Rising By Faith

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Choosing faith over fear. Following Jesus into the unknown. ✝️
Sharing the real-life journey of surrender, growth & becoming.

I saw a post on Facebook earlier today that really spoke to my soulIt was about why women often stay in unhappy marriage...
09/18/2026

I saw a post on Facebook earlier today that really spoke to my soul

It was about why women often stay in unhappy marriages and “choose” not to leave

Going through this process for almost a year now, I totally understand why so many women stay vs dealing with this fight

For those of us who are brave enough to take the leap, we fight again a patriarchal money driven legal system that moves at a snail’s pace

Some days I want to throw my hands up in the air and give in, but then God reminds me why and who I’m fighting for and gives me the strength I never knew I had

And every day I start my morning with prayer and counting my blessings, continuing to put my faith ahead of everything that may be going against me

“God is within her, she will not fall”
Psalm 46:5

When you ask God for patience, He will give you things to be patient about.Maybe I should stop praying for that 😉 But se...
09/16/2026

When you ask God for patience, He will give you things to be patient about.

Maybe I should stop praying for that 😉

But seriously…

I’m learning that patience isn’t always about sitting around and waiting for something to happen. Sometimes it’s about learning how to be at peace while you’re waiting.

And that’s a little harder when you’re waiting on something that affects so many parts of your life.

There are days when I feel like, “Okay, God, I think I’ve learned the lesson. We can move this along now.” 😂

Honestly I’ve felt like that every day for at least a month now.
But I also know that I don’t want to rush something just because I’m tired of waiting.

So, in the meantime, I’m trying to remind myself that God is not absent in the waiting. He’s still working, even when I can’t see anything happening.

And maybe that’s the real lesson in patience.

Not just learning how to wait, but learning how to trust while I do, and not allow my mind to be my worst enemy in the process.

Something I’ve been thinking about lately is how little we actually know about the ways God is working in our lives.Ther...
09/13/2026

Something I’ve been thinking about lately is how little we actually know about the ways God is working in our lives.

There are people He placed in my life years ago who I connected with for one reason.
And at the time, I had no idea those relationships would become what they are today.

Some of those same people are now playing completely different roles in my life. People I once connected with through one part of my life are now part of my journey, my growth, and the new season I’m stepping into.

And when I look back, I can see how God was putting pieces in place long before I understood what He was doing.

I think we do this a lot as humans.
We look at what’s happening right now and try to figure out what it means, where it’s going, and why it’s happening.

But I love when I can look back, and realize the story was being written long before I knew the reason for it, a perfect example of living by faith 😇

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.” — Proverbs 3:5

If you’ve ever been in a liminal space, you know it can feel utterly helpless some days.And if you are the type of perso...
09/10/2026

If you’ve ever been in a liminal space, you know it can feel utterly helpless some days.

And if you are the type of person who thrives on having everything solved and figured out, this in-between space can feel even more challenging.

Because there’s nothing you can do to fix or force things. No clear answer to chase.
You’re simply in it.

I’ve been learning that maybe the purpose of a liminal season isn’t to figure out how to get out of it.

Maybe it’s to learn how to be present in the middle of it.

On a long hike this week, somewhere between the miles, the mountains, the waterfalls, the quiet conversations and the moments of simply walking, I realized how different it feels when I stop trying to solve my life.

I didn’t need to know exactly where everything was going or to have the next chapter mapped out.

I just needed to keep putting one foot in front of the other.

And for those hours, I felt peace without having all the answers.

Maybe that’s what surrender really looks like.
Not pretending uncertainty doesn’t scare you.

But trusting that you don’t have to see the whole path to take the next step.

