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I Choose Today to Encourage

Social media is at the forefront of life. It’s where we shop, gather news, communicate, network, promote… the list goes on. Like everything else, it can be used for good or evil. Since launching the podcast, I’ve found myself more active on social platforms. When I post, I usually choose a quote from either the blog or the podcast—something encouraging for whoever might stumble upon it. I only get a second (maybe less) to make an impact. So I choose my quotes wisely. And then I started thinking… If someone were scrolling through the words I speak in a day, what would the quote of the day be? Would it lift someone up or tear them down? Would it stop them in their tracks with hope or heap more heaviness onto their hearts? The Bible tells us what our “quotes” should sound like. Paul writes in 1 Thessalonians 5:11: “So encourage each other and build each other up, just as you are already doing.” This was the very first verse I clung to when I started this I Choose Today journey—because that is my heart: to encourage. If you’ve listened to Episode 2 of the podcast, I Choose Today to

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I Choose Today to Trust the Power of the In-Between The Ordinary Series – Part 6

As believers, when it comes to Easter, we focus on Good Friday, when Jesus died for the sins of the world, and Easter Sunday, when He rose from the grave to defeat death once and for all. Both of these days deserve every ounce of our awe and celebration. They are the visible markers of love and victory—the cross where the price was paid and the empty tomb where death was disarmed. But what about the day in-between? What about Saturday? That ordinary, quiet, grief-stricken day between the heartbreak and the miracle. The day when heaven seemed silent and hope felt buried. The day most of us skip over… but shouldn’t. Because even though it looked like nothing was happening, everything was already in motion. Scripture gives us a glimpse behind the veil: “He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit. After being made alive, He went and made proclamation to the imprisoned spirits…” —1 Peter 3:18–19 Jesus didn’t wait for Sunday to start moving. He didn’t rest in death. He descended into the very den of death itself—and declared victory. To the author of death. To the powers of darkness. To the realm

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Podcast Episode 4: I Choose Today to Walk Toward Healing

https://media.blubrry.com/3562980/content.blubrry.com/3562980/3_I_Choose_Today_to_Walk_Toward_Healing_Clean.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 19:52 — 15.9MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSSThere are some episodes that go beyond teaching. They come from the sacred places of personal experience—the moments you didn’t think you’d survive but somehow did. That’s what this one is. In this episode of I Choose Today, I’m sharing a very personal part of my healing journey. A moment that changed me. A moment that brought me to the end of myself—and to the feet of Jesus. After the loss of my son to SIDS, I was broken in ways I didn’t yet understand. I was functioning, showing up, caring for my two-year-old daughter—but I wasn’t present. I was numb. Surviving. Until one ordinary afternoon when I completely broke. In the aftermath of an emotional outburst, I found myself sobbing on the edge of a bathtub, whispering the words, “Lord, help.” That moment became the start of something. It was the whisper that began a healing journey—a moment of raw surrender that cracked open the numbness and let Jesus in. Painful. But holy. This episode is for the ones still carrying pain. The ones who have walked through abuse, betrayal, loss, abandonment, rejection. It’s

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I Choose Today to Worship in the Middle of the Mundane

The Ordinary Series – Part 4 Note: This post is Part 4 in The Ordinary Series. Part 3 will be shared as part of the upcoming podcast episode where I’ll dive deeper into what it means to be an ordinary kingdom partner. For now, I pray these words meet you right where you are. ⸻ I think the ordinary is the hardest place to live. See, the outcasts are looking for hope. They know they need saving. The mountain movers? They see the kingdom and are actively pursuing it. But those of us in the middle of the ordinary? We’re just trying to make it through the day. We’re folding laundry, checking off to-do lists, opening the fridge to figure out what can be made for dinner with whatever’s left. We bandage another scraped knee. Pay another bill. Run another errand. Facilitate another meeting. Nothing about it feels like kingdom work. Not to mention—I’m just an ordinary person living an ordinary life. And it’s in that space that the lie creeps in: This can’t possibly matter. This can’t be kingdom. But it does. And it is. Because God is in the business of using the ordinary in the ordinary to

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I Choose Today to Show Up Anyway

Something Exciting Is Coming! I’m so excited to finally share that the I Choose Today podcast launches on April 2nd! This has been a journey of prayer, preparation, and a whole lot of trusting God in the process. If you’ve ever connected with these blog posts, I think you’re going to love the podcast. It’s real, it’s honest, and it’s all about choosing to follow God—even through the hard stuff. Mark your calendar—I can’t wait to walk this new chapter with you! And now, here’s a message that’s been on my heart lately… ⸻ I Choose Today to Show Up Anyway There are days when I feel like I have nothing to offer—when I feel emotionally drained, mentally scattered, or spiritually quiet. The temptation is to hide, to wait until I feel stronger, clearer, more “together.” But I’m learning that healing doesn’t only happen in the hidden places—it often happens when we choose to show up anyway. Show up to the quiet moment with God, even when words are few. Show up to the people He’s placed in your life, even when your heart is tender. Show up to the calling, even when it feels costly. I used to think

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