THE BLOG
Welcome...
Welcome to where I share the thoughts from inside my journal.
I'm pretty transparent about my stuff. I share the raw and real with gut-wrenching honesty and don't sugarcoat the struggles along the way.
I find my hope in Jesus and the pages of the Word of God. So when I write or teach, I share the revelation and wisdom I've learned in the hopes you can be encouraged and inspired.
You'll laugh, cry, and relate to many things along the way.
And when you do, I invite you to let me know.
~ Cherlyn
Have you ever pulled a garment out of the dryer only to have the shocking realization hit you, "This should have been hung up to dry!"?
Some fabrics are just too sensitive to heat. They can fray...
When it happened, I was sitting on a wrought iron bench under a canopy of bright pink flowers. A beautiful blue butterfly landed on a leaf right beside me. I'd been waiting for one to come close...
A theme emerged in multiple conversations I've had this month, the need for rest.
For some, it is the daily to-do list that seems to keep growing, the end-of-school activities that have us worn...
Kingdom confidence is very different from self-confidence.
Self-confidence is what the world says we have.
Confidence (noun)
- a trust or a reliance that is applied to our own abilities, our own...
I had barely flipped the calendar over when my mom, sister, kids, and husband began to ask me, "Do you know what you want for your birthday?"
Sadly, no. The running list of ideas I have are gifts...
She poured milk over her Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal, grabbed a spoon and sat at the table for breakfast. Her nose crinkled and her eyes narrowed. "Mom, there is something wrong with this milk."
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If you’ve ever wondered, “Now what?!” following a life-changing event, you are not alone. The life we lead, as meaningful as we think it is, oftentimes centers around our own...
Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays, not because of all the food, but because it's a time of year we put a dedicated focus on being grateful. What if we embraced gratitude year-round? What...
