A week ago a dear friend asked me what I was doing to experience wholeness in this season of my life. She went on to clarify that she meant, spiritually, physically, emotionally, and mentally. I had an initial response to the question when I thought it was something that was generic, but the follow up caused me to pause. And although I had a lengthy answer for her my mind has continued to turn that question over and over again. I know that I have been guilty of viewing wholen

Resurrection Sunday was this past week. Hanging in the balance of life and death causes one to view this day a little differently. Being in the work of recovery changes the weight of the sacrifice because the significance of selfless love has a new meaning. For over 2 years now I have seen women show up at the front door a shell of a person. I've seen the weight of their pain, shame, and circumstances cloaked over shoulders unable to shrug them off. I've stared at walls as hi

Have you ever been invited to a dance? Or more specifically asked to dance? (I know it might seem like I asked the same question twice, but its two seperate questions, I promise.) If you can't say yes to both of those questions, I have a feeling you can probably say yes to one of them. Being invited to a glamourous event that requires all of the works-hair, makeup, a fancy dress and hopefully a grand and show stopping entrance. Getting ready is somewhat the easy part, its the

Today marks 2 years that I have been living in Virginia. My entire day was planned out and I was excited, to have Chipotle with a couple of friends. And then 4:10am happened. Fire alarms went off and the morning ended with me standing in about 4 inches of water in my entire apartment. Thankfully, no one was injured and my stuff wasn't damaged, but when I tell you that it derailed my day, it derailed my day. I took off work with the hopes of being able to wallow in my feel

I went home for Christmas this year, which was a breath of fresh air. Being able to binge my shows and eat home-cooked meals touched my soul in a certain way that was the refresh my heart needed. At the end of my trip, on my way home, back to Virginia (which I believe is a real-life simulation, but that's another story), I made a slight detour. After leaving the post office, I made a few left turns, then a couple of right turns, and found myself sitting smack dab in the middl