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05/18/2026

Soul Check. 🌿

This weekend I watched my husband complete another century ride — 103 miles.

Since 2020, after surgeries, amputations, recovery, neuropathy, and pain, he has now ridden over 34,000 miles through 1,653 rides.

What people see is a cyclist.
What I see is survival, healing, resilience, faith, and determination.

Tonight reminded me that movement and mental health truly go hand in hand. Sometimes healing is found in simply refusing to stop living.

Setbacks may slow us down, but they do not have permission to stop us.



https://bloominglilliesblog.com/2026/05/18/a-soul-check-after-a-heavy-season/

05/10/2026

Today’s Bloominglillies reflection is deeply personal.

Yesterday, I stood at the funeral of Mrs. Patricia Wall and read words written by a daughter grieving her mother. Somewhere between her tears and my own memories, I realized I was also speaking about my mother.

Mother’s Day becomes different when your mother has transitioned. You begin to understand the sacrifices, the prayers, the strength, and the quiet love that carried you all along.

This morning, I’m reflecting on the truth that while our mothers may leave this earth physically, their spirit still lives within us — in our prayers, our strength, our nurturing, and our love.

To everyone celebrating, grieving, remembering, or simply trying to make it through today… I pray peace over your heart.

Happy Mother’s Day. 🌸



https://bloominglilliesblog.com/2026/05/10/the-spirit-of-a-mother-still-lives/

05/03/2026

What Loss Brings to the Surface

Death has a way of revealing what life often conceals. It slows everything down, but at the same time, it stirs everything up. Emotions rise to the surface—some beautiful, some complicated, some… d…

04/28/2026

Life Doesn’t End . . . It Transitions

Tuesday, April 27 Yesterday, we stood in a hospital room and watched life…transition. Even writing that still feels surreal, because that really is the only word that fits. It felt out-of-body, like being fully present and aware of what was happening, and yet a part of me still could not quite grasp that it was real. Mrs. Wall passed. For weeks, my husband had been traveling back and forth to Chapel Hill to be with her....

Explore the journey of grief and hope through the lens of love and transition after loss, finding beauty in life’s eternal cycle.

04/20/2026

Still thinking about today’s message from Book of Judges 14.

What stayed with me most is that purpose is not easily undone. I have missed my share of warnings, but even in those moments, God did not waste anything.

That brought me peace today.

https://bloominglilliesblog.com/2026/04/20/delayed-not-denied/

04/12/2026

I didn’t realize how much I needed to write this until I sat down and did it.

This semester, I’ve had the opportunity to really pour into my student teacher—and watching her grow has been such a blessing. It made me pause and think about legacy, mentorship, and the people who poured into me along the way.

I shared a little bit of that reflection in today’s BloomingLillies Blog post.

Would love for you to read it. 💛

https://bloominglilliesblog.com/2026/04/12/pouring-into-the-next-bloom/

04/05/2026

Today feels different.

I’m not just reflecting on resurrection—I’m living it.
Walking in purpose. Seeing doors open. Carrying forward a voice that was entrusted to me.

This one is personal. 🌸


https://bloominglilliesblog.com/2026/04/05/resurrection-in-real-time-becoming-the-voice-i-was-called-to-be/

04/03/2026

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03/09/2026

Celebrating the Women Who Carry the World

Today is International Women’s Day, and in the spirit of Women’s History Month, I’m thinking about the women whose lives have shaped the world—both the ones history remembers and the ones whose nam…

03/02/2026

Before You Post

My husband and I were talking earlier, and we found ourselves laughing about something that really is not funny at all. It was one of those moments where you shake your head more than you laugh. Young people today have access to cameras, platforms, and audiences within seconds. Something happens, a phone comes out, and before anyone has time to think, it is already online....

Explore the impact of instant access to technology on young minds and the importance of maturity, respect, and restraint in the digital age.