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From my heart to yours—practical wisdom for healing, growth, and abundance.
The Secret Language of Enthusiasm
You know that feeling when something lights you up and you can’t stop thinking about it? (Think of a moment when an idea, dream, or insight has hit you with that jolt of yes! and suddenly, you’re buzzing with inspiration.) My husband, Nathan, refers to these moments...
Could Your Clutter Be Blocking Your Cash Flow?
You know that feeling when your home, workspace, or bedroom feels just a little too full? You look around and see drawers overflowing, closets crowded, that one box in the corner giving you the side-eye every time you walk past? Clutter isn’t just physical—it carries...
Your Budget Should Reflect Your Heart – Not Just Your Bills
I’ve created a lot of budgets in my life. From color-coded spreadsheets with every cent accounted for, to “guess-timations” scribbled on the back of envelopes, to those I avoided altogether—because they felt too stressful or shame-inducing to even look at—I've done...
You’re Not Less ‘Christian’ For Wanting to be Paid
For most of my adult life, I’ve served in ministry in one form or another. From completing two different ministry schools to leading worship, running small groups, organizing outreaches, teaching kids, joining short term missions trips—you name it, I’ve likely done...
How Heart-led Giving Changed Everything for Me
In my early 20s, I attended a ministry school and part of our training included taking a preaching class. Our topic for the year?Tithes & Offerings. Every time any student preached, he/she had to create a 5-7 minute message on this topic. No exceptions. Needless...
The Quiet Cost of Staying ‘Stuck’ with Money
Have you ever felt like no matter what you try—another budget, another “get your life together” moment—you somehow end up back in the same stuck place with money? There’s a kind of exhaustion that comes from dancing around the same money patterns over and over again....
Hi, I'm Melissa
Welcome! My blog is a space for my musings on topics I care about including cultivating an abundant mindset, money, emotional health, self care, faith, and co-creating our future with God.
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