All my life, movement has been one of my greatest joys. Running, walking, weight lifting, and moving my body in almost any physical way. It has been my escape, my place of peace, and one of the ways I have always felt most alive, an act of worship for an amazing temple! I never thought much about how I moved, I just moved, until my body began to hurt. Over the past year, while dealing with extreme ankle pain, I began learning things about my body I had never known. I found out that the...

One of the most powerful verses that has deeply challenged me lately is found in Psalm 119. “And I will walk at liberty, for I seek Your precepts.” Psalm 119:45 For most of my life, I misunderstood freedom. I thought freedom meant the absence of discomfort, certainty. I thought freedom meant controlling outcomes so nothing painful could happen. Over time, especially through some of the battles I have personally faced with anxiety, insomnia, health struggles, uncertainty, and deeply...

There are people who only know how to love life when life loves them back. When the body feels strong, when the bank account is full, when relationships are stable, when plans unfold perfectly, and when certainty exists. But what happens when life changes? What happens when pain enters the room uninvited? When grief rearranges your heart?When poverty humbles your pride? When betrayal shakes your trust? When illness changes the way you move through the world? When you look around and your...