Be Strong and Courageous

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  • Gray Days

    It’s advent! It’s a time of waiting. I have been in a long period of waiting. Waiting for some things to change in my life for the better. Maybe I’m waiting for the wrong thing…… The title of my blog comes because it is a gray day outside of my window. It is misting, and…

  • And over all these put on love, that is, the bond of perfection.

    It’s a tough day for a lot of people today. It’s September 11th, 2025. This day is weighty alone but couple the day with two tragedies that happened yesterday for our nation. The first was political leader Charlie Kirk was shot and killed at one of his rallies where he fosters open dialogue about hot…

  • and the rains came down

    My last blog I left you hanging. So now I will tell you about the uncertainty that came from the next day. As I sat in my jail cell with the realization of all I had done to help tear apart our marriage by trying to control my husband into doing the right thing. I…

  • Taking out the plank in a jail cell

    It was necessary for me to see the damage I was doing to someone I promised to love until death do us part. On May 16, 2020, I went for a hike with my husband, and my son. Hiking is the one place where everything seems to be okay. Even if there is chaos in…

  • Believing I’m Beautiful

    I know I said my next blog was going to be about how God woke me up to become a WARRIOR for Him, and how He humbled me to that point, but I feel the urging to write about an innate desire, instead, to be seen, known, and beautiful. I promise, I’m working on the…

  • From the battlefield to Warrior

    For those of you reading this blog that don’t know me personally, I am a veteran of the United States Army. Military was a perfect fit for me. I was physically fit, mentally tough, and a natural leader. When I went through basic combat training, I loved every miserable part of it. I loved being…

  • Finding God’s gifts when prayers aren’t answered in my time.

    It’s been a long time since I’ve sat down at a keyboard to just write. Life just seems to keep finding a way to get in the way, if that makes any sense at all. My biggest battle seems to be my own expectations on how I think life should go. I’ve had a lot…