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Celebrating Jesus who makes all things New this Easter weekend at one of our favorite places on earth. We’re in awe of the beauty He creates, renewed hope, redemption and love He brings us. “My beloved spoke and said to me,“Arise, my darling, my beautiful one, come with me. See! The winter is past; the rains are over and gone. Flowers appear on the earth; the season of singing has come, the cooing of doves is heard in our land. The fig tree forms its early fruit; the blosso

I made you guys some Easter Freebie stock photos, here! Easter weekend always has me reflecting a lot. Today Christians commemorate Jesus being crucified on the cross, good Friday. And then celebrating His resurrection on Easter.  Jesus died for our sins, and to give us hope for resurrection of dead things in our own lives, and life eternal. It makes me think of lies I believe that hinder me from living the life He desires for us as our Father and friend. God wants us to li

It feels like I’ve been working as an undercover detective for years. Gathering data for insight people are desperately looking for, and I’m finally ready to uncover my findings. It’s been all about relationships for me. 10 years ago I started out on a quest centered on how to have a loving marriage and how to help others find that as well. I wanted to find out why the divorce rate is so high, and of those not divorced, so many seem to be unhappy. I did a of things, used all

When I asked J and Mondo a little bit more about how they met, all our eyes quickly filled with tears. J called her fiancé, Mondo her angel sent from God. This couples light-hearted, joy-filled, fun personalities, looks of love at each other, love for Jesus, each other and others was so evident in our time together. We knew right away what a blast it would be to spend the next couple hours capturing their adorableness around Pasadena, and then up in the mountains. God didn’t

It’s Caleb’s Spring Break, which makes me the happiest. We’ve gotten nice relaxing time together already, lots of errands done, and working hard on our class/mentorship on relationships. We saw the movie🍿 I Can Only Imagine last night, and it was AMAZING!!! Please go see it! Although we both cried (me for a good hour or so) it’s so impactful! Our webinar is about to launch this week, so get excited! We’re so passionate about helping to bring breakthrough to people’s live

“Are you pregnant?” She asked me. Since I’ve never been pregnant, obviously the answer was no. Not only is it a sensitive question for other reasons, but the reason for her asking (weight gain) didn’t feel great either. Lie number 1 in our series “My value/worth depends on my outward appearance/sex appeal/physical perfection.” You might not relate to my specific examples I use in this series, as I’m making them super specific and personal to me, but I’m asking you to search

He said to me, “You’re most likely to: be on the cover of playboy or a stripper.” Another boy said to me, “You’re on the list today: top hottest girls in the school, we also rate the ’important’ body parts.” Lie #1 in my series: My value/worth depends on my outward appearance/sex appeal/physical perfection. I’m diving deeper into lie #1 of our series I started yesterday.  A boy when I was in 7th grade said the first above sentence to me. Even writing those words make me sick

We all believe lies that shape us in some way. Lies about ourselves, others, and God. Lies are a lot like weeds. If kept unchecked, their roots can grow, and can kill all the beautiful things around it. When something beautiful, true, lovely is to be planted, the lie/weed can choke it out before it can even take root. This makes me so sad. I lived this firsthand day in and day out for so many years of my life. These lies didn’t allow me to have healthy relationships. I stru

You are SO loved friend, let me tell you how much peace that brings me… _____ I woke up thinking it was Thursday and was super happy when instead it’s FriYAY! What’s one of your fav parts of the weekend? _____ For me, it’s always been (for the last 4.5 years) waking up next to my hubby.  It’s usually a time of such peace, just resting in the presence of God and Caleb. The hustle and bustle of the week can get to us, overwhelm me. But taking moments to just BE, is one of my fa

“I like long walks on the beach,” said everyone on a dating profile or to a potential suitor. It’s so clique, right? But how true is it, that longing to have someone to take the long walk on the beach of life with. _____ I’m an independent, educated and empowered woman. I moved out to California 2,500 miles away from family without knowing a sole anywhere close, to get my Masters degree. I knew I didn’t need a man, but I wanted one. Not to complete me, but someone that we cou