Category: Daily Responses

  • I have 2 doodles that are mine and one Shih-Tzu that I inherited when my grandma went into the nursing home. The dog that was inherited is 13 years old and completely deaf. The first week I had him, I had to learn how to use “body language” because I kept forgetting he couldn’t hear…

  • Well hello – officially! I go by Alex but my legal name is Alexandra. Alexandra is a Greek name that means “Defender of Mankind”. Growing up, I only heard the name Alexandra if I was in trouble or something was VERY wrong. I have always liked my name but it does come with some challenges…

  • I always wanted love A love that was true Love that was timeless And always pursued I wanted that fairy tale of love at first site That happily ever after Where everything went right I wanted that marriage That risked it all Where nothing else mattered Because we both took the fall I thought my…

  • My favorite automobile of all time was and IS the Jeep Rubicon (aka Daisy) When I turned 16, my parents surprised me with a yellow Jeep Rubicon and I will always remember feeling like the baddest chic at school. In the summer, I would take the top off the Jeep, and most of the time,…

  • I always wanted love – A love that was true. A love that was timeless, and always pursued. I wanted that fairytale, of love at first site – that happily ever after, where everything went right. I wanted a marriage, that risked it all – Where nothing else mattered, because we both took the fall.…

  • In 2023 I went through a process called “Therapy”. Almost immediately, this process made me realize I had a lot of unresolved resentment and pain from a season that happened almost a decade prior. Toward the end of 2023, I wrote out my testimony for the first time and felt like God was telling me…

  • Refining is the process of purification (to remove impurities) of a substance or a form. Refinement is time consuming, takes precision and requires materials to go through extreme temperatures. Typically…. refinement takes Fire (aka a Fireplace). This year, I learned that being refined by God is an extremely uncomfortable process. This year, I learned that…

  • I love to wonder I love to JUST BE That’s why I choose hiking It allows me to feel free. I love to escape and to feel one with the earth. I love the silence and the feeling of re-birth. I love the trees and the way they sway in the wind. The love admiring…

  • The people I admire, are the people who actually choose to LIVE LIFE. What do I mean by that? I mean, I admire the people who aren’t afraid of failure. The people in life who have fallen down and actually know what it’s like to get back up! I admire the people who have dreams…

  • Although it may sound simple, the one thing I wish I could do less of is…. worry. Too often, I find myself stressing about things I can’t control and instead of trusting and having faith…. I over analyze situations and worry. I’ve gotten a lot better over the years, but it’s something I’m still striving…