Jesus – You Are the One I Want

Culture, Inspiration, Leadership, My Story, Wisdom for Today

Leading Doesn’t Make You Popular

April 6, 2014

We all have the capacity to be leaders, whether we realize it or not. I shrugged off this idea for a long time, but the Holy Spirit’s persistent voice kept saying this to me throughout my younger years: You are a leader. Yes, you… Do you believe that about yourself? Why or why not? ...

Challenges, Faith & Prayer, Forgiveness, Health, Wholeness

Lord, Where’s My Healing?

June 7, 2013

Yesterday God answered a pressing prayer of mine. In light of my physical struggles the last 1.5 years and those of people around me, I’ve been asking Him for wisdom on healing and His will for us in this area. I fully believe God is our Healer. He’s healed me of numerous issues, ...

Beliefs, Forgiveness

The Human Condition (Pt. 3)

April 10, 2013

Guys, I’ve left you hanging for a month! Are you biting your nails over there or what?! 😉 I have tons of great things to share with you, so let’s complete this series shall we! It’s a good one. In Part 1 we learned God’s view of our “Human Condition” (in ...

Beliefs, Forgiveness, Living Free

The Human Condition (Pt. 1)

February 18, 2013

Hey friends! Just to preface, this topic has been on my heart for about a year now. I can’t seem to shake it, even after writing about it maybe 8 times! So here is my *crossed-fingers* final attempt. I’ve divvied it up into three segments for easier reading. I hope you enjoy it & ...

Beliefs, Culture, Devos

Deliver Us From Evil

December 14, 2012

Today and in recent days, I’ve been praying the following: “Lord, it’s hard down here. We need You.” I haven’t known how else to verbalize my sadness over things I see happening around me. My heart has been heavy for situations that are out of my control, so I ...

Challenges, Devos, Living Free, Wholeness

My Peace I Give to You!

June 24, 2012

Is there an area of your life where you consistently lack peace? No matter how many times you’ve tried to “get it under control”, you can’t. It gets the best of you and seems to mock you, putting your flaws on parade in front of you and other people. Then ...

Devos, Inspiration, Living Free

Called to Shine!

June 1, 2012

“But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us.” ~2 Cor. 4:7 This scripture is kind of famous 🙂 I’ve heard people suggest that the phrase “earthen vessels” indicates human weakness, as in When we mess up, ...

Culture, Devos, Inspiration, Living Free, My Story, Wholeness

The World Begins Again

May 16, 2012

“Baby’s black balloon makes her fly I almost fell into that hole in your life You’re not thinking bout tomorrow ‘Cause you were the same as me But on your knees” {Written yesterday morning, May 15th, 2012} This morning I awoke with a very heavy heart. Vulnerable ...

Friends & Dating, Marriage & Family, Sex

Sex by Design

April 14, 2012

I had this crazy epiphany yesterday, a radical paradigm shift in my thinking! But to make sense of it, I should start at square one. The environment and culture I grew up in echoed a recurring message to me: Sex is bad. As a result, I not only learned that there is something inherently ...

Beliefs, Devos, Forgiveness, Living Free, Marriage & Family, Quotables, Relationships, Wholeness

Settle It Today

October 10, 2011

A most excellent post–one of the best I’ve read in a long time (by author Regi Campbell). I want to implement this principle in my life: Always settle it today. I hope you will, too. xoxoxox, Summer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...