Six years ago, I don’t think anybody would’ve known that I was standing strong as a faith-filled follower of Jesus.  Throughout my life, some people encouraged me to dig deeper into The Bible, church, and Christianity.  I knew that I was a woman of faith; however, I chose to show my faith by leading by example. Currently, 322 blogs later, my life has completely been disclosed.  I am an open book and a friend of Jesus.  It was clear to me that I was to write this blog.  Knowing if I were truly serving Jesus it was…

Being a good neighbor is a deep statement.  On the surface, it is easy to wave from afar, but it is much more complicated to love your neighbor as yourself.  It warms my heart when I see someone moving out of their comfort zone with compassion.  In this context, the word neighbor includes everyone, every day.   Being nice should be easy, right?  It becomes a challenge when things don’t go as planned.  Stress starts to take over and life becomes chaotic.  Being a good neighbor becomes more difficult because we are not at peace.  Because we don’t have…

One of the things that we are asked to do is love others, even more than we love ourselves.  Love comes from within and is a powerful tool when used unconditionally.  The importance of coming from a perspective of love can’t be underestimated.  Jesus can’t resist those who have love in their heart.   No matter your religion, if you live life with love and your intentions are genuine Jesus is there for us.  There is no reason to make things complicated.  No reason to be scared of our future if we are living life with true love. Bad…

Some people appear to enjoy and thrive living in an environment of chaos, but that is not how I choose to live.  I believe if one puts forth the effort, one is able to change the way in which life is lived.  Some things can be altered that don’t have any monetary requirement, simply a desire to do things differently. Given all the options in the world, do you choose peace?  If so, what would you be willing to do to be at peace while walking through life? I stop and breathe.  With my eyes, I evaluate what is…