Author Archives: brandymazz

2 years ago we had the biggest, scariest, most exciting event/decision happen since our bankruptcy. We closed on our house! But we didn’t just close on any house, we closed on the house we built together. We picked out the floor plan, colors, options, wrote scriptures on the wooden beams, and prayed over it all,Continue reading “Plans”

Driving to my sister’s house this afternoon, my car got stuck on the Disney movie soundtrack station on my streaming service. No matter how many times I tried, it just wouldn’t register that I was clicking another station. I just gave up and listened to songs from Frozen, Aladdin, Little Mermaid, and others of theContinue reading “Love One Another”

These last few months have been a struggle. My world came crashing down that day, and all my hopes and dreams for the future changed. My life, as I knew it, ended. And a new life started. Through it all, there has been one constant: God is with me. He wasn’t surprised by this, andContinue reading “Worship”

While this day is a day to recognize and rejoice the fathers in our lives (Happy Father’s Day to you!), it’s also a solemn day for those who no longer have a dad on this earth. While this is our first year with that reality (as shown in the pictures) we can rest in theContinue reading “Fathers’ Day”

It’s funny the things that come to mind and the word pictures God uses. I spent the weekend cleaning up the garage so we could move around in there again. I came across our Valentine’s gifts from Rick for this year. He decided to make them instead of buying something. This first picture, with theContinue reading “Hearts”

This Easter is so different for us in so many ways this year! The biggest one being the grief we are feeling after losing such a wonderful man! We are taking things day by day, minute by minute, grieving and missing Rick along the way. But because of today, the day we celebrate our RisenContinue reading “Easter”

God has always used my oldest daughter to humble myself towards him. One example is one January, when she was a preschooler, she was roaming the house singing “Joy to the World.” When I asked myself why she was singing it, God replied to me, “Isn’t that what you are supposed to always be singing?”Continue reading “Perspective”