A main focus at Blueprint Heart & Mind – and when I meet with clients – is wholeness and restoration. Restoration is a thing (noun); the action (verb) is the word “restore.” We want to set back to the original design, the blueprint, whatever it is that has gotten distorted.

The way you respond to things and the thoughts that you have are far more often a learned pattern than you realize. But you can shift or interrupt the pattern. You can change the way you’ve “always” responded or reacted.

Have you ever been in a conversation with someone, and something they’re sharing about their own life is landing on a sensitive place in you? Or maybe it landed on a sensitive place that you didn’t realize existed until the other person was in the middle of sharing? How do we stay present to ourselves and to others when that happens?

As we look forward to the New Year and all it may bring, take a moment to pause and look back at what has been. Looking back through a lens of curiosity can bring a sense of peace that you may not be expecting.

What if, this year, we take some extended time to focus on receiving before we put our time, energy, and focus into giving? We’ve already been given a gift hand-crafted for each one of us, and it's because of God's love for his kids - for us - that we’ve already been given this amazing gift.

When you feel like "we need a little Christmas," maybe what your heart is seeking isn't "When?" but "Why?"

Do you feel like you're stuck in a negative cycle? Do you find yourself thinking, "Why does this keep happening to me?" If so, you'll find some helpful information and tools here to help you identify and break the cycle!

If your experience with prayer more often than not feels like "You Can't Always Get What You Want," this is for you! Navigating what to do when your prayers seem to go unanswered.

Change is not only constant but also very needed. Read more to discover how to navigate change - even the changes we don't want or like.

Feeling stalled? Even the most daunting task can be tackled by taking small, manageable steps at a time. Discover the power of tiny changes.

Agape love has the ability to fill the hollowness if we let it. It can heal the worst of what has been inflicted on our hearts.

Being happy and making merry are temporary, fleeting. They are very much dependent on circumstances. Joy, on the other hand, is different.

Longing is not the same as anticipation. It matters how we wait.

We can give our time, energy, and focus to feeling anxious, or we can choose another way.

I not only had to learn to take time for myself, but it was also something I realized I needed.

Misunderstanding in relationships will occur. That's a guarantee, but HOW we navigate misunderstanding can bring healing or more hurt.

What if we not only need rest to be redefined, but what if engaging in rest is also how we're hardwired?

No matter where you find yourself this Mother’s Day, no matter what emotions are rising to the surface, be kind to yourself.

The voice of insecurity loves to cut us down, and it’s always confident despite always being wrong.

Are you feeling a lack of peace? Here are a few stories plus practical tips for finding peace of mind and heart when it feels impossible.