Fierce Hunger and Full Communion

What does fierce hunger mean to me? What does it look like in real life? I start with a quick google search. Fierce means having or displaying an intense or ferocious aggressiveness. Hunger means to have a strong desire or craving. I think of a wild cat hunched down in tall grasses with eager eyes […]
When We Aren’t Hungry for God

I want to jump into this topic and get super honest with you about something that can happen in my relationship with God. Sometimes my faith is blah. Sometimes I don’t want to worship God because I’m feeling “meh” about life. Sometimes I don’t desire to reach for His Word or talk to Him in […]
Running Distracted

I’m not a runner by choice. I don’t understand the term “runner’s high” because when I run, there is only the deep desire that I would be DONE with it! I have learned however, that in running, your ability to focus is one of the keys to success. Your level of focus while running can […]
True Beauty, Freedom and the Real You

“Charm is deceitful, and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.” -Proverbs 31:30 Growing up, my dad was my biggest fan. I asked him for his advice on everything, from how to thread a sewing machine to what kind of job I should have when I grew up. […]
Gratitude in the Wilderness

As the Revelation Wellness Director of Events, I have the privilege of attending our fundraising event every year called “Rim to Him” where a group of about 50 hikers hike the Grand Canyon from rim to rim. I love watching and encouraging the hikers from the sidelines, setting up their hospitality rooms, and ensuring that […]
Gratitude In The Trenches

With her cheeks flushed red from standing in the 3 pm Arizona sun and her backpack filled like a paratrooper, my thirteen-year-old daughter jumped into the car with great anticipation. I figured she must have some “hot off the press” news to share about her day in the 8th grade, or an urgent question, but […]
Harvest Party!

This week is RW’s Instructor training Retreat Intensive in Williams, AZ and platoon 19 is worshiping and sweating, laughing and crying, moving and pressing into the the FREEDOM Christ has for us. It is a week of HARVEST – the seeds of truth sown in hearts come to fruition and beautiful fruit is reaped – […]
Living Fully Present

Tears ran down my face as I sat on the floor outside my adopted daughter’s bedroom. She had been home with us for a year and instead of life getting easier, it became more challenging. As she slept in her bed after a long and difficult day I sat there and wept. Why was this […]
Little Seeds Turn Into Big Trees

“So let’s not allow ourselves to get fatigued doing good. At the right time we will harvest a good crop if we don’t give up, or quit. Right now, therefore, every time we get the chance, let us work for the benefit of all, starting with the people closest to us in the community of […]
A Harvest For The Taking

I love birthdays. I love making a big deal of my friends and family. And honestly, I love my birthday just as much! It’s currently a birthday month in my world and I’m shameless about it. This year for my birthday I asked my parents for a lemon tree, which was out of the […]