Hi there! My name is Melissa and I am so glad God led you here!
I’m a Jesus-loving wife, mom, Grammy, and empty-nester living in the United States. Some of my favorite moments are spent on the back porch with my husband, a cup of coffee, my Bible in hand, and my four-legged friend at my feet. My husband and I have raised three sons, welcomed a daughter-in-law, and now enjoy the sweet blessings of grandchildren. Through the many ups and downs, one thing has remained constant: Jesus is sure, true, right, and faithful. Always.
My Journey of Faith
When I first became a Christian, I expected the Christian life to be smooth sailing but quickly learned that walking with Christ means growth, struggle, and learning to trust Him in every season. We all have issues we must deal with. For me, I wrestled with discouragement, mental strongholds, and chronic illness. I often felt like I was failing at this “victorious Christian life” and even wondered if I had somehow missed God’s purpose for me.
In the middle of my doubts, I sought comfort by burying myself in Scripture, and slowly, my hunger for Jesus began to grow deeper than my desire for an easier life.
In a way only He could orchestrate, Jesus showed me I hadn’t missed anything, nor was He finished with me. He reminded me that He loved me as I was, but He also wanted to reshape the way I saw myself so that I could use our story (His and mine) to encourage others.
That moment shifted everything. I went from feeling stuck, set aside, and worn out with life to finding hope, burning with a deeper desire to know Jesus, and sharing His truth with other sisters.
Why Cups to Crowns?
Out of that season, the seeds of Cups to Crowns began to sprout. Starting a blog was never my plan, but God put it on my heart as a way to share His Word and the lessons He continues to teach me.
I don’t write as an expert. I write as a fellow Christ-follower, a traveler on this godly but narrow path that leads to life. I still stumble, doubt, struggle, and lean daily on God’s grace. I share what I am learning because I believe we aren’t meant to do life alone or pretend we have it all together. We need one another. We need to pour God’s love into the lives around us. We need the Holy Spirit to guide us as we live with our eyes fixed on Jesus and the crown that awaits us in Heaven.
My prayer is that this space encourages you to fill your cup with God’s truth, to walk closely with Jesus (even in the middle of your struggles), to grow in your faith, to serve with purpose, and to remember that nothing in your life is mundane or wasted, because everything about you matters to God!
Because every day with Jesus matters. He sees you. He hears you. He adores you.