It’s wild to be in the woods a day after a bad storm, but also kind of amazing to see before things get cleaned upAdds t...
09/06/2026

It’s wild to be in the woods a day after a bad storm, but also kind of amazing to see before things get cleaned up

Adds to the challenge of finding your way around all these unexpected obstacles- kinda like in life 😉

It’s ok to wrestle with your faith, to have bad weeks, to feel angry with God, to feel like He isn’t listening to you It...
09/04/2026

It’s ok to wrestle with your faith, to have bad weeks, to feel angry with God, to feel like He isn’t listening to you

It’s how I felt all week long! I walked into the woods earlier feeling so much anger and frustration

Almost every conversation this week, felt like it was adding fuel to the fire

All week long I’ve been praying for peace, feeling like my prayers weren’t being answered, feeling like He wasn’t listening to me

You guys! I am not an emotional person

But He taught me this week that I can’t fully appreciate peace without feeling the turmoil

And I realized that every one of those frustrating conversations, where I wanted to scream “God is literally speaking to you, open your ears”, was mirroring back to me my own ignorance to His voice

When literally the first thing I saw when I stepped into the woods was this little pocket hug

He is ALWAYS speaking to us, we just choose not to listen most of the time

Some days, faith comes easily and some days it doesn’t.Some days I feel so close to God.And then there are the days when...
09/03/2026

Some days, faith comes easily and some days it doesn’t.

Some days I feel so close to God.

And then there are the days when my faith is being challenged.

When Im waiting for an answer.
When things aren’t unfolding the way I prayed they would.
When I’m disappointed and angry.
When I’m questioning what God is doing or if He’s listening at all.

Those are the days I need prayer the most.

Not because I have to convince myself that everything is okay.

But because prayer is where I bring the doubt, the fear, the anger, the confusion, all of it, to Him.

Faith isn’t never questioning, it’s choosing to fully trust His will and His timing, even when I don’t understand the delays.

When I closed my business earlier this year, I had no plan for what was coming next, I surrendered it all to God, trusti...
09/01/2026

When I closed my business earlier this year, I had no plan for what was coming next, I surrendered it all to God, trusting that my mission and my purpose would be revealed to me in time

I stopped forcing the “re-brand” and simply took this summer off so I could focus on planning and executing WNY Fungi Fest

This past weekend, I witnessed the event I worked so hard on creating finally come to life and I don’t actually have the words to describe everything I felt this weekend

I’ve gotten multiple messages from people who attended the festival this past weekend and the theme of all the messages was that people felt loved, accepted and nourished

I have always loved bringing people together, Andrew ONeill calls me the queen of connections 🤗 and that truly is what sets my soul on fire

I’ve been trying to figure out where I want to take my personal brand and what keeps coming to me is that this can’t continue being a business in the same way I used to run it

So I’m turning this into a space where I share my journey of fully leaning into my faith as I continue to navigate all my personal and professional changes

I won’t be offering anymore coaching services, I’m not going back to offering therapy

I’m going to fully devote myself to my passion of creating events and spaces where people feel “at home”, where they can connect with each other and where they can connect with God

Because ultimately we are all just walking each other home 💜

Hey allI’m gonna be taking a little break from being on here till end of summerI’ve got some things that need my fuller ...
07/10/2026

Hey all

I’m gonna be taking a little break from being on here till end of summer

I’ve got some things that need my fuller attention over the next few months

I had my first week at my new job, for those who asked - I’m working as a patient care tech at a medical acupuncture clinic, I like it a lot!

I’m already loving the patients, I work with a great group of women and a doctor who I can already tell takes care of his staff, it’s very much a family like atmosphere and I’m feeling super grateful to be there

WNY Fungi Fest is less than 2 months away, eeek
And it simultaneously feels like we have everything in place and still have so much to do for it

Kids are off for the summer and I hope they still want to hang out with their mom sometimes 😉, but I’m also mom taxi and I wouldn’t have it any other way 🥰

If you know me, you know that summer is my favorite and I really try to enjoy as much of it as I can and spend as much time as possible in the woods

I am still not 100% sure of the direction of my business going forward and rather than force it, I am allowing God to guide me

My calendar is still open for individual sessions and all the info can be found in the bio link or on my website

I hope you all have an amazing summer and I’ll see you in September 😘

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4773 Harris Hill Rd
Clarence, NY
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