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06/08/2026

These little legs may not have gotten longer, but they sure got stronger. 🚶🏻‍♀️🎒💪 After reaching the End of the Earth, it was time to honor what got me here.🥾💕 👣

For 560 miles, they carried me through mountains, forests, villages, cities, rain, hail, heat, beaches, and all the way to the End of the Earth. Today, I gave them the gift of rest and exfoliation, while my faithful Camino shoes got a well-earned cleaning with a sacrificed toothbrush and a sunny spot on the windowsill to air out.

At 4’10”, I’ve spent much of my life being told how small I am. The Camino reminded me that strength isn’t measured in inches—it’s measured one faithful step at a time.
560 miles. One step. One prayer. One day at a time. 👣💗🌊

06/08/2026

So true … 🙏

To face the inevitable losses in your life and rise above them, you need to understand a couple of truths that will give you a better perspective. Read more about healthy ways to grieve in today’s devotional. https://bit.ly/42R4wqr

06/07/2026

After 2 months of walking …I finally gave myself permission to EXHALE.
No alarm.
No destination.
No schedule.
No backpack.
No mountain to climb.
Just the sound of the waves, the warmth of the sun, the sand beneath my feet, and the gentle reminder that rest is holy too.

For months, my Camino was about putting one foot in front of the other. Today, it was about being still long enough to hear my soul catch up.

I have spent much of my life carrying responsibilities, expectations, and burdens.
Here at Finisterre—the End of the Earth—I am learning something new: 🌊
Not every day is for striving.
Some days are for receiving.

So today, I exhaled.
And in that exhale,
I found gratitude.
I found peace.
I found myself.
🌊🙏🎒

06/07/2026

06/06/2026

CAMINO FASHIONISTA …🎀🎒👙
Somewhere along the Camino, a fellow pilgrim snapped a photo of me from behind and later sent it to me with the caption: “Camino Fashionista.” 😄🎒👒
I laughed because I wasn’t trying to be fashionable—I was trying to be practical!

When you’re carrying everything you own for 560 miles, every item has to earn its place in your backpack. 🎒
My black skirt became a skirt, a dress, a shower wrap, a beach cover-up, and even a makeshift bathing suit at Finisterre. 🌊👙🩴 My lightweight wrap became sun protection, an extra layer, and a touch of style.
The Camino taught me many things, but one lesson was this: You don’t need more to be yourself. 🎀🎒🩱

God doesn’t erase our personality when He transforms us. He heals our hearts, renews our minds, and strengthens our faith—but we’re still wonderfully and uniquely who He created us to be.

I may have packed lighter than ever before, but I never stopped being me.🎀🎒💅
A little practical.
A little resourceful.
A little creative.
A lot of pink.
A little fashionista. 💗
And maybe that’s the real lesson:
Sometimes we discover who we are not by adding more, but by carrying less. 🎒🌼🌊

06/06/2026

I’ve noticed that the more I try to control every outcome, the more overwhelmed I become. But when I bring my worries to God in prayer, peace slowly replaces anxiety. Philippians 4:6 and 7 is such a beautiful reminder that His peace guards our hearts even in uncertain seasons. 💗

06/06/2026

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06/06/2026

Lord, help me trust You with my future, releasing my grip on what I cannot control, surrendering tomorrow to the God who's already there waiting for me.

My future terrifies me, all the unknowns, the what-ifs, the possibilities both good and terrifying, and I keep trying to control what hasn't happened yet, plan for what I can't predict.

Teach me that trusting You with my future doesn't mean I stop planning but that I hold my plans loosely, that I prepare practically while resting spiritually in Your sovereignty.

I want guarantees about how things will turn out, assurance that everything will be okay, promises about specific outcomes, but You're asking me to trust You without those certainties.

Help me remember that You've been faithful with my past, present in every moment up until now, and that same faithfulness extends into every moment that's coming.

Remind me that You're already in my future, that nothing waiting for me will surprise You, that You're preparing what I need before I even know I need it.

Give me peace about tomorrow that comes from trusting the God who holds it, courage to face the unknown because I know who's already there, rest in Your sovereignty over my future.

Let me trust You with my future today, releasing anxiety about what hasn't happened yet, confident that the God who's held my past will hold my future just as faithfully.

In Jesus' name,

Amen.

06/05/2026

I arrived at the End of the Earth twice. 📍🚶🏻‍♀️🎒🌊
The first day, I arrived in fog.

The lighthouse was hidden. The horizon disappeared. And as I stood there, I found myself saying goodbye—to a journey that had changed me and to friends I had met along the way.

People who had shared miles, meals, laughter, stories, and pieces of their hearts.
It felt like an ending.

The next day, I returned.
The fog was gone.
The sun was shining.

The same lighthouse stood exactly where it had been the day before, but now I could see it clearly.

And something else happened.
As old friends continued on their journeys, new friends appeared.

New conversations.
New laughter.
New connections.

And suddenly I understood.
The Camino was giving me the same lesson through both the weather and the people.

The fog was not the end.
The sunshine was not a beginning.
They were both part of the same journey.

Just as some people leave our path, others arrive. Just as one chapter closes, another opens. Just as one dream ends, another begins.

The lighthouse never moved.
The destination never changed.

Only the season around it did.

From the fog of goodbye to the sunshine of hello.🚶🏻‍♀️🎒📍🎉

From endings to beginnings.
From old friends to new friends.

560 miles later, standing at the End of the Earth, I realized I hadn't arrived at an ending at all.

I had arrived at a new beginning.🙌🎉

And perhaps that is what faith has been teaching me from the Pyrenees to Finisterre:

🙌 Walk by faith, not by sight.🙌
Trust the fog.
Celebrate the sunshine.

And keep walking.🚶🏻‍♀️🎒🌊🙏❤️