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December 2022

December 18, 2022

End of 2022 Reflections (Personal)

2022 is drawing to a close! This year has zoomed by. For me, it's been...

November 2022

November 19, 2022

Autumn Peace and Letting Go (Personal Post)

This autumn has been a season of peace and a time for letting go. For...

July 2022

July 24, 2022

A Week of Learning (Personal Post)

This past week has been a wonky time for me of learning what to avoid...

July 12, 2022

Beach Photography and Inspiration (Personal Post)

I'm grateful for the family time and peace I enjoyed at Hilton Head Island last...

July 06, 2022

Psalm 119:50: A Spot of Hope Amid Suffering

Psalm 119:50 reminds us that hope can always be found even in the midst of...

April 2022

April 16, 2022

Easter Musings

I'm thrilled that Easter is here! This will be a great weekend spent with family...

April 10, 2022

A Year Later (Personal Wellness Post)

A year ago, God gently nudged me to admit that I'd been dealing with long-term...

March 2022

March 23, 2022

“Create in Me a Clean Heart”: Looking at Psalm 51 for Lent

For Lent, I asked God to help me have a clean heart freed of the...

August 2021

August 29, 2021

Depression Can’t Beat Hope (Personal)

Despite a rough week of dealing with depression, God found small ways to uplift me,...

August 21, 2021

A Rough Depression Day and a Memory of a Sweet Dream (Personal)

After a particularly rough day of dealing with depression and grief, God gently reminded me...

August 15, 2021

So Many “Gay Revelations” in 4 Weeks

This was a rapid-fire time of learning more about the truth behind the "clobber passages",...

August 12, 2021

Analyzing a Christian Response to the “Pray Away” Documentary

Even with all of the scorn against LGBTQ+ Christians, I never thought that I'd see...

June 2021

June 16, 2021

Mary and Me

I am blessed and grateful to have a spiritual relationship with the Blessed Virgin Mary,...

June 09, 2021

Depression and Photography: Finding Joy in a Personal Hobby

Photography helps me appreciate the beauty in everyday life and helps me ward off my...

May 2021

May 15, 2021

Dorm Dreams and Mary’s Help (Personal Post)

After having a powerful vision of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the middle of the...

April 2021

April 11, 2021

Darkest Before the Dawn: An Eerily Introspective Dream

After one of my lowest moments in 2021, God gave me a massively inspiring dream...

July 2020

July 29, 2020

Better Coping: A Lesson in Self-Awareness

God and meditation go hand-in-hand. He helped me realize that I'd been using numbness as...

February 2020

February 19, 2020

A Lesson in Divine Trust: A Personal Post

While I don't enjoy constantly remembering the ugly times I had at college, remembering the...