• Listen

    From a young age, I was drawn to the beauty of nature. Whether it was the intricacy of a spider’s web, the rustling of the leaves of a tall tree, the whistling of the wind in the tall grasses, a full moon on a still night, a crackling campfire with a blanket of stars overhead…

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  • Peace

    I was unsettled last night. Before I went to bed, I read a headline on my Facebook feed that gave me great anxiety and fear. It was about the persecution of Christians with an urgent prayer request. I prayed immediately, fell asleep, but constantly tossed and turned all night. When I woke up, I looked…

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  • You Are Mine

    When someone asks how many kids we have, I always say four. Then I have a sense of guilt, because my mind says seven. We have lost three children to miscarriage, and by saying four, I don’t have to explain the loss of the three babies. It opens up the pain that is in my…

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  • You are not alone

    A year ago, I was not in a good place. My 50th birthday was quickly approaching. My feelings had nothing to do with entering a new decade or getting older. The closer my birthday got, the more my deep feeling of loneliness was exposed. It was a pain of being alone, of not belonging, of…

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  • Leap of Faith

    The Lord has placed in my heart a desire to write. It has been there for many years. Today, I start on my leap of faith, following the voice of God. My blog is named “Fears and Tears”, where I trust God to give me the words to write. As I stumble through this life…

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  • My First Blog Post

    Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.

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  • Welcome

    Follow along as I journey towards God in my quest to grow my prayer life. Striving to grow in virtue as I live out my vocation as wife, mother, and daughter.

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