Back in 2022 I had the opportunity to attend a women’s retreat with some dear friends in a place that has meant so much to me. Over the course of the weekend, we were challenged to behold Christ as a means to becoming whole. But in order to become whole, it meant confronting our brokenness.Continue reading “If This Is Healing, Let It Begin”
Author Archives: Olivia
Partaking in Manna
Have you ever been asked the question: “If you could travel back to any time in history, when and where would you go?” Well chances are, if you had asked me that question over the last few weeks, I may have answered with something along the lines of going back to the wilderness with theContinue reading “Partaking in Manna”
We Don’t Lean On…
…Jesus? When I heard that phrase come from the pulpit at church recently, it stuck out to me. As it should. At face value that phrase sounds a lot like the opposite of something you would hear in church, but as is often the case, it was a way to get me to really tuneContinue reading “We Don’t Lean On…”
When Maple Seeds Bloom
I grew up in the heart of maple country — in a small town nestled in what is belovedly referred to as the NEK (Northeast Kingdom) of Vermont. Famous for vibrant fall colors throughout the rolling “Green Mountains”, the trees which boast such beauty each started from a single seed. As a child I canContinue reading “When Maple Seeds Bloom”
2022 Reflections…
If you didn’t read my post from last December, I ended it with this phrase: So what’s next? Deeper with Jesus. What you should know is that everything that follows in this post was written before I went back and read what I wrote last year. Not gonna lie – I’m somewhere between a “Haha,Continue reading “2022 Reflections…”
God My Trainer…Not My Professor
What has God spoken to your heart recently? The Bible doesn’t really use either of these titles for God or Jesus in its text [though one could argue that Shepherd and Teacher may be synonymous]. However, over the last couple of years I’ve been in a pretty intensive season of my life, and now thatContinue reading “God My Trainer…Not My Professor”
One Year Later…So What’s Next?
“There’s a part of me that wants to actually start talking to Jesus about a potential what’s next and if I’m supposed to stay here long term. But that also terrifies me. Ik He knows it’s on my brain and has been, but idk if I’m at a point where I’m like fully ready toContinue reading “One Year Later…So What’s Next?”
Your Pain Is Not My Pain…But It’s Still Pain
7 months ago (tomorrow), I found myself talking with a wise woman because some stuff from my past had crept back into my heart and mind, and I needed some help navigating how it was manifesting itself in present day. When we sat down at a table on her back porch, we talked about trauma.Continue reading “Your Pain Is Not My Pain…But It’s Still Pain”
El Roi
What comes to mind when you think of El Roi – “the God who sees”? To be honest, for most of the time that I’ve known this name of God, I would immediately have thoughts of Big Brother — a show I’ve never seen but understand the premise of. I would hear El Roi andContinue reading “El Roi”
Majestic
Oh LORD, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens. Psalm 8:1 If you’ve ever driven Interstate 90 from west to east across the state of New York, you’ll notice not too far from Buffalo that the flat landscape gives way to rolling hills.Continue reading “Majestic”
The Unwithered Leaf 