Five loaves and two small fish + thanksgiving = the perfect soil for miracles I’d love to say that every day of my life is full of sunshine and happiness. But it’s not. In my almost 30 years of life, I have discovered that I am the one who controls my happiness, or the lack of it. Let’s just say that I was allowing outward factors to determine my state…
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Insights from the Wilderness
Read moreFor the past week I’ve been on a staycation of sorts. Basically, I’ve been dog/house sitting away from home and it’s been pretty good. During said staycation I’ve had quite a bit of time to myself. The introvert in me loves it although I’ve discovered that I’m an ambivert. But that’s beside the point. In my quiet time I had a lot of time to think to which I was…
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One Truth Worth Remembering When Facing Insecurity
Read moreDisclaimer: In the name of full transparency, please be aware that this blog post contains affiliate links and any purchases made through such links will result in a small commission for me (at no extra cost for you). If you’ve ever wondered why I hadn’t posted blogs as often as I did when I first started this blog, this post will cover that. Basically, I would wonder if the content…
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Encouragement For Your Journey
Read moreAs a planner, I’ve wanted to know God’s entire plan for my life so that I’d be prepared or so that I can plan accordingly. But there’s no faith required for that. It’d be me getting ahead of God instead of being with Him, and I’d never want to be without Him. Of course, He will never leave nor forsake you and I, that I know for sure. But my…
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Encouragement For When You’re Tempted To Quit
Read moreIn my last post about new beginnings, I talked about the temptation I had to quit. I thought I’d go deeper into what that looked like for me to hopefully encourage you. I WAS DONE BLOGGING. What happened with my job was not the only time I was tempted to quit or give up on my dreams or give up on what I believed God was calling me to do.…
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Encouragement For When Things Don’t Go As Planned
Read moreHow often do we think that God has called it quits when our story’s don’t unfold the way we’d planned or hoped they would? I think a lot; I mean, #justthinkingoutloud is one of my most used hashtags for a reason. (not that you knew that, but it is lol) Anyway, I was thinking about my beginning. Granted, I don’t remember much about my birth, but I can almost recall…
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Encouragement For When You Feel Like You’ve Missed God
Read moreThere have been moments when I’d felt I missed God—both recently and throughout my life. I’d questioned some decisions and I even thought about what my life may look like had I made different choices. I want to do and be in God’s perfect will for me in my heart and with all of my being. To sum it up, I don’t want to miss God. Fast forward, I came…
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7 Ways to Stay Hopeful When Life Looks Hopeless
Read moreDisclaimer: In the name of full transparency, please be aware that this blog post contains affiliate links and any purchases made through such links will result in a small commission for me (at no extra cost for you). How many of us can say that life isn’t going as we’d planned? I don’t know about you, but 2020 has looked nothing like I’d had in mind when exiting 2019. From…
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Oh, the seasons we’ll GROW
Read moreNew seasons are inevitable. Think about it; we never remain in just one season. Spring, summer, fall and winter will always come—no matter what the temperature says, they’ll always come. I’ve found the same to be true of life, seasons are always subject to change. Maybe years ago you faced a season of financial struggle and today you’re prospering or doing better than before. No matter what it looked like…
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Keep Going
Read more“Long time, no blog. Jaz, where you been at?” Some may be asking, or maybe it’s just me. 🙊Either way, my blog has been silent for a bit for many reasons the biggest being; I was going through some things within. On the surface, I was good or so I said. But within, I was discouraged, hurting and facing some things that “helped” me to neglect this space. I won’t go…