There’s a difference between hoarding and stewarding—between holding on from fear and holding on with intention. I used to think that saving meant clutching everything tight, never spending, never enjoying. But that kind of grasping only creates anxiety. It whispers, What if you lose it all? What if there’s never enough? But I’m learning to…
Author: Kate
When Faith Sounds Different Depending on What You Have
There’s something I’ve noticed over time, and the more I sit with it, the more uncomfortable it becomes. It is much easier for people who have money to talk about God—how good He is to them, how faithful He has been, how everything worked out in the end. Belief comes easily when life has been…
It Doesn’t Have to Be Complicated
Financial health isn’t built through huge, flashy moves. It grows slowly and quietly—just like the small things we do every day to stay alive. We breathe without forcing it. We rest because our bodies ask for it. And over time, these rhythms sustain us. Managing money can work the same way. It doesn’t need to…
When Healing Spaces Keep You Wounded
There’s something I finally admitted to myself this week, and it’s been sitting with me in a very real way. I was talking to an old friend, just catching up, and somehow the conversation drifted to those healing programs I once did in church. You know the ones—full of emotion, full of breakdowns, full of…
The Meaning Behind the Fast
There was a time I was unwell. I had been in a terrible road accident and spent quite a while in the hospital recovering. When I was finally discharged, my cousin told me something that has stayed with me ever since. She said that while I was in the hospital, she had gone on a…