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Will You Marry Me?
July 11, 2020 | HJoc Blog

Will You Marry Me?

Do you truly believe I gave you your energy, your youth, your wisdom, your influence, your power to sit on it? Everyone hates to be single. I get it. It feels like junior varsity or second-class citizenship in the kingdom of God. Marriage is a single unit of the ultimate expression of the trinity. I’ve […]

The Church Experience
May 16, 2020 | HJoc Blog

The Church Experience

If this quarantine has taught me anything, it has shown me my lack of appreciation for the church. My earliest memory of Sunday mornings was being woken up with “get ready, so we’re not late”. That tradition has spilled over into my adulthood…into many of ours. Even if we do not routinely attend church, we […]

A Fairytale Fraud
March 30, 2020 | HJoc Blog

A Fairytale Fraud

  March 30th, 2019 was by far one of the greatest days of my life and the most empty. To preface the reader, My husband is the greatestMarriage is amazing (when used for God’s purpose)God is to be praised for my heartache poured out below… The Engagement  In the beginning of my engagement season, I knew my wedding […]

Virus of Control
March 28, 2020 | HJoc Blog

Virus of Control

In late 2019, a new headline was introduced as several citizens of Wuhan, China began to undergo a sickness. This particular phenomenon spread at the speed of lightening causing numbers to grow off the chart. News then spread to neighboring countries about this outbreak. At the end of March, the United States is leading the […]

March 28, 2020 | HJoc Blog

You are Good (audio)

I love the sound of an organ. This is not an actual organ, but a setting on my keyboard.  

A Christian Experience
March 9, 2020 | HJoc Blog

A Christian Experience

God did not give me a spirit of fear but of power, love and self-control.  This is my daily reminder and most powerful combative verse to answer my specific call by God each day. It keeps me grounded in faith. It reminds me that my weaknesses are His opportunities to strengthen me. I am enabled […]

On the other side of Yes
January 5, 2020 | HJoc Blog

On the other side of Yes

Yes, Lord. I’ll follow you. Boom. Now you’re a Christ follower. You’ve believed in your heart and confessed with your mouth. Salvation? Check. Complete surrender? Check. How bad can it be? What if on the other side of yes meant: Losing the support of your family because they believe something different Biting your tongue when […]

Bad case of FOMO
July 27, 2019 | HJoc Blog

Bad case of FOMO

The social media feed never ends. Think about it…You were on your way to bed just last night and thought, I have five minutes before it’s bedtime. I’ll just check my feed real quick since I haven’t been on since my lunch break. Maybe someone responded to my Marketplace post. I only have five minutes, […]

Dark Mornings
May 12, 2019 | HJoc Blog

Dark Mornings

This morning is one of many where I have waken up with knots of anxiety deep in my bosom. I feel very fragile and susceptible to danger. If I could describe it, I picture my heart as an open wound sucking air that needs to be filled. Longing for hope, longing for purpose. I wonder […]

Faith in the Unfamiliar
December 29, 2018 | HJoc Blog

Faith in the Unfamiliar

Transitions are all about moving from what is known towards what is unknown; about leaving what is familiar to embrace what is unfamiliar. It seems that right when life starts to stabilize, someone pulls the rug from my feet. Once I overcome one struggle, another sprouts. I wish I could wiggle my nose and jump […]

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