Category Archives: Journey to Jireh

Let’s talk about mission. Personally, spiritually, professionally. My goal is to live my life on mission in every one of those areas, and the past year has been so full being able to do just that. Personally, I am a licensed foster parent and have been able to provide respite care for the most joyfulContinue reading “The risk of living life on Mission”

My life is filled with stuff. Rooms are filled with physical things that I don’t use or need. There is just clutter. I have spent much time purging and cleaning these rooms the last few weeks until order has been restored, but it is still just stuff. It doesn’t bring fulfilment or draw me closerContinue reading “Discovering the true bread of life”

“If you hold back your foot on the sabbath from following your own pursuits on my holy day; If you call the sabbath a delight, and the Lord’s holy day honorable; If you honor it by not following your ways, seeking your own interests, or speaking with malice — Then you shall delight in theContinue reading “I will nourish you.”

On day 1, I was nervous. How would this 5-year-old feel going into a stranger’s home and staying the night? Would she be nervous, scared, overwhelmed? To my surprise, when I pulled up, you ran up with a next level joy I can’t even explain, gave me a hug and said “Hi, I’m D! IContinue reading “Handprints on my heart”

Raw emotion. We don’t share enough of it. We filter what the world sees because it’s harder to be vulnerable and let our walls down. I’m often guilty of it but the Lord has nudged me to be more vulnerable with those I encounter over the last year. To share my struggles and pain, forContinue reading “The raw, ugly side of fostering”

2022 was hard. Not the bump in the road hard but the rocked me kind, the kind that was too hard to share or admit. The busy kind of hard where I couldn’t keep up and was overwhelmed day in and out. 2022 also brought the highest of joys I’ve experienced. 2022 was also aContinue reading “2022 – The Desert”

“As each one has received a gift, use it to serve one another as good stewards of God’s varied grace.” – 1 Peter‬ ‭4‬:‭10‬ ‭ STEWARDSHIP. I dreamt up this panel topic and speakers months ago for an event and waited for the right time to pull it together, but I couldn’t have dreamt howContinue reading “Stewardship: Becoming a Servant Leader”

One year ago, I said yes to effectively the largest step I’d made in leadership to date as I stepped into the role of President for the Young Catholic Professionals – Columbus Chapter. I can’t help but feel incredibly blessed for the opportunities it offered me to grow in leadership, sacrifice and service this pastContinue reading “Top 15 Leadership Lessons from Running a Non-Profit Ministry”

It is National Foster Care Awareness Month. I don’t usually share much about my journey to become a foster parent. Why? So why I am I sharing now? For that exact reason. My journey to become a foster parent was largely because of my faith, and in light of all the posts from my friendsContinue reading “Every child deserves love”

Think about one word to describe your life: Busy. Now think about one word you want to describe your life: Peaceful or Joyful. Lastly, think of the hero of your life: Jesus. Why is it that if Jesus is the hero of my life, and I want my life to exude that, to be fullContinue reading “Weary Warrior”

So often we’re told that we have to separate faith from work — check it at the door and pick it up when we leave. However, I would argue that work is the time that I need my faith the most. It’s the largest amount of time I spend with people. To be fully myself,Continue reading “Boldly living your faith at work can bolster your career”

Tonight, as I came upon the words of Tobit, I am reminded that Sarah had seven husbands that died on their wedding night. Seven. She found someone that was right for her seven times, and then they were gone. I imagine that hardship and pain. I imagine, upon marrying Tobit, the doubt and fear inContinue reading “Courage in the face of grief”

Broken. Embarrassed. Alone.  Sometimes I feel like everyone looks at me and sees this great believer. This person that everyone looks toward as a pillar of our young adult community. As this holy person. I strive to be that person. I do the work. I say the prayers. And at times in my life I’veContinue reading “Broken Believer”

1,141. That’s how many so called friends I have on Facebook. When you look across my social media in general, that number becomes even larger, nearing 2,000. 2,000 friends. 2,000 people who I’m sharing my life with. 2,000 people I’m giving the opportunity to judge me based solely on the content I decide to shareContinue reading “The Captivity of Comparison”