More Questions…
I have more questions than answers tonight. I find myself typing this out with tears streaming down my face, and my chest feels so tight I think I might choke. I don't understand and trust me, I get I don't…
She designed the life she loved…
I found a piece of art recently and hung it in on my wall- it simply said "she designed the life she loved." Everyday I look at it and it reminds me I have choices to make. Choices to make…
What happened to us…
What happened to us? Most days I feel like I live a in parallel universe. There is no respect for anyone or anything. Name calling and mud slinging are the normal behavior. We post it on our social media, we…
An open letter to my church, Trinity Wesleyan…
I have said it often that time goes very quickly. Sometimes when I turn another month in my calendar and see the year splashed at the top I can't believe it. 2016. Jason and I have been married for 21…
When the sounds of night become life giving…
I walked out the door of the church tonight and immediately was hit with the sound of crickets chirping, the pale light of the moon peeking behind the clouds and the smell of grass. I walked the few feet between…
Present over Perfect…
This book, these words, have undone me. Three books that I have completed this year have been a combination of conviction, grace and celebration. (Present over Perfect, Breaking Busy, and Ordering Your Private World) I am undone by what God…
New things take time to bloom…
New things in life do not happen overnight. There is a process, there is peeling away the old and finding what things lie beneath the surface that need attention. And that is the process I am in...peeling away what is…
Something new is coming…
I have talked about it... I have wrestled with it... I have prayed about it... I have denied it... I have thought about it... I have avoided it... I have loathed others who had it... I have sought after it…
Because the heart is torn…
Fredrick Beuchner writes "The place God calls us to is the place where your deep gladness and the world's deep hunger meet." I read this quote in a book I read Kisses from Katie. This book spoke directly to my…
One more chapter…
Thirty Two weeks... Twenty Two hours of labor... Colton Thomas made his appearance. 5 Pounds 3 ounces 17 inches long. I remember the long night awaiting his arrival. Praying that the steroids that they gave me would be enough to…