throughtheseasonse

Spring and fall have always been my favorite times of year. I love the weather—I’m a sucker for a good sweatshirt paired with shorts and tennis shoes. When the warm air settles in, the sun is shining, and there’s a gentle breeze, I feel this deep sense of hope. Hope is steady. It’s anchored. And with a new season, I feel renewed. But hope can also feel a little scary. We don’t know what weather lies ahead or what unexpected circumstances may come. Still, there’s a joyful anticipation—of new...

At the beginning of 2026, my husband and I decided the word of the year for our family would be joy. Joy is defined as a feeling of good pleasure and happiness that is dependent on who Jesus is rather than on who we are or what is happening around us.  After the year we had in 2025, it only made sense that our word be joy. This would be our year to celebrate the good things in life.  Six days after deciding on our family word, my world shattered. My poppa’s time on earth ended and he walked...

Philippians is such an interesting book to study. When I first started reading, I really didn’t know what to expect. It’s known as the “epistle of joy”… and yet, Paul wrote it from prison. A prison.  The whole letter feels steady. Hopeful. Confident. Content. Not because his life was easy. But because his joy wasn’t coming from his life. It was coming from Christ. Paul understood something we forget all the time: joy isn’t based on our circumstances. It’s not pretending everything is fine....