Do you feel it? Can you smell it dancing in the air? Can’t you hear the peaceful melody making its way around the world? Is your heart jumping with anticipation?

Christmas is a time when love seems almost touchable: when everyone seems to be drunk with a radical love. A giving love. There is an aroma of magnificent evergreen trees and scrumptious cookies filling houses with a sweet scent. Christmas is a moment during the year when you can hear songs of truth and anticipation of a coming Savior, a Redeemer, on mainstream radio stations…and people are actually singing along.

I have always adored Christmas time. It is a time of year of snuggling in your favorite chair, with your bible and journal, close to a cozy fire. And you can’t forget about your favorite Holiday drink from Starbucks! The red and white cup is easily my favorite accessory to any outfit. Christmas is a magical and enchanting season of laughter, warmth, love, traditions, family and faith.

The true light that gives light to every man was coming into the world. He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God — children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband's will, but born of God. The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. ~John 1:9-14

However, we can easily miss the true magic of Christmas. In order to keep myself in the right heart and mind set to truly partake and experience Christmas to the fullest I have decided to have my next blog series be: “The True Magic of Christmas”. Each week I will share where God is taking me on this journey to discover the True Magic of Christmas. Christmas is about reliving the eagerness and hope of being lost in the dark and knowing that the Light of the World will soon dwell among us. He will soon find us!!

The first post in the series will be titled “Always Winter, Never Christmas”! Keep an eye out for it! Should be posted this week!


“Remember, Christ, our Saviour
Was born on Christmas day
To save us all from Satan's power
When we were gone astray”

Love and Blessings,

Heidi :)

The Adventure to Discover the Adventure

Oh Friends, how I wish this was not the title of this blog. I wish we didn’t have to go on a journey, an adventure, to find the map that will show us the road to take for our life adventure. But as I’m about to start a new chapter in my life--the titled would be: “The Journey to Find the Map”. I believe with all my heart that God holds the pen of my life story. That He is scripting out the most beautiful, crazy, captivating, thrilling, story with twist and turns that will keep, not only myself on my toes, but anyone else who decides to watch my story play out.

I'm not sharing the remarkable details of all that has happened this week yet. When the time is right I will open up those few pages of that chapter of my life…but it might not be for a long…long…time. God is preparing me for something big. I can feel it. The wonderful supporting characters in my life story sense it also. What that is, I do not know. But, God Almighty knows. I must trust that my Good Shepherd will lead me on the right path.

Speaking of the wonderful supporting characters in my life story, they deserve a public thank you. God has blessed me with arguably the best supporting characters I could ever ask for. They pray their guts out for me, and desperately want me to discover God’s highest and greatest adventure for my life. We get to be prayer warriors for each others lives. We all have the same purpose in life: to advance the Kingdom of our Lord. The coolest part is seeing God reveal everyone’s calling to how they will live out that purpose! So my dear friends, sisters and brothers in Christ, and my family—thank you! I truly thank God for each and every one of you every day and know that I am also praying “my guts out” for you too!

“This path we are walking can be very lonely. Thankfully, Jesus provides fellowship through relationship to other brothers and sisters in Christ. He invites us to engage one another, to share with others what He is doing in our lives so that we can be a source of encouragement to each other. Encourage and challenge your brothers and sisters in Christ as you seek to live radically.”

My desires and dreams for life are still alive and hidden away deep within my heart. But they will bow down before God’s Will. They may be fulfilled today, next year, or they may not happen at all. God’s peace beyond understanding has been illuminating a truth to me: that my true passion is to advance God’s Kingdom on earth. When that is our passion, we will not be let down if our dreams and desires do not happen. We can rest in the fact that God works ALL THINGS for the good of those who love Him (Romans 8:28) and however God writes my life story will be so, so, so much better than any dream or desire I could ever have. I can say with confidence that God will not give me what I expect – He will give me far more. He will bless me above and beyond what my little human mind could ever imagine! (1 Corinthians 2:9). Whether my dreams and desires happen or not, the spiritual warfare goes on. My life’s sole purpose is to be a princess warrior for the Kingdom of my Most High King.

“You have but one lifetime to spend in our Lord’s service. How you spend these years of your life will touch the course of history and change it forever?”
My prayer is that I can be consumed with my forever love: Jesus. That I can be perfectly enchanted and content in wherever and whatever He has for me!

