It has taken me 3 years to be brave enough to launch this blog. It’s ridiculous, I know, that the domain name is the brave soul. I have been waiting to feel strong enough, good enough to have something to say. But the truth is, being brave begins again every single day. And even though…
Sometimes when God asks us to trust in Him it doesn’t go the way we thought it would. Spirit lead me where my trust is without bordersLet me walk upon the watersWherever You would call meTake me deeper than my feet could ever wanderAnd my faith will be made stronger When we follow Him into…
I am fascinated by the human design. The way that our heart, mind, soul, body, and spirit interweave together to make us whole is truly amazing. Each aspect of our design is so interconnected that when one is fractured, it deeply impacts the other. But one of the most beautiful parts of our humanity is…
Recently I hit a Wall. I had no idea that I wasn’t doing well – I thought I had been dealing with my stuff. I was aware of my slow disconnect with God, and even my own heart, and because life was hard I was just giving myself grace. But one night it all did…
I used to think that I could arrive in life by climbing an imaginary ladder of success. Striving to prove myself, I spent years trying to be a good Christian and live up to who I thought I should be. I had a deep desire to do what the bible told me and to live…
The brave soul has been a place where I have chosen to be terrifyingly honest about my journey with God. And as tempted as I am to wait and tell this story in hindsight *to ensure a good and happy ending* I am choosing to tell it in the middle. In the middle – in…
It took me a long time to stop living in denial, but I was finally willing to embrace the whole story. I sat with the pain, admitted to it, and acknowledged the reality of my past. But inner healing comes in layers… There came a point where I looked back – seeing all – and…
Oftentimes when we tell stories from our past we talk about what happened to us – the events or circumstances that we faced and how we overcame them. Like a narrator, I spent years recounting the details of my testimony. But I had no idea that there was another version to my story that I…
As we head into a New Year, I have been processing just how hard and painful this past year was. I have to admit – it was challenging, and everything felt like it was on the chopping block. Our marriage, our future, our finances, the peace in our home…our dreams…everything. For some reason, this past…
Ambivalence is like standing on the fence of the “undecided”. If I lean too far toward hope, I might tip the scales for fear of waking disappointment. And if I lean too far into doubt, my heart begins to grow cold and bitter. So it feels safer, more “righteous”, to stay numb. Indifferent. Because sometimes I’m…
My Own Song What I wrestle most deeply with is finding a sense of belonging. I am eccentric, passionate, untamed, and creative and I don’t seem to fit in anyone’s box or paradigm, not even my own. I have battled my entire life with self rejection – because even I don’t know what to do with…
Dreams are like seeds. They are symbolic of new life, new strategies, and fresh ideas. Dreams begin to awaken within us when we entertain a new way of thinking, a potential idea, that feels impossible to accomplish from where we stand today. They are beautiful in the beginning, naive and full of hope. The passion…
I sat there, slumped over in my chair, feeling depleted. From across the shadows, I heard “If you could see Me, face to face right now, what would you ask Me?” Without hesitation, the questions flew off my tongue as if they had already been formed, “Where are you?! How did I get back here?…
I grew up in the Church and I must have heard the salvation message hundreds of times. My parents planted the church in our home when I was two, and they faithfully pastored there for nearly 40 years. As a pastors kid, I grew up going to multiple camps, conferences, and mission trips. I was “saved”…