The 2020 Pandemic Exposed My Weaknesses, Defenses, Strengths, and Potential

Not unlike most of the world, 2020 threw me into a tailspin and exposed a shadow side I was unaware of. My last post was a tribute to turning 50, where the future was my to possess. Little did I know four weeks later, everyone's world would be turned upside down. And I would see just how emotionally unhealthy I really was.
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A Letter to My 8-Year-Old Self

You'll spend a lot of your life feeling like you don't fit in. Most of the time, you'll believe it's because you're not enough, and then you'll swing to you're just too much. Somewhere along the way, you'll lose yourself, but you'll discover her again. You will actually fall in love with her, and fitting in won't seem to be that big of a deal. But it will suck that the revelation comes so much later in life.

Behind The Book {Stronghold} It's A Love Affair

The process of taking the Stronghold to STRONGHOLD workbook and creating it into a book has been quite the journey. As the book developed so did I. Chapter Three was my favorite in the original workbook, and so I found it difficult to rewrite.…
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I Needed To Get Away - Would He Speak?

I stood there, the silence all around me. The trees swaying just outside the front window, and the clouds tipping low. It was so quiet. Tears began brimming over my eyelashes as scenes over the past month flashed through my mind. I placed the…

Beaten Not Defeated

Please welcome our friend Karla from Hope in His Presence.  We are so blessed, because Karla brings something to the table that not many can muster up on a daily basis...joy.  Her heart for the Lord is deeply infectious, while her words are…

I Am Enough

We were just thrilled to hear Nicole Neitzel over at Loving Relentlessly was willing to share her experience with Stronghold! Nicole's honest, authentic writings are like a cool drink of water that soothe the parched lips of those whispering…

Behind the Book {Stronghold}

The fear of cancer was dictating every decision I was making, taking away my right to choose. When God confronted me, and showed me I had a choice, I felt empowered again. Neither my fear nor my faith had the power to control my free will. Only…

I've Been in the Wrong Camp

A big welcome to our friend and supporter, Brandi, from over at Faith2Shine.  Brandi's faith and insight are only two of the many reasons we wanted her to read Stronghold before the general public...and we were blessed to hear she'd be blogging…
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Behind The Book {Stronghold}

There is a journey behind every book, and a story behind every journey. I had a few people ask some fun questions, and so thought I would answer them today. Question #1: How does it feel to be writing a book? Answer: Sort of like standing naked…

I Was Never Alone

“Mom, are you still awake?” Those were the softly spoken words released from the my bedroom doorframe. Of course I would say yes. These are the nights a mom lives for. It’s that moment you’re called up from obscurity and allowed into the…

Teaser #2 - Another Peek Into Stronghold

The counterfeit stronghold has the power to destroy a believer’s walk through deception. Paul makes it clear that we must wage a spiritual war against this fortress, not a physical one. For a time is coming when people will no longer listen…

What? It's All Over?

Have we really found ourselves at the end of our twelfth month of the year? The thought leaves my head spinning! Or maybe that's just the eggnog withdraw! Over the past few weeks I have caught myself focused on all the all the things I didn't…