[su_quote]Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of Heaven. -Matthew 5:3[/su_quote]

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t is overwhelming to me, how deeply peaceful life becomes when you are putting all hope in the One who created it. Pain simply loses its tenacity when Christ is at your center; Its burn is still felt deep from within, but Christ runs deeper, holding the pain at bay.

At the age of 17, my friend Shera and I attended a concert that would forever change our lives. We went to meet guys but we came out with God. The year was 2001. In the world of Christian music, it was the era of Michael W. Smith, Steven Curtis Chapman and Nichole Nordeman.

give you the world

and show you mine

make you laugh

and cry when you cry

The transition into motherhood has brought all sorts of new delights and challenges into my life, as I’m sure it has for you. At first, I wrestled with what the right amount of work/Mom balance was. As an event planner, I had a certain amount of control over my schedule, however, I quickly exhausted myself in trying to do it all.