“No matter where our lives lead, we are always first and foremost, daughters (or sons) of the Lord, disciples of the Word, surrendered to the King of kings for His Kingdom work and for His glory”

I will be real with you all. It is scary to not know my future. It literally terrifies me to tears some nights. That breaks my heart because God is not a God of fear, which means I’m not trusting God to care and lead me. To provide me all the resources of Heaven to get me through the fire ahead and come out unburned. Especially, for a planner like myself. When life gets crazy and seemingly confusing, I just need to remember that I am in the hands of God.

I will be right there to show them what roads to take, make sure they don’t fall into a ditch. These are the things I’ll be doing for them—sticking with them, not leaving them for a minute ~Isaiah 42 (MSG)

The Lord is my Shepherd, I lack nothing. He makes me lie down in green pastures, He leads me beside quiet waters, He refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for HIS name sake. ~Psalm 23:1-3

We do not need to worry about what roads to take, fearing sinking, or failing into a ditch. God promises to lead and guide us! HE WILL NOT LET YOU FALL!! And best of all He will never leave your side. The God of the Universe promises all that to us. What an amazing God we serve! He will work everything out. I just need to keep in prayer and continue to have my heart in a place of surrender and willingness to go wherever the Lord may lead me.

“God never asks us to do something that He doesn’t give us the strength to accomplish. And whatever He is asking of you, it is only because He wants the very best for you. You are His princess (or knight), and He is jealously guarding your life. It may seem like a sacrifice to obey Him, and you may not understand all the reasons why. But in the end, it will be the greatest blessing."

Good luck and blessings as you embark on the journey to discover your adventure in life. I know it will be a crucial chapter in your life story.

Unstoppable Prayer

Amidst the seemingly never ending To Do Lists, papers to be written, exams to study for, Key Club Agendas to write, meetings to attend, college applications to perfect and scholarship interview to prepare for. I still, somehow, find time for a quite time with my sweet Savior and blessed time with friends over coffee to share all that God is doing in our lives.
The number one question I am asked on a daily basis is how do you do it all? What is your secret to this crazy, full, and busy adventure God has set you on?

The answer…the magical equation...the “secret” to living a supernatural existence, accomplishing incredible things without stress and exhaustion….

Make prayer the foundation of your life!!


The greatest weapon God has given us in life is the unstoppable power of prayer. Yet, sadly so many of us take prayer for granted.

I always try to stay in constant communication with God. It is honesty what keeps me from losing it, from letting the stress and the regular demands of my life overtake me. Realizing the battle is not yours and that absolutely EVERYTHING that life throws at you—God will offer you all you need to get through it. Jesus promises us over and over again in the Bible that all we have to do is call out to Him and He will provide us with all the resources of Heaven! What an incredible promise!!

But, still so many people don’t ask Jesus. We complain about our lives. We cry out to God but, have we even asked Him for the victory that is already ours? Every battle in your life Jesus has already won for you. Jesus Christ is VICTOR. If you ever doubt that truth just read Revelation.

Prayer is a never ending reminder that I am in the hands of the living God. He truly does care about every detail in my life and is working out everything for my good (Romans 8:28). Some days I have a hard time understanding that truth, especially the days when life seems to be going all wrong. But, with prayer I can hold on the promise that…

This is all happening for a reason, nothing happens by chance for a child of God”
                                                –Corrie Ten Boom

Prayer also helps me keep a Heavenly perspective on life and the conflicts and issues around me. God shows me to make great things great and small things small; to not prioritize things as the world does but as He does. For example, today my sister was longing for some sisterhood bonding. However, I knew I had a huge paper to write. I fell on my knees in prayer and instantly God reminded me that my baby sister will go to Heaven with me. My English paper will not. We had a great time reflecting and discussing the Godly women we so desire to become. I love being able to help lead her in the direction of a Proverbs 31 woman.

God ended up providing me with the energy I needed to stay up later than usual to get the paper done. When we are obedient to the Lord, He ALWAYS comes through.

My prayer and encouragement for YOU today is to take the first steps in making prayer a major part of your life. Start small and everyday keep increasing the time you spend in prayer. Pretty soon you will be doing it through out your day and it will seem like second nature. It is my secret (not anymore) to a happy and stress free life.

“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your request to God” ~Philippians 4:6