Mustard Seed Health & Healing

09/09/2026

One of the things I love most about hosting an event is putting together the spread ✨

I’m a foodie at heart, and one of my favorite things to create is a charcuterie board — I think it’s because there are so many ways to get creative with it and change it up depending on who you’re hosting.

I love gathering people and having the opportunity to make connections. At the end of the day, it’s never really just about the food or the pretty details.

It’s about making room for people, bringing them together, and loving them well. 🤍

09/09/2026

Three years ago, I moved to Austin and, in a lot of ways, started a new chapter on my own, which I never planned.

It’s been an adventure—one that has taught me more about myself, life, and what it really means to grow, while giving me a much clearer picture of the life I want to live.

These are 30 things I’ve learned and honestly, am still learning and still putting into practice.

What a journey it’s been: unlearning, healing, drawing closer to God, learning more about myself, and becoming more aware of who He’s calling me to be.

It’s hard. Some of these are genuinely hard to live out. But I’m learning that life keeps moving, and there’s always more to learn, see differently, and to experience.

Which one do you need today? 🤍

09/02/2026

Change makes me a little sick. Not in a dramatic way, just that real, physical, stomach drop feeling when something shows up that wasn't part of the plan, even when I know it's God leading me.

I'm walking through that right now. I'm moving, and it's brought up more than I expected. Turns out most of what I was afraid of wasn't the move at all. It was facing an old version of myself I'm not anymore.

New blog post is up! 🤍 I really appreciate everyone who takes the time to read these. Writing them is a therapeutic way for me to make sense of what's going on in my head and just get it out, even when it may not make sense.

I wish someone had told me change doesn't get easier as you get older, because it still makes me a little sick to my stomach. Right now that's moving back to Houston after three and a half years in Austin, and having to face that most of my fear isn't about the move at all. It's about who I used to

09/01/2026

"She is clothed with strength and dignity, and she laughs without fear of the future." — Proverbs 31:25 NLT

A lot of change is happening, but I refuse to let my mind default to negative thinking.

Change is hard. It can feel uncomfortable and uncertain, especially because our minds naturally crave certainty, routine, and knowing what's coming next. Isn't it incredible that God designed our brains to seek safety? And yet, the only place we can find true, lasting safety is in Him.

So I'm choosing not to fear the future. I may feel fear, but fear does not get to overtake me. I don't have to know what's next when I know Who holds what's next.

Not by my own strength, but by His. 🤍

08/24/2026

“The one who believes in me, as the Scripture has said, will have streams of living water flow from deep within him.” — John 7:38

Take 18 seconds to slow down, listen to the sound of spring water flowing over the rocks, and meditate on God’s Word this evening. 🤍

Take a deep breath. Be still. And remember that He—the Holy Spirit—dwells within us. Let His presence quiet your heart and refresh your soul before this week starts.

08/19/2026

I've been sitting with this for a few weeks now: I need more joy. Not more things to be happy about. More actual joy—the kind that isn't dependent on my circumstances.

I keep reminding myself that joy was never meant to be tied to what's happening around me. The bills, the hard seasons, the uncertainty, and the heaviness of the world don't get to decide whether I have joy. I can acknowledge all of it. I can feel the hard things. And I can still choose joy—not because everything is good, but in spite of it.

So this is me choosing joy today, and making an intentional effort to choose it again tomorrow.

I hope it gives you permission to do the same. 🤍

08/13/2026

This one is a little long… I had a lot of thoughts on this one, but I felt called to share it.

I’m not sure if anyone else feels this way, but I think we spend way too much time looking at everyone else’s lives and comparing them to our own. Everyone has their own checklist, their own life, and their own timeline. What’s meant for someone else isn’t necessarily meant for you.

Let’s stop looking around and start focusing on what’s right in front of us. Trust God’s timing and remember—you’re not behind. 🤍

We’re often handed a checklist for what a fulfilled life is supposed to look like—career, marriage, home, children, success. But what happens when your life doesn’t follow that timeline? What if God’s calling for you looks different? I’m learning to let go of comparison, stop measuring my ...

08/12/2026

Seven years ago, I was baptized.

I was actually baptized as a baby by my great-grandma Wood, but I wanted to make the choice for myself, to proclaim that I believe Jesus is my Savior and that I’m choosing to follow Him.

I knew following Jesus wouldn’t mean life would suddenly become easy. I think sometimes we can have this idea that the Christian life is supposed to make everything easier, but Jesus never promised us an easy life. And it’s not about suffering all the time either, which is something I'm learning. I can have joy even when I’m experiencing fear, anxiety, worry, or uncertainty.

Baptism is life-changing, but we have to be willing to let Christ change us. I thought I was ready then, but I was still living for the world in so many ways. As I’ve grown in my relationship with Him, I’ve realized sin doesn’t always look like a neon sign. Some things I once saw as normal, I now recognize weren’t honoring to God. And now, He’s bringing attention to the quieter things—people pleasing, criticalness, not repenting, holding onto things He’s asking me to surrender, or putting “good” things before God.

Choosing Jesus is a beautiful decision, but it’s more than a one-time decision. It’s a daily choice—to surrender, repent, trust, and ask Him for help to lead through whatever life brings. Baptism is an outward expression of an inward faith, and seven years later, my inward faith has grown so much deeper.

I’m still learning, surrendering, and choosing Jesus. 🤍

08/06/2026

I have absolutely no clue…

But, I know and trust who does.

“Great is our Lord, and abundant in power; his understanding is beyond measure.” — Psalm 147:5 ESV

08/06/2026

Faith the size of a mustard seed. 🌱

"Because of your little faith," he told them. "For truly I tell you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will tell this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you." Matthew 17:20-21

We talk about needing a little faith, and that's true. But the reason Jesus used a mustard seed isn't just about how small it starts. It's about how it grows. A mustard seed germinates fast, sends down deep, tough roots, and drops hundreds of seed pods. Left alone in a garden, it doesn't just grow, it takes over.

That's the kind of faith I want. Not small faith that stays small. Faith that's rooted deep in Jesus so it can spread, into every part of my life and into the people around me.

For me that looks like this: God keeps leading, and I keep trying to take the wheel back. I want to control how it happens, when it happens, what it looks like. But that's not faith, that's me still trying to do it my own way. And deep, rooted faith comes with growing pains, I have to loosen my grip and let the Lord work, let Him stretch me in ways that are sometimes really uncomfortable.

I don't want faith that stays comfortable and safe. I want faith that keeps growing, roots deep enough to handle the stretching.