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Year of Restoration

Year of Restoration

During the fifth year in my seven-year journey back home to the Garden, I began my ‘quest to love.’ It started when I heard a word resonating deep down in my soul. The word was, “Apokatastasis” and is Greek for restoration and translates as ‘restoration to original...

Quest to Love

Quest to Love

2015 was the fifth year of my seven-year journey back home to the Garden. As I began writing down my experiences that year my heart urged  me to entitle my work,  the ‘Quest for Love’. So, I immediately began documenting my quest for love by asking the...

Rest in Transition

Rest in Transition

We all go through transitions in life. I’m going through one right now, and I’ve been through many before. Times of transition can make us feel alone, vulnerable, and uncomfortable. It is also a time when people can make some of the worst decisions of their life...

What I’m Most Thankful For

What I’m Most Thankful For

As I reflect over my life this Thanksgiving I ponder the question, “What am I most thankful for?” The obvious answer is my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and what He did for me on the cross, That’s a given for any  believer in this world but what else  am I truly...

Drive out the Mocker

Drive out the Mocker

In our last blog we discussed the transformation from an uncommitted heart to a committed heart and the benefits of staying committed in and through life’s adventures. It wasn’t long after I decided to allow God to begin transforming my heart and attitude toward...

A New Heart

A New Heart

It is Friday October 4th, 2013, and I am driving over the Causeway Bridge from Wilmington to Wrightsville Beach so I can move into my new place for the next year. Suddenly anxiety grips me with vengeance. My chest tightens and heart begins to beat rapidly as fear...