#fight – Restored Hearts

Ask Me

Ask me why we smile amidst pain and loss. How we laugh out loud while the tears are flowing. Ask me how we dance in the rain and sleep in the lion’s den. We are familiar with the fight. Struggle is part of what gives us defined mental and emotional fortitude. Ask me how IContinue reading “Ask Me”

Graced For This

Weary Traveler Furrowed browsBent backsHunched shouldersBurdens heavy to bearSigns of fatigueYou question the fightIs it worth this?Know -You’re graced for this Tear strewn facesBattle scarsUntold stories of the fallVoices shouting to stay downGetting back upThe war, the struggleStanding against all oddsYou’re graced for this Walking alone?Was never meant to be yoursThose unseen footprintsTell the storyAnotherContinue reading “Graced For This”

Day One

Today was the first day of the 2025-2026 school year for our students in my neck of the woods. The entire school district wore this t-shirt today. Don’t you just love ‘Day Ones’? The opportunity to start anew, a chance for a do over. We don’t always get a second chance to steer the shipContinue reading “Day One”

PUSH

Today may be a tough one. Possibly, you do not welcome the dawn of this new day. Questions might be swirling around your head as the fight leaves your body. This struggle is real and you have little strength to leap over the walls that want to hold you captive. This could be the postureContinue reading “PUSH”

Because I Had To

Our principal’s secretary shared this with us recently. Maybe it was borrowed –not sure: ‘ I’m stronger because I had to be, I’m smarter because of my mistakes, happier because of the sadness I’ve known, and now wiser because of what I have learned! ‘ I couldn’t help but reflect on the times ‘I had to’ evenContinue reading “Because I Had To”

The Fighter in You

Life is not for the faint of heart. It challenges us to rise and face some tough situations. It is not uncommon to feel battle fatigued – weary to the bones. Discernment and training are needed to come out ‘standing’ at the end of these seasons. In Psalm 144, David praises God for ‘training hisContinue reading “The Fighter in You”

Can’t Do Both

This a quick mid-week shout-out to a special group of people. This morning, in my conversation with God, I told Him that I couldn’t have two particular situations happening in my life at the same time. I couldn’t walk through both simultaneously. The truth is – I DIDN’T want to do both. The reality isContinue reading “Can’t Do Both”

For Him

Recently I had a conversation with one of my sister girls – about the men in our lives. We talked about our sons. We ended our conversation with the resolve that we believe they will walk into their God-given destiny. They were born for and with a purpose. Men. They come by all different names.Continue reading “For Him”