Welcome Sojourners! I hope this space draws your heart onward and upward as you choose life and believe better in your own living full journey.

Ruts and Guts

In accelerating back to blogging, my encouraging and always present friend assured me…”it doesn’t matter, you won’t be everyone’s cup of tea!” Such a poignant reminder. And that’s ok. Then I saw this sign in the bathroom the very next day.. “I think fate is behind everything…you don’t have to understand, you just have to […]

Take Two

Wow…it has been awhile since I visited this space. How I’ve missed the reflection, the connection, the sharing of the struggle and journey. The progress of forward steps has not been great…if anything there has been significant regression and regret. And as a result of such absence there has been much collective loss, grief, wandering […]

Swerve Not

“Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess for He who promised is faithful.” Hebrews 10:23 Unswervingly-In a constant and steadfast manner-unfaltering, resolute, unflinching and unshakeable… As I stepped out into a brand new day all read up and journaled in to face the moments ahead with lots of stability and steadfast unswervingliness, it […]

Love Shares

“Love which pardons no beloved from loving- Took me so strongly with delight in him… That, as you see, it still abandons me not…” Dante One of my fourth grade patients told me about his bullying experience. Working on social skills, identifying feelings, how to respond in a situation, he threw a curve ball right […]

Love Validates

“Everything comes from God alone. Everything lives by His power. Everything is for His glory.” -Romans 11:36 All the wisdom and grace of the locker room left me speechless and in awe. The movements, conversations and shared space of this particular day was a reminder that He is all around, everywhere and in everything. “How […]

Speed Racer

“Don’t just put in your time. That is not enough. Be willing to put your whole life on the line when you go to practice.” –Writing Down The Bones I love to watch my nephews play. It’s like they are invincible. It can never be too fast, too dangerous, too much of a risk for […]

Freeze Frame

“Be of good courage. And He shall strengthen your heart, All you who hope in the Lord.” –Psalm 31:24 I was faced with a challenge today. A 31day challenge to write 500 words or more…daily. I’m hoping as I take on this challenge my heart will be strengthened. Without fear, editing or need for approval. […]