Hey Reader, Hello I hope all is well… I know it's been a few weeks since my last email. I have been quiet in your inbox the last few weeks, not because you weren't on my mind, but because I was preparing for something significant. And I'm so excited to finally share it with you. On September 12th, I preached my very first sermon at my Ministerial Licensing Service, and it turned out to be a beautiful service. I give all glory to God. The message God gave me was about Jesus being our life...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Hey Reader, Hope your week is off to a great start! We had our Pause + Pray Call this week, and if you weren't able to join us live, here's a little of what we walked through together. We started in the Foundation of Prayer, moved into a time of praise, then into this month's word of encouragement: Recharge With Purpose. We talked about releasing and letting go of what's heavy, and giving God all control instead of carrying it ourselves. From there, we prayed through six focuses for this...
3 months ago • 1 min read
Hey Reader, Hope all is going well, and I'm praying you have a great week. I know some of us may be carrying a lot of emotions right now. One question I asked on this most recent episode was: have you ever walked into a new school year already tired, carrying last year's pressure before this year even started? If you find yourself in that moment right now, I want you to know you're not alone. Earlier this week I released a new episode: 5 Shifts to Partner With God and Teach With Intention....
3 months ago • 1 min read
Hey Reader, Hope your week is going great. I wanted to share something with you that my Pastor recently reminded us of, the importance of praise. It got me thinking about this school year, how it will take both prayer and praise to navigate through it. Praising God in advance, before you even see the outcome, is walking by faith and showing that you trust Him with what's ahead. I would love to share more with you... I wrote out this week's full prayer focus in the Teaching With Jesus...
3 months ago • 1 min read
Hey Reader, Happy July. 💛 I hope you are giving yourself permission to actually rest this month. Not the rushed kind, but the real kind, where you slow down long enough to let God refill you before the next season begins. Last week we gathered for our Pause + Pray Call. It was a gentle time to reflect on the year and hand God what we had been carrying. If you could not be there live, the replay is ready for you whenever you need a moment to pause and be refilled. Watch or listen, whichever...
4 months ago • 1 min read
Hey Reader, Hope all is well. As I was getting closer to the end of the school year, I told one of my friends that I wanted an end-of-year shirt that would wrap up my school year, and the words that came to mind were, "Thank God I Made It... By God's Grace and Mercy." This year brought lessons, growth, challenges, laughter, answered prayers, and opportunities to trust God in new ways. There were moments that stretched me and reminded me daily of my need for God's grace. Through it all, God...
5 months ago • 1 min read
Hey Reader, As I'm sitting here on this Sunday evening, I want you to know this is the last week of school for me and I will be honest there's a part of me ready for it. And there's a part of me that's going to miss these students, even the ones who challenged me the most this year. If you're in your final stretch too let's not just survive these last days. Let's enjoy them. Let's let God walk through them with us. He's not asking us to finish strong on our own. He's offering to be in it with...
5 months ago • 1 min read
Hey Reader, Happy Monday!! Whether heading into this week feels light or heavy, smooth or stretching... I want to remind you of something important: God is with you. You are not alone in your classroom, your responsibilities, or these final weeks of the school year. God is with you in every lesson, every decision, every difficult moment, and every seed you continue planting. As we enter the final stretch of the school year, we'll be gathering tomorrow for this month’s Pause + Pray Call....
6 months ago • 1 min read
Hey Reader, Happy Monday!! As we enter into a new week, and now that Teacher Appreciation Week is over, I want you to know that I appreciate you every day. I am cheering you on, and as I pray for myself, I am also keeping you in prayer as we finish out this school year. I wanted to leave you with something to carry into these final weeks. Last week I shared 7 prayers for teachers, and I also created a printable prayer companion called 7 Prayers to Help Teachers Finish Strong so you can...
6 months ago • 1 min read