Sweet Surrender

[photo from the #RedforEd march in Raleigh, you can read about that here ]  It's time to head back to school.  After a summer full...

Location: St. Peters Catholic Church - Charlotte, NC I love Christmas don't get me wrong.  All the fun and festivities in ...

Journaling Bible As humans we like routine, we crave rituals.  They make us feel safe because we know what is coming next.  Routines have...

Anyone else ever look on Pinterest or browse through home decor and organization ideas then just magically your house looks like that ove...

Today we are getting a little more raw and a lot more real here on Sweet Surrender.  I have been wrestling with the concept of perfection ...

Dear College Amanda and all those heading to college at the end of summer, It's been five years since you graduated undergrad...

Location: Marco Island, Florida Happy Monday sweet friends, Mondays can be hard.  You have to wake up early to head back to work after...

We have now come to Holy Week in the liturgical calendar.  This week is always such a mix of emotions for me.  Today, on Good Friday, we a...

I love reflecting on life.  My favorite past time is taking pictures so I can look back through them and cherish the memories of those mom...

This is the last week of lent.  Next week is holy week.  We have been preparing for this upcoming week for five whole weeks.  Doing...

It's week four of lent and there is one more week of lent before holy week after this. It feels like Jesus knows that too with the re...

"Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. I have not come to abolish but to fulfill ."  - Matthew 5:...

Just so, the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve  and to give his life as a ransom for many. -Matthew 20:28 We are ...

If anyone wishes to come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.  - Luke 9:23  Surrendering mea...

Sweet friends, these words I share today were put on my heart to share with all of you in the hopes that you will read some truth and be ...

I had every intention of writing this whole post on my goals.  I was going to share a list of the things I want to accomplish for this f...

One of the lessons that I have had to learn this semester is gratitude.  Being grateful for who I am with what I have in this moment.  G...