Beauty for Ashes

If you haven’t seen the movie Unbroken yet, I highly recommend it. It’s a gripping movie about a man who overcomes several adversities in his life, but the movie emphasizes the torment he endures in a prison camp at the hands of Sgt. Mutsuhiro The Bird Watanabe. Towards the end of the movie, after years of continual and targeted abuse, Louie is forced to hold a large rail tie on his tired shoulders or he will be shot. I imagine him weary and weak and in this powerful moment...Continue reading

"Go figure out what this Scripture means: I'm after mercy, not religion. Im here to invite outsiders, not coddle insiders." ~Jesus I am waiting for the day that the marginalized become the leaders in the church. I think this is when real revival will happen. Maybe even wake up the church. When Kingdom growth will happen. Not the kind of growth we are used to (new pastor starts preaching passionately with a good worship team backing him up and all the church go’ers flock to hi...Continue reading

I am convinced that pain and suffering bring something to our lives that leads to real life and resurrection and while I can’t quite figure out how to word it, because isn’t that how it is with God and His ways and His doings, they just sometimes are like trying to explain colors to a blind person. (try it and you’ll see what I mean). Like I know, this whole Christian walk so far has been about death and grief and then resurrection and life and if that sounds a little scary t...Continue reading

I have to start somewhere. I have come to realize that there is no perfect way to start a blog. I have sat down at this laptop so many times typing and deleting over and over again because how do you start? Somewhere. You start somewhere. Introducing myself seems appropriate. I know most of the people that will read this are friends or family and yet some of these friends and family whom I have known for years will hopefully learn more about me as I share who I was, who I...Continue reading

I picked up the last cheque from Redi the other day. I sensed it was time to do something different. Something that has been stirring in my heart for some time ...now. Sharing my story through a blog. Though I will continue to be an advocate for human trafficking and a supporter of IJM, I thought it is time to share my why. Why I am passionate about this. So I am in the very early stages of starting a blog. I thought by posting this I am holding myself accountable as well. So be patient with me, I am shoulder deep in school work and single parenting 3 vibrant little girls and my plate is full but I am doing this. I want to give a huge thank you to everyone who donated their bottles over the years. I know that you may never see the difference you made on this side of eternity but I believe every act of good has a ripple effect and every act of obedience to God is noticed and noted. See more