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What Inspires You?

I've felt a new passion to participate in my community since moving back to my hometown. I’m not sure if I just got comfortable while in Las Vegas and it was comfortable to rest on my laurels, but I’m extremely grateful that a passionate fire has been rekindled in my soul. It feels really good to contribute positively on the behalf of someone who is unable to do it for themselves.

Lupus Is Not My Identity

I will never forget the phone call I received on a seemingly normal afternoon in May 2010. The caller, a nurse, reported simply and unemotionally that the lab test results were in which indicated a new diagnosis of lupus, also called SLE or systemic lupus erthematosus.

Surrendered heart. Expectant life.

As I write this, Sarah Brightman's "Deliver Me" is playing. The tears drop because of the pain and shame that I feel oftentimes about my single status. These feelings are compounded by the fact that Jesus "should" be enough.