and what we can release when it is not ours to carry.
When Your Past Tests Your Growth: Stay Steadfast and Keep Ascending
Your past may return, but that doesn't mean you have to return with it. Growth is learning to recognize what once had power over you and choosing to remain steadfast in the life God is calling you toward. Stay on task. Stay on the mission. Keep ascending.
Interwoven, Yet Still Individual What a Dream About Braids Taught Me About Restoration
A braid begins with individual strands, each distinct, yet intentionally woven together. In a dream filled with family, hair, and restoration, Spirit reminded me that connection does not require us to lose ourselves or carry what belongs to someone else. Sometimes restoration is learning to honor the relationships woven into our lives while still knowing which strand is ours to hold.
Decoys, Discernment, and What Remains
What if the person who looks the most frightening isn’t the threat at all? A strange dream about decoys, destruction, unexpected allies, and gathering what remained became a spiritual lesson in discernment. Sometimes the covering can fool you, but the fruit reveals who is truly walking beside you. Discern. Gather. Keep going.
Before I Was Unmuted A Prelude to Unmuted: Born of Water, Built by Spirit
Some stories are remembered. Others wait until you are ready to tell them.
Unmuted: Born of Water, Built by Spirit is the story of dreams, motherhood, survival, spiritual encounters, warnings, and a voice that refused to remain beneath the surface.
Before the book arrives, I am opening the door.
Sunday Reflection: Taking Refuge With You.
Sometimes the greatest part of healing is learning how to carry peace with you after you leave the place where you found it. Taking Refuge With You explores the heart behind my Refuge Kits and why tangible reminders, prayer, and personal practices can help us find our way back when life becomes overwhelming.
Either We Contribute to Restoration or We Contribute to the Dysfunction
Some families don’t fall apart loudly. They simply learn how to live around the fracture. Conversations become guarded, gatherings become divided, and people we love become people we grieve while they are still alive. But avoiding dysfunction does not heal it. At some point, we must decide: Will we contribute to restoration, or will we help dysfunction remain comfortable?
Return to Self: How to Find Yourself Again After Years of Survival Mode
Sometimes the person we became was never who we intended to be. Life happened. Disappointment happened. Survival happened. And somewhere along the way, we learned to fight, guard and harden ourselves just to make it through. But what if restoration is not about becoming someone new? What if it is remembering who you were before life started life-ing? This is an invitation to forgive, release the armor and return to yourself.
Xena, the Woman Who Woke Up Part 3: The Warrior Was Never Lost
What if your greatest battle isn't becoming someone new, but remembering who you were before life asked you to wear armor? Inspired by a powerful dream and the story of Xena, this final reflection explores awakening, restoration, and the quiet journey back to the self God created.
Xena Awakening Trilogy Part Two: Some Awaken With a Scream
In a prophetic dream, I moved through a river while others remained frozen. Then one woman awakened, her voice returning with the warrior within her. This reflection explores survival, spiritual awakening, and the sacred journey from freeze to flow.
The People Were Frozen, but I Was Still Moving Part One of the Xena Awakening Trilogy: From Freeze to Flow
In a prophetic dream, I moved through a river while others remained frozen. Then one woman awakened, her voice returning with the warrior within her. This reflection explores survival, spiritual awakening, and the sacred journey from freeze to flow.
When the Door Is Knocking, but You Are Still Being Prepared
What feels like being stuck may be a sacred season of spiritual preparation. When the door is knocking, trust that you are being cleansed, covered, and prepared to walk through it.