top of page
Driven by Grace
Balancing Life’s Callings with Grace and Purpose
Home: Welcome
Unmerited Favor
What if the pain I’m trying so hard to avoid is actually the pain I’m creating for myself? In trying to prepare for every possible future, I can end up living in fear of circumstances that haven’t even happened. But what if I don’t have to be perfectly prepared for tomorrow? What if I can trust the One who is already there—the Author and Perfecter of my faith, who turns suffering into perseverance, character, and hope?
8 hours ago5 min read
Lean In (the Intro): the First Time Leaning into God
It's been a while since you've heard from me — God's been calling me to slow down this summer. That meant friends, meals, and prayer walks in the forest preserve, interceding for one another night after night. It's become one of the biggest blessings of my life.
Sep 52 min read
Lean In Part 7: A Garden Story: God's Timing and Growth
For years, parts of my life felt like barren, weed-choked ground. This is the story of watching a Gardener patiently work through seasons of rain, drought, and pruning — and finally seeing new buds appear. Wherever your own "garden" is right now, there's encouragement here for you.
Sep 42 min read
Lean In Part 6: Finding Rest and Rhythm with God
A dinner with strangers turned into one of the most honest conversations I've had in a long time. Health struggles, broken trust, shame — and underneath it all, the same ache: a desperate need for rest and rhythm. Here's what that night taught me about community and God's faithfulness.
Aug 211 min read
Lean In Part 5: Trusting God with Outcomes I Can't Control
We spend so much of life working for outcomes — for health, love, purpose — only to find we can't actually control the results. This devotional is about the ongoing surrender of letting God hold the outcomes I'm tempted to manage myself, and trusting His timing over my own.
Jul 221 min read
Lean In Part 4: Letting Go & Surrendering to God's Timing
Youth ministry. A missions trip. Soccer. This season, I said no to good things — not because they weren't good, but because I sensed God asking me to hold them with open hands. Here's what it looked like to let go of things I loved, and trust Him to be near in the empty space.
Jun 291 min read
Lean In Part 3: How Our Prayer Group Began
This is the story of how a desire to hear God's voice more clearly turned into something bigger than I expected — a bi-weekly prayer group gathering in living rooms and forest preserves. Whether new to prayer or years deep in faith, there was room for everyone. Here's how it started.
Jun 261 min read
Lean In Part 2: Finding Stillness with God When It's Hard
I thought slowing down would bring peace. Instead, it brought all the emotions busyness had been covering up. If your own season of stillness has felt harder instead of easier, you're not alone — and there's grace for that too. Here's what I learned two days into my own slow-down.
Jun 21 min read
Lean In Part 1: Fasting to Hear God More Clearly
Sometimes hearing God clearly means giving something up first. This spring, I felt the Lord nudging me to fast from things quietly dividing my attention from Him — music, dating apps, distraction. It wasn't a requirement, just an invitation to make room. Here's what that season looked like.
May 251 min read
The dove's journey: trusting in the unknown
Caught between waiting and moving, I’ve been sitting with the image of the dove in Genesis 8:6–12—sent out over uncertain waters, searching for life, yet always returning to rest. In this in-between season, I sense God inviting me to trust what He’s formed in me and step forward without needing every answer first. Maybe faith isn’t always about clear direction, but the courage to go—because the One who sends me is trustworthy.
May 33 min read
ABOUT ME
Hi, I’m Meredith, and my life is Driven by Grace. As a follower of Christ and former college soccer player, I’ve learned that true strength and perseverance come not from my own effort but from God’s grace at work in me.
Now, as a coach and mentor, I share that same hope with the next generation—on the field and in life. This blog is a space where I reflect on faith, sport, and the lessons God teaches through both, with the prayer that you’ll be encouraged to walk boldly in His grace too.
Home: About Me
FOLLOW ME
bottom of page