Weekly Inspiration: Childlike Joy

Weekly Inspiration: Childlike Joy

by | Jul 30, 2026 | Blog

As my small children have reached different milestones in their lives, it has been such a gift to see them continue to wonder at being on earth and having a soul. My son recently was expressing how wild it is just “to be alive,” and I remember having similar thoughts...
Weekly Inspiration: Surrendering Our Idols

Weekly Inspiration: Surrendering Our Idols

by | Apr 17, 2026 | Blog

I can still remember being nine years old, sitting in my grandparents’ basement, watching the movie The Ten Commandments with Charlton Heston, completely enthralled for all three hours and forty minutes of run time. The scene of the Israelites worshipping the golden...
Spreading the Gospel in Australia

Spreading the Gospel in Australia

by | Mar 25, 2026 | Blog

This past January, my husband Steve and I were blessed to travel to Armidale, Australia, on behalf of Renewal Ministries to work with the Immaculata Community, a religious community made up of religious sisters, brothers (including one newly ordained transitional...
Weekly Inspiration: Zeal and Contemplation

Weekly Inspiration: Zeal and Contemplation

by | Feb 23, 2026 | Blog

Every year, I begin January with a renewed focus and direction on where the Lord is leading. Historically, I will discern a word or Scripture and then the Lord will direct me to a saint to be a friend on the journey. This year, I was excited about the verse Christ put...
Weekly Inspiration: More of Him

Weekly Inspiration: More of Him

by | Dec 5, 2025 | Blog

Recently, the Lord has been asking me to hand some new parts of my life over to Him. This might sound like an obvious necessity of the Christian walk—to surrender to the Lord all that keeps us from Him in thought, word, or deed. However, in my current situation, the...