Category Archives: Journey to Jireh

Prepare the way of the Lord. That is the theme of today’s daily readings and Advent itself. In Advent, we prepare for the birth of the Son, Jesus, as well as for the second coming of Christ. Be ready, stay attentive, prepare – for we know not the hour in which He is coming. AsContinue reading “Prepare the Way of the Lord”

Have you ever felt the desire to suffer in place of another? To ask the Lord to inflict pain on you rather than a loved one? If you haven’t been in that position, it may be hard to imagine why someone would want to suffer. But when you look at the greater picture – lovedContinue reading “Suffering for Sacrifice”

On a day already meant for counting our blessings, I praise God a little more. Nine years ago, on Thanksgiving Day, we took my mom to the hospital due to excruciating migraines and blurry vision and learned a few hours later that she had a brain tumor the size of the baseball. Despite the terribleContinue reading “A Thanksgiving Miracle”

Tonight, in Mass, I listened to our musicians sing “Worthy of It All” and comprehended the words for perhaps the first time. You are worthy of it all,you are worthy of it all,For from you are all things,And to you are all things,You deserve the glory. As I prayed over those lyrics and lifted myContinue reading “You Are Worthy of It All”

Baby girl, Your birthday came and passed, and no one noticed. The world didn’t stop moving around me. Life went on. But my world hasn’t stopped standing still since you left. I haven’t been able to move on. There hasn’t been a single day I haven’t thought of you. Your laughs echo in my head.Continue reading “The fifth stage of grief: acceptance”

I haven’t been writing lately. Why? I haven’t found room. My brain is on overdrive. I am exhausted. I am out of ideas. Every bit of my mind is being used up by my ADHD and anxiety that never let my brain rest. It is constantly on overdrive. What my brain needs is rest. IContinue reading “Replacing lack with light”

It’s like I can’t find air. That’s a phrase I spoke last week. Life has had its share of changes and curveballs this year and it’s admittedly weighed on me. Later that same week, You don’t have to go far to find perspective, and I needed a dose of it. Amazingly, each of these actsContinue reading “A dose of perspective”

October marks my tenth year in the AEC industry. If you had told this marketing gal out of college that she would be promoting construction, she probably would have laughed. She was certain she would be selling products or working for a big retail company. However, it’s been quite a wonderful career and I getContinue reading “12 things I wish I knew at the beginning of my career”

Crafting a mission statement is not an easy feat. We establish them for our companies and various organizations, but often fail to create one to live by personally. Have you determined what the true mission for your life is and how you want to live it? I recently went through the exercise of creating aContinue reading “Defining your personal mission statement”

More doctor appointments, unexpected news, surgery forthcoming. Life’s been kicking me pretty hard lately. It’s like I can’t find air. Every time I get through a major hurdle and reset, another one surfaces. Last week, I went to the dermatologist for my yearly appointment. I had a skin lesion on my arm that I’ve questionedContinue reading “Counting my blessings amid trials”

Lately, I feel like life has been traveling at 150 miles per hour. It’s been hard to keep up with work, doctor’s appointments, church commitments, etc., let alone spend quality time with family and friends. I needed a reset; to find some restorative energy and slow down. What better place to do that then inContinue reading “Slowing down: life in the holler”

If you read my last post, you know that I have had a slew of doctor’s appointments over the last two months that shifted my perspective on life. As such, it gave me extra motivation to live my life to the fullest extent, starting now. I don’t want to waste any time. From pursuing dreamsContinue reading “Free falling at 120 mph”

We’ve all heard the phrase, “Live like you were dying.” It gets tossed out in casual conversation and was further coined by Tim McGraw’s infamous song. But have you ever thought about what that truly looks like for you? Have you reframed your mind to think about what would happen if you came down withContinue reading “Live like you were dying: an inside peek to a changed perspective”

Things around me have been rocky lately. I have felt unsure of where I am being called. My anxiety has been great. My world is changing and the unknown is unsettling. But one thing rings clear: God is preparing me for something. Something big is coming and I don’t get to know what it isContinue reading “Prepare for landing: uncovering lessons from the turbulence”

“Then the LORD said to him, ‘Go outside and stand on the mountain before the LORD; the LORD will be passing by.’ A strong and heavy wind was rending the mountains and crushing rocks before the LORD — but the LORD was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake — butContinue reading “Listening for the quiet whisper amidst fire”