This post is by my dear friend Carin.  She has broadened my perspective of the world and of what soul care can look like in it.  I am beyond grateful for her company on this journey of seminary, 20-something life, and the search for identity.  She is a crazy talented artist, and you can see lots of it […]

Just two thoughts, somehow connected to each other, for you to ponder. one. Brené Brown is my hero. (If you’ve been around me at all in the past week you know that I have *nerd alert* been listening to her book Daring Greatly on CD in my car, and I am obsessed.)  Her book is […]

I don’t even know why I was scrolling through old pictures the other day, but I found something spectacular. I also scrolled through old blog posts I have written but never posted, and found one that I wrote back in October about Joshua 4.  When you just need to remember – Sometimes its easy to hear […]

Sometimes life is crazy and there isn’t really time to write.  And sometimes you just kind of lack real specific inspiration.  That’s kind of where I’m at.  So I’m just going to share three thoughts, if that’s okay with you… First, I’ve started reading a book called Jesus Feminist by Sarah Bessey.  I have never […]

I’m super excited about this one – this is one of my Soul Care companions, and one who has been an enormous blessing to me both in the classroom and outside of it.  She just GETS it.  We’ve bonded over our passion and love and confusion over the crazy topic of identity, as well as […]

My mind was blown by a quote in a book I am currently reading.  The author tells a story of a woman who had experienced extreme tragedy in her life, and when asked how she survived it all she responded, “Once we know how much He loves us, there’s just nothing else.”  It is easier to […]

This guest post is from the one and only Mama Garrett.  What can I even say to describe her? She always makes me laugh, gives me constant guidance, and encourages me when I give up on myself.  She is the most talented teacher in the world, no contest. She is also an insanely amazing singer, […]

We had some time in solitude yesterday at my internship, and were told to think about the question, “How has the gospel been good news to you recently?”  As I wrote, I started using sentences connected by the word therefore.  It is one of those words that you know, obviously, but we don’t really think […]

This post is by one of my favorite people in the entire world, by a long shot. We have walked an amazing journey together, searching for JOY and gratitude all over the world. She helps me dream, and bring these dreams to reality. This blog, and I as a person, would be way less cool without her. […]

Week two involved starting our actual jobs and working within our ministry focuses.  Basically we had real assignments and real responsibility.  It was kind of terrifying, and completely exhilarating. I think I discovered this past week that just because I am where God wants me to be does not mean it is going to be […]