Healing a Burned Soul

Shalom… and welcome. It has been over 100 posts since I welcomed people so I wanted to jump back. Not just to words on a page, but to something I believe the Lord Himself has breathed into existence. Before anything else is said, let this be clear—this space, these words, this story… none of it belongs to me. Every ounce of it is the Lord’s. Every piece of healing, every moment of endurance, every breath that carried me here is a testimony of His mercy, not my strength. For y

Sometimes, we create something with our hands and don't realize just how much of our heart we have put into it until God begins to show us what we have made. I recently participated in a class where I created a piece of scar jewelry. It is a necklace made from metal, textured with the impressions of my own scars. It has a mountain, a blue gem, three peaks, and a little heart hanging beneath it. Every part has meaning. Every detail tells a piece of my story. But I didn't reali

4 Years in PA Four years ago TODAY, my parents and I drove 1,160 miles away from everything that had ever been familiar to me. Away from the home I grew up in. Away from having my family just a few minutes away. Away from the routines, places, people, and comforts that had shaped the first 23 years of my life. I was determined to make the most of this new adventure I had chosen for myself. I remember how enormous that distance felt. Because 1,160 miles isn't just a number whe