Renee - Spiritual Director

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Literally made my family go back to church to take this 😆🎉🙌🏽✝️🌷 He’s risen, y’all!!!
04/21/2025

Literally made my family go back to church to take this 😆🎉🙌🏽✝️🌷 He’s risen, y’all!!!

My girlfriend and teammate  took this picture, and it has stuck with me for the past couple months. It has felt signific...
12/06/2024

My girlfriend and teammate took this picture, and it has stuck with me for the past couple months. It has felt significant, but I haven’t quite known why. I brought it up in conversation with God, asking Him to offer insight into the image.

And, He did.

It’s that I’m not in focus. I’m not even in the center of the shot. On purpose. The picture encapsulates the past year for me. It reflected the truth of how I’ve experienced God’s intentions for me. There was unexpected “negative space” - margin - that added to the beauty of the picture He was painting. I had had some thoughts about how I was going to show up in the social media world and online 18 months ago - what I intended to offer.

And, they simply have not happened.

I have continued to feel like my invitation has been to be faithful to my time with my God, my family and my directees. I allowed myself to be limited to those relationships, and it has been delightfully freeing.

Also, I was on an Ignatian prayer retreat last year. An hour of loosely guided prayer every morning. Absolutely treasured it. I thought for sure I was going to have all sorts of experiences to share.

And I did.

But, I kept them to myself. I didn’t blog about them, send out an email, or post about them like I thought I would. I have no answers as to why. I didn’t make a conscious decision not to. It just didn’t happen.

Maybe I’ll share them in the months and years to come. But, for now I’m content to just hold my encounters with God in my heart - in my body, to review them in my journal entries, and to let them inform the mystery of intimacy with my Maker.

So, although I haven’t felt in focus, this outrageously loving God has come into clearer view for me. That’s cool.

little did you know how meaningful this picture would be to me!! 🤍

Side note - in the midst of all this contemplating, I think God has revealed my 2025 word:

✨F O C U S✨

Happy Christmas, Dear Souls ✨I’ve played this beautiful piece of music by  for my directees this month with two question...
12/27/2023

Happy Christmas, Dear Souls ✨

I’ve played this beautiful piece of music by for my directees this month with two questions to consider …
1. Jesus, when have you been with me this year?
2. How do you want to be with me now?

Of course, we know that because of the miraculous, mysterious reality of “God with us” He is *always* with us. But, there may be particular ways He’s been with you that are worth savoring 🤍

With the help of Holy Spirit, sit with your year (and all that it brought), watching for moments, memories, and movements to surface. Let Jesus remind you of all the ways this year He was RIGHT THERE. Let Him personalize His presence in your days.

This can be a simple Examen practice that will usher you into thanksgiving and praise. Let Him hold you all over again, especially in case you missed it the first time.

I encourage you to ask Jesus these questions out loud even. Have fun reflecting with Him 🫶🏽




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New Prayer Guide is up on the site! Feel free to download it there (link in profile) and/or save this screen shot of the...
08/28/2023

New Prayer Guide is up on the site! Feel free to download it there (link in profile) and/or save this screen shot of the document.

As we transition into the next season, now could be a good time to set aside a few hours to reflect on the year so far and explore with Jesus where He’s been moving in your life.





I imagine will be the first of a few IG lives about direction. But in case anyone is curious about trying direction in t...
12/20/2022

I imagine will be the first of a few IG lives about direction. But in case anyone is curious about trying direction in the New Year, I’d love to create some space to answer questions!





Every evening from December 1st through Christmas, I will be hosting an IG live to slow down in the Scriptures with you....
11/28/2022

Every evening from December 1st through Christmas, I will be hosting an IG live to slow down in the Scriptures with you. Thank you to for preparing and providing an Advent reading guide! I will be choosing selections from these daily readings 🎄🙏🏽✨📖

If the time doesn’t work for you, watch out for the saved sessions ❤️

There are many beautiful ways to slow down and settle into the Advent season. My encouragement to you is to ask Jesus how He wants to spend this Advent time with you. How might He be hoping to bless you and BE WITH YOU.

I finished Hebrews yesterday and couldn’t help but hear “by faith” echoing in my mind as I set the Bible down. And, a qu...
11/17/2022

I finished Hebrews yesterday and couldn’t help but hear “by faith” echoing in my mind as I set the Bible down.

And, a question surfaced.

“God, where are you calling me to faith?”

I think it’s a question I’ll sit with and return to for awhile, but today here are my answers:

☁️ Staying the course with my directees as I lean into the journey with them
☁️ Posting on IG - Good Lord, please help
☁️ Parenting my kids’ hearts
☁️ Loving my husband intentionally
☁️ Waiting on God to buy a home after 20 years of moving every few years

🍂 Where is God calling you to faith in this season?
🍂 What example of faith (yours or others) can you recall for encouragement?
🍂 Who might God want to embolden through your faith?

What Do We Do With Those Feelings of Inadequacy?I share about what I did with them recently in my new blog post …Link in...
10/25/2022

What Do We Do With Those Feelings of Inadequacy?

I share about what I did with them recently in my new blog post …

Link in profile if you’re interested!





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