Grief is really hard. Sometimes you can see it coming and sometimes you can’t. I recently lost a friend unexpectedly.

I am so grateful that I was at the ocean when I found out. The ocean is so healing for me. It puts things in perspective about how small I am and how big God is.

So what stands between this life that we are currently living and the life we want to live? What is that? It ‘s resistance.  When we have these dreams and goals and we sense we have this God given purpose within us that we are meant to fulfill what gets in the way of us fulfilling that?  Resistance.

Today I just wanted to ask you “what gets you out of bed in the morning?” because if it’s only your alarm, your day job, or getting your kids to school I am going to tell you that there is more!  I know you have been wondering and maybe even feel bad about it but don’t.  You are asking that question for a reason.  And I will tell you yes there is more.  I have been through some seasons where it was only the alarm dragging me out of bed and not the compelling purpose in my heart and there is such a difference!  So I wanted to encourage you today… get a dream in your life that creates push-pull, something that excites you, something that drives you, so that when it’s time to get up in the morning you almost jump out of bed.

A loving reminder, that in this new year we would seek God above all else, for it is from Him that we will draw the strength we need to leave behind the past, and embrace all that is ahead for us. 

A few nights ago I was having a rough time.  My heart was heavy and I could feel the lump in the back of my throat developing as the evening hours passed by. The feeling was right there begging to break through. Tears welled up a few times, but I wasn’t ready to give in and embrace it.  So I wiped my eyes and pushed the thoughts and emotions to the back of my mind until I could get my kiddos settled in bed.