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Over the past several weeks, I had been working on a pretty big project for our Easter services at church. It was something I was asked...

I’ve really been asking God lately to call me out, to challenge me, to change me. I think in praying those prayers, I can sometimes fall...

The other day, I shared what God has been reminding me about the word “aside”, it was a little different from what I’d originally thought...

I went out for lunch with a couple of my friends on Sunday. While we all sat and ate together, one of them asked what God had revealed to...

I preached on breaking through anxiety last week. If you’ve read my journals, if you know my testimony, you probably already know that I...

When I was really little, my mom had me in dance lessons. Every time we would get to a recital, I would sit on stage and cry. From a very...

Springtime. My favorite. And what a journey it is to get here every year. False spring days coming months before, providing a glimpse of...

March. It comes with a mix of emotions for me. There’s excitement as I think about how spring is coming. There’s awe as it marks another...

My church’s young adult/college ministry has been going through a series called “Cravings”. I was supposed to preach Monday night to wrap...

If you’ve read my 2 most recent journals, you know that I’ve been learning more about the meaning of my name. My first name means valley...

If it's bandaging the broken Or washing filthy feet Here I am, Lord, send me If it's loving one another Even when we don't agree Here I...

“Do you know who you are, Kendall?” I nodded before replying, “well, ya, I’ve trained myself over the past 2 years to automatically think...

Running. I suppose that’s been the theme of this past week. But it all didn’t come to me until Monday. I can’t tell you how many times I...