A Letter to My Younger Self (regarding the post-college twenties)
This life is an ongoing journey of figuring stuff out. Of losing self, losing God, finding God, finding self. A beautiful arc of adventure and questioning and confusion.
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How to Love People Well in Your Season
Christ’s love calls us away from being full of ourselves, but towards a fullness of self.
Read MoreThe Lie of Disappointment
Expectations for myself this week: Do everything perfectly. Treat everyone perfectly. Solve all the problems, finish all the work, be everyone’s everything. All the while, with unending JOY and energy. Reality for myself this week: That all went pretty well…on Monday. Ever feel this way? By Tuesday, I was tired, definitely had not finished all […]
Read MoreSacred Space
Picture my blog as a room: It would be a spacious living room with fluffy carpet, big cozy couches ideal for snuggling up with dear friends. Conveniently placed coffee tables would house mugs and ice cream bowls and tall glasses of white wine. There would be a fireplace – a real one – to keep us […]
Read MoreMake Space for the Beautiful and Brave
We could hear it in the background, serenading us as we shoveled chips and salsa and sipped on margaritas. Those crazy brave people singing karaoke in the back. We cringed as girls sang One Direction and laughed as bold men sang their hearts out to the classics. We finished our meals and suddenly my friend […]
Read MoreMake Space for Healing
When we ask for a situation to be fixed, He says I am with you. Not always what we are looking for, but always what we need. He knows that Presence is what heals, not answers.
Read MoreWhen it is Easier to Believe the Lie
I forgot to take out loans for my summer class. All of a sudden I found myself last minute signing up for a payment plan that I don’t exactly have the money for. All because I forgot a deadline. And the lies came rushing in. I found myself (or someone) speaking things to my soul […]
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