What if the goal isn’t winning people’s approval but living in a way that genuinely makes God smile? In this reflection inspired by The Purpose Driven Life, I’m looking at Noah’s life and the Scripture that says, “Noah was a pleasure to the Lord.” Through Noah’s obedience, this post explores five simple (but challenging) ways to bring God joy. Loving Him supremely, trusting Him completely, obeying wholeheartedly, praising continually, and using the abilities He’s given us. It’s a gentle invitation to shift the question from “Am I doing enough?” to “Is pleasing God my deepest desire?”

What if you problems aren’t punishments but part of God’s process? In this reflection, I’m learning (slowly) to see trouble through a different lens: as a tool God can use to shape character, deepen trust, and refine us into the likeness of Christ. Drawing from The Purpose Driven Life and Romans 8:28, this post explores how hardship can become holy ground, why suffering doesn’t have the final word, and the simple prayer I’m learning to pray in hard seasons is, “Lord, use this.”

What happens when “It’s all for Him” meets real life trauma, financial pressure, and the exhausting cycle of choosing peace over provision (and then scarmbling from provision again)? After Chapter Seven of The Purpose Driven Life, I found myself slowed down by a head cold and in the quiet, God surfaced the heart questions I couldn’t ignore. This post is an honest reflection on living for God’s glory while still healing: imposter syndrome, generational wounds, and the daily tension of Matthew 6:33. I’m learning that God’s glory doesn’t only shine in victory is shines in the mess, in the seeking, and in the courage to keep walking with Him while we’re still becoming.

“It’s all for Him.” Chapter 7 of The Purpose Driven Life begins with four simple words that re-center everything. In this reflection, I’m exploring what it means to live for God’s glory as a daily way of being. From Scripture’s picture of God’s glory revealed in Jesus to practical ways we reflect that glory through worship, love Christlike growth, serving with our gifts, and sharing our faith, this post is an invitation to live with gentle awareness: letting ordinary moments become worship, and letting purpose shape even the smallest parts of your day.

What if the reason life feels so fragile sometimes is because it really is, brief, fleeting, and not our final home? In this reflection on Chapter Six of The Purpose Driven Life, I’m sitting with the truth that “life on earth is a temporary assignment.” Through Scripture’s reminder, mist, breath, shadow, I’m learning how to hold earthly things a little more loosely, love people more deeply, and live with eternity in view. This post is an invitation to shift from settling into this world to living as an ambassador of heaven, faithfully present here while keeping your heart anchored in what lasts.

“The way you see your life shapes your life.” Chapter five of The Purpose Driven Life challenged me to ask a question I’d never really considered: how do I actually view my life? In this reflection, I explore the idea of a “life metaphor,” share the image God gave me a Mosaic River and walk through God’s perspective of life as a test and a trust. If you’ve been feeling stretched, uncertain, or hungry for deeper meaning in your everyday moments, this post is an invitation to see your life through God’s view and discover how that shift can change everything.

Death is a topic I’d rather avoid but Chapter Four of The Purpose Driven Life (“Made to Last Forever”) gently brought me face-to-face with it. In this reflection, I share my honest fear of dying because of what I would have to leave behind: my fiancé, my children, my parents, and the relationships that make life feel sacred. This post explores what it means to live with eternity in mind, how our love is a glimpse of forever, and the shift God is inviting me into: moving from fear to reverence, and learning to trust the God who holds both this life and the next.

A warm reflection on Chapter 3 of The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren exploring what’s really driving your decisions (fear, guilt, resentment, materialism, or approval) and how God’s purpose brings clarity, focus, meaning, and peace. Includes Scripture and practical questions to help you live with disciplined trust and renewed direction.

If you’ve ever struggled to accept parts of your personality, whether it be sensitivity, your depth, your “different” then this reflection is for you. In Chapter Two of the The Purpose Driven Life, I’m learning that we aren’t random or accidents, but intentionally crafted creations made by a loving Creator. This post explores what it means to embrace your God-given design (especially as an introvert) and live with freedom, purpose, and peace. Exactly as you were made.

This reflection is for the woman who’s doing “all the right things” and still feels a quiet, holy restlessness underneath it all. Anchored in Ephesians 1:11 and Romans 8:6 (MSG), I’m exploring what it means to stop manufacturing purpose and start receiving it—stretching my attention toward God instead of the noise of self-focus, achievement, and constant comparison. Through The Purpose Driven Life, I’m learning that true freedom isn’t found in doing more, but in surrendering deeper, aligning with God’s design, and letting Him define significance from the inside out.

Today I’m starting a new chapter—one marked by a simple, sacred commitment: the next 40 days are devoted to discovering God’s purpose for my life. Inspired by the introduction to The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren, I’m shifting from self-discovery to God-discovery, asking not “What do I want?” but “What does God want?” If you’ve been feeling lost, restless, or hungry for clarity and direction, I’m inviting you to walk this journey with me—one day, one chapter, one prayer at a time.