Growing in Grace

"Rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, as you have been taught, and abounding with thanksgiving."
Colossians 2:7, MEV

This year, I am learning what it truly means to grow in grace—not in theory, but in practice. Not just on the good days, but especially on the hard ones.

I am not just trying to make it through the Spring semester.
I am trying to be changed in it.
I want to be rooted.
I want to be built up.
I want my faith to feel like something steady, not fragile.

That is why I am journaling more.
Praying deeper.
Pausing longer.
It is not about performance—it is about presence.

Growing in grace for me means I am focused on:

🌱 Growing in Christ
🌿 Becoming a better disciple
🪴 Navigating my workload with peace
🌸 Becoming who He called me to be—not just getting things done

Since November, I have carried a weight that felt too heavy.
Work has overwhelmed me.
Tasks have piled up.
And truthfully, I have been on the edge of burnout.
As a college professor, I give so much—and lately, it has felt like there was not much left.

But grace met me here.

In the quiet of my Bible journaling.
In the whispers of Scripture when everything else was loud.
In the presence of God who never stopped holding me, even when I was falling apart.

Colossians 2:7 is not just a verse—it is my reminder.

When I feel wobbly, I return to my roots.
When I feel depleted, I remember He is building me up.
When I feel shaken, I rest in the faith I have been taught.
And even when nothing makes sense, I can abound in thanksgiving—because grace still surrounds me.

This space, this journey, this blog—it is not about being perfect.
It is about being planted.
It is about showing up in the dirt and letting God do the growing.

If you are here, maybe you need that reminder too.
You are not too far behind.
You are not too late to bloom.
You are not alone in your growing season.

So welcome.
Let us grow in grace—rooted, built up, and established—together.