Surrender, Connection, and the Gift of Learning

It’s a peaceful Sunday morning. Raindrops are gently falling; not torrential, just enough to cool the air. I step outside my front door and take in the view: grass as green and lush as a carpet, shrubbery shaped like small balls, full of promise and growth. If peace had a form, I imagine it would look like this.

No swirling thoughts in my mind, just the quiet joy of basking in God’s creation. Surrounded. Surrendered. Humbled. Grateful.

My Year in Review - 2024

When I take the time to write a post like this it forces me to reflect. This year, it became tangibly evident to me the goodness of God. I could see Him every morning as I watch the sunrise, see deer crossing the street, or see the seasons change. I felt Him during the most mundane tasks giving me a heavenly nudge - call this person, write this thought, use this technology to solve a problem. I heard Him through prayer, and others that he placed in my path. This year I felt a softening in