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05 Wednesday Nov 2025

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I need to have an honest moment, friend. I’ve been feeling so overwhelmed lately. It’s like I’m fighting every urge to not feel like a failure, as a woman, a wife, a mom, a friend.

I know I’m probably not the only one with thoughts that keep me up at night.

Or the only one who wrestles with anxiety as my mind spins with worst-case scenarios.

Or the only one who has fears buried deep down that somehow find their way to the surface when I’m alone.

But here’s what I’ve been learning, it’s okay to celebrate the wins even when you’re still struggling in other areas.

And it’s okay to admit that life can be cruel, unpredictable, even traumatic… yet still good, peaceful, and full of purpose.

So, friend, take a breath. We’re going to be okay not because we’ve got it all figured out, or because everything’s in our control, but because we have a good Father who takes good care of His children.

So friend, I’ll be here tonight, praying and hoping right along with you.

Love,
Em

Just In The Nick Of Time

07 Tuesday Oct 2025

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As I was watching tv this evening I felt so overwhelmed by emotions of relief. It was as if God just showed up and rescued me. The feeling was so heavy I found myself laughing and crying.

So many of us are on the verge of breaking, about to give up. The struggle has been exhausting. You’ve wondered if all the hard work, the faith, the hope, the tears, were worth it. Your obedience has brought you face to face with giants you’d never imagined you’d battle. You find yourself with more questions than answers.

If this is you, then this word is for you!!

God is going to show up just in the nick of time. Not one second too soon. You may even think he’s not coming, but he is!! Hold on just a little bit longer!!

I don’t know how the Lord is going to do it but in one moment everything is going to change!!

Hold on friend, Jesus is never late. We serve an on time God so be expectant!! Things are about to change for the good!!

Love,

Em ❤️

Your Cave Season

08 Friday Aug 2025

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I was thinking the other day why has this season been so full of isolation and just plain uncomfortable. I look around and my circle of people looks different and the Lord brought the story of David in the cave to my heart.

He went there to escape from Saul. {1 Samuel 22} The cave provided a strategic advantage of safety. He was there alone first then his family came, then others who were going through issues too, came. Before long he was surrounded with the people the Lord sent. People with problems. Not people who had it all together. The Bible says they were in debt, distressed, and bitter. Everyone was in the same boat. I’m sure the 9 months he was there felt like an eternity.

I often wondered why he would send me people in pain when I’m in pain. People who can’t help me out of my trouble nor me help them out of theirs. I know now it’s to comfort each other and grow with each other. A common ache of the heart connects them because in the end that time of cave dwelling is preparation for what is to come. There is a purpose in this.

What we are learning is more than just survival. It’s war tactics. It’s compassion. It’s empathy. It’s the mourning a soul needs in time of troubles without eyes of judgement but eyes of compassion and comfort.

Take a look around you. God is building us up to battle together. It’s no coincidence who has been sent to you, to me. It’s no coincidence where he has sent you and I either. We have been hand picked to fight WITH each other for a greater purpose. Those men would be the ones who would stand by David’s side to fight against the enemies of their day. Tried and trusted. Victors of many battles! So will you and I be, victors of many battles!!

Be encouraged, friends. This is a temporary, but necessary season.

Victory is assured by the One who fights for us, Jesus!!

He’ll Make It Happen!

22 Sunday Jun 2025

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You thought by now things would be different. Your life doesn’t look anything like you imagined. You feel so behind and there isn’t time for you to catch up. Your dreams. Your plans. Both just feel dead and pointless.

If this is you, listen to this good news. God isn’t done with you and your story yet!! Our good Father will do it, but at the right time. I felt the urge to encourage you that God knows exactly when the time is right. He is not holding out on you. It’s not time. He’s not forsaken you. It’s not time. He’s not a liar. It’s not time.

Hold onto hope, friend. His name is Jesus and he is always on time!!! ♥️

God Has It All Figured Out

04 Wednesday Jun 2025

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Friend, I know things have not worked out the way you wanted. Your heart is trying to manage the hurt, the shock, the unexpected, and trust God at the same time. It seems hypocritical to be in both places at the same time. It’s not. You’re not.

Please hear Gods heart for you. God is not mad at you for feeling all the feelings you have right now. He’s a good father who wants to comfort you. He understands. He sees you. He longs for you to know how much he loves you. He knows exactly how you’re feeling. Keep coming to him. Keep being honest with him. He’s got it all figured out. Trust his heart for you, for your family, for your future. Things are going according to plan, his plan. ♥️

Holding Onto Hope

02 Thursday Jan 2025

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If you’re wondering how, we can’t know that yet. If you’re wondering when, we can’t know that either. If you’re wondering who, it’s Jesus.

