When I first moved back to Charlotte a few years ago, I was still traveling internationally, A LOT. I would regularly hop on a flight to Dubai, or London, or Brisbane, or Johannesburg….. It sounds amazing and glamorous and there were definitely some wonderful things that came out of that season of life. But let me tell you what it was mostly: EXHAUSTING. And, I kept getting sick ALL OF
Prayer is not a lonely event
I spent a significant amount of the decade after graduating college on planes. On average, I was probably on a flight a week….and most of them were international….which meant really,
Ask questions….there is power in the response
As a student at UNC and later, at Queens I took classes on how to ask questions. At UNC, it was for my journalism degree. To be able to share
Find the cause you were created for: start by saying YES
When was the last time you said YES to something that you felt totally unqualified for? Were you nervous? Anxious? Did you go back and forth between saying yes and
Advocate for righteousness and confront error
Last weekend, one of the leaders of the campus of the church that I attend stood in front of everyone and apologized on behalf of the leadership for dropping the
Serve others with a joyful heart
Summer 2019 was HARD. And, so incredibly REWARDING. Like no summer I’ve ever experienced. I would do it all over again and I hope I have the opportunity to do
Be obedient to His call on your life
2018 was an industrious year in my life. I bought and started an AirBnB business, I started a blog, I wrote a chapter in a book, I started supporting my
Are you a believer or a follower?
This past week, my social media feed was blowing up about ALL things NBA. Other than Kemba Walker leaving the Hornets, I know and care about….oh, none of it. And
God doesn’t want us to get stuck scratching our heads or over-analyzing our circumstances. When you’ve got a guide you can trust, you don’t have to worry about the path you’re on.
Swaziland captured my heart from the first moment I arrived. I was enamored. With the beauty. With the people. With the weather. In the time that I lived there, I
God isn’t always leading us to the safest route forward but to the one where we’ll grow the most. He speaks most clearly in the stillness that desperation brings and He’s hoping we’ll return more dependent on him.
As I’ve mentioned in a previous post, I LOVE my bed. I have the absolute BEST mattress (hello, Purple!), a bazillion pillows, blankets from Mexico and a duvet that my