Finding Jesus in the messy, mundane, and miraculous.
Friends, you can pray for me today. I am about to run a workshop for our freshman students on expectations. I found myself preparing for it by googling: “managing expectations,” and thought to myself, I should not be allowed to teach on this! Hopefully it is fun; I included funny pictures and video clips and am […]
Read MoreMay we learn to be truly content, not just comfortable, whether married or single, rich or poor, employed or unemployed, healthy or sick, so on and so forth. May we walk in the riches and comfort of knowing who we are in Christ, and depend not on earthly status, possessions or ease.
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A friend challenged me to come up with twenty-six goals for my twenty-sixth year of life. (Well really, she jokingly asked me what my 26 goals were, and now I’ve made it a challenge for myself.) So far I have come up with some pretty good ones: read 26 books (send me recommendations!!), blog for […]
Read MoreMaybe it is because September is finally upon us and summer is slowing abandoning us for her sabbatical, maybe because I’ve been without my best friend for five weeks, or maybe it is because Kanye West announced he wants to be POTUS and I just can’t stop thinking about moving to New Zealand or London or Africa or anywhere that would be better than President and First Lady Kimye…for any of these reasons, or maybe others, it has been slow and hard and one of those weeks where I’ve just felt small.
Read MoreBecause I just feel like God has put this call on my life to tell you, all of you, that following Him is worth it. That maybe He isn’t out to ruin your party life; I actually believe that the life He intends for each of us is the BEST possible option.
Read MoreHere I am, arriving at another birthday. Twenty-five turned out to be the best year yet, and I am sad to say goodbye to it. But in the spirit of optimism, I’m out to make 26 even better.
Read MoreToday is the Eve of my 26th birthday. I have a lot of words when I reflect back on this past year. Twenty-five turned out to be potentially the best year yet, and I am sad to say goodbye to it. But in the spirit of optimism, I’m out to make 26 even better. Tomorrow […]
Read MoreSome friends and I drove to Aspen for a little mini-vaca last weekend. When we were on our way back we decided to try a different route home; anyone who has driven to the Colorado Mountains knows I-70 is a disaster on a Sunday afternoon. With a little (okay, a lot) of naivety we started […]
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“Today I have given you the choice between life and death, between blessings and curses. Now I call on heaven and earth to witness the choice you make. Oh, that you would choose life, so that you and your descendants might live!” Deuteronomy 30:19 It is the second summer in a row that I am […]
Read MoreWhen I am running the marathon of my life, God takes the backburner and I run until I realize I have been running on empty for way too long and find myself on the floor asking for more of Him because I have nothing solid to stand on.
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this life's blessings 