Thank you for stopping by to read about me! My name is Loni. I have a deep affinity for writing since childhood; poetry in particular, and I’d love you to check out more of my work over in my Starting at Love: Poetry My intention is to invest wholeheartedly in my writing and through my writing to perhaps inspire and challenge others intellectually to believe in the Gospel; to deeply think about where spirituality truly originates.

I’m not a native New England-er, but I loved living in The Spirit of America. It was the country, the coast, and the city all wrapped up into a beautiful package of two hour scenic drives, and it was lovely! I spiritually felt led to live there for a long time, and The Lord is still refining and growing me as I seek deeper intimacy with God now that I’ve been called back to the Bluegrass of Kentucky. I am a daughter, a sister, a cousin, a friend, a mentor, a coach, a teacher, a writer, and really someone who finds joy in the simplest of moments.

This is my spiritually based blog as a follower of Jesus Christ. It originated as a cathartic writing journal of thoughts and revelations that have come to me by way of The Holy Spirit. My writing has grown as my spiritual journey with the Lord has also grown and been revealed. I continue to “seek first His kingdom and His righteousness,” and He continues to pursue me daily.

I started writing here in 2009/2010, roughly a year after I chose to be baptized. While I am grateful my parents wanted me to know God and made that choice for me as a child to be baptized as an infant; through much discernment and revelation, I knew the choice truly needed to be mine as scripture details and Jesus exemplified, both literally and spiritually. My baptism took place in my late twenties in a lake in northern Ohio on a cold, rainy, September morning in the company of my dear college friend Lindsey, her now Pastor husband, Tom, their newborn little girl; surrounded by nature and likely a lot of ducks and fish…

Throughout my youth, I was quite religious; however, I struggled with doubt during and after college like many young-adults. I was raised on religion and not relationship. I was believing far too many lies from the world around me. The box that I had placed God in was too small and was merely a mask of leaning on my own understand, without actually seeking to know God. I was looking everywhere except the Gospel I claimed to follow; rejecting Jesus, because I was actually too afraid to receive God’s love and be fully known and forgiven. I eventually hit a breaking point where I had just enough faith and belief left to call out desperately…and sure enough, God answered in a GOD-sized way that only THE Living God of The Bible can do! You can read about that in my October 2018 post, A Facebook Reminder. 

September 2018 was my decade anniversary of putting what little trust and belief I had into Jesus Christ fully and allowing The Holy Spirit to counsel me ever since. It will always be the best decision I have ever made. My walk with Jesus has changed the foundation and direction of my life in ways I never could have imagined. I am eternally grateful for the hope that is available to everyone who seeks and for the joy that spills out of me in good and bad times; how I am still learning, growing, and loving. It started with tennis and has pushed me, often uncomfortably, into a life starting at love.