There is nothing more that you can do but be obedient in the waiting. He’s the only one who knows the end from the beginning.

We are 2 days in and I already feel like there is a weight of fatigue. A lack of hope that leaves you motionless. Numb.

The wait has been long and hard and painful, but he’s not done. Believe me when I say I want to see the purpose in all of this just like you do. I want an end to the wondering and wandering.

Friend, if there is one thing I know it’s that Jesus has never not once lied to or quit on me or you. No matter the doubts that my heart has grappled with there is still hope. Hope that when he said he would finish what he started, he would.

Today, I am holding onto hope and hopefully you can, too.

Em ❤️

What Now? 

11 Thursday Aug 2016

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I couldn’t sleep. You would’ve guessed it was me going back to school the next morning. My heart was heavy for many reasons, some I couldn’t even articulate. 

When a season comes to end and another one begins we have a choice to make. Do we hang on kicking and screaming? Or, do we embrace the journey to come and decide to walk in it rather than outside of it?

I decided last night to walk in it. 

Homeschooling my youngest two boys was a lot of work, stress, and joys that made me proud to be chosen to be theirs. What started out as a necessity turned into a privilege. I would do it all again…mostly. Many days I questioned myself and my ability to be what my kids needed. Was I smart enough? Patient enough? 

Gods grace covered me during this emotional time. He continued to tell me over and over how he had equipped me to be their teacher for this season. I knew it wouldn’t last forever and it didn’t. Today, I dropped my babies off at public school after two years of being homeschooled. What an emotional mess I was. As I drove away I tried to convince myself that I was good. It’s time I told myself. My mind wanted to go to Target and walk each and every aisle as I sipped my latte but my heart ached as a chapter was closing. 

Would their teacher be kind? Patient? Would they make friends? These questions and more filled my heart. Again, I had a choice…trust God to cover and keep them or be filled with anxiety.

I chose to trust God. 

He knows what my children need, who they need, and for every other detail…He’s got them covered too. 

I made it to get the latte, of course, but that was as far as I got. I pulled up to the house and just sat there with this thought…What do I do now? I felt like I literally didn’t have a purpose. Wanna know what I did? I swept and mopped the floors. I did laundry. I actually watched some tv. 

I realized it’s ok not to have a plan and be in transition. That’s where I am…in transition. Gods grace walks us through the every days of life and equips us for the task at hand. I was filled with tears as I felt the hand of Jesus just hold mine and say…It’s gonna be ok. You don’t have to have it all figured out right now. 

Wherever you are today, in whatever situation, let me encourage you. Allow God to unfold tomorrow out for you in his time. A new season is blooming and so will you. In time we’ll discover what we are called to next. In the meantime…go to Target and get a venti latte! Live it up! You don’t know when it’ll be time to get back to work! 

Blessings, Em 

Wait For It. 

26 Saturday Mar 2016

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Today we have the luxury of hindsight {understanding of a situation or event only after it has happened or developed}. We know the story. Jesus lives {hallelujah!!} but if we look closer history shows us another angle of the story…the waiting. 

It is day two. The followers of Jesus are in mourning. Some have scattered. Some in hiding. Others in denial. Disbelief. This has really happened. Jesus is dead. Those closest to Jesus knew this had to happen. He spoke of it. The prophets foretold it. It was written. But still, the doubts, pain, loss, anger, and hopelessness lingered. The words of Jesus echoing in their minds…You will see me again. They didn’t fully understand when he said it and surely more confused now in their blurred state of mourning. Nothing made sense. Every word of Jesus and the Father was in question. Was what he said true? The Father. The prophets. The word. Was it all a lie? All they knew was there is a borrowed tomb that Jesus is in and there they were. Hurting. Wondering. Waiting. 

I don’t know about you but I have certainly been in a hurting, wondering, and waiting place. Questioning every word spoken. The written word. The prophetic word. All of it. Is it true? Because, from where I stand I just don’t understand it. Nothing is matching up yet, I wait. 

The disciples and followers of Christ seen the word come to pass and so will you and I. Jesus is alive which means…every word ever spoken out of the mouth of God is true…it will come to pass! It matters not what the current situation looks like or how impossible it may seem, the word of the Lord never fails. Those who wait on him won’t be disappointed. If you find yourself in the waiting, the process, you are in good company. Though it linger wait for it. Continue to wait with expectation that victory comes. Restoration comes. Your resurrection Sunday is coming!! 

But these things I plan won’t happen right away. Slowly, steadily, surely, the time approaches when the vision will be fulfilled. If it seems slow, do not despair, for these things will surely come to pass. Just be patient! They will not be overdue a single day!     Habakkuk 2:3 {TLB}