Hey, college friends: spring break is here! All my other friends: spring is coming! And yet... I'm looking out my window at snow that just won't go away. This is the hardest part of the year for me: it's cold and it's dreary, the holidays are long gone & summer days are still in the distance. When …
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I should have planned out this post yesterday, but I was reading a Buzzfeed article called, “17 Extremely Helpful Cats.” And then about ten more articles after that, because it’s very important & pertinent stuff that I just really have to know about. Crucial information. Obviously, Buzzfeed isn’t really where I get my important information. But …
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A few days ago, I was stuck behind a slow driver. Like, “below the speed limit” kind of slow. I wasn’t in a rush, but I was still seriously annoyed. Slow drivers take patience that I just do not possess. As I tapped the steering wheel, I thought, “I’d really like to be a more …
A distrusting heart, a miscommunication — these are things to which we can chalk up so many of our “offended” moments. Most of the time, people we love are not out to hurt us. (More on this idea in yesterday’s post — check it out here.) But… what about the times when they are? I’m coming …
There’s a terrible habit that’s been camping out in so many of our minds. It’s threatened to ruin friendships, to break down trust, to turn us against each other. In fact, you probably know it: the “me against the world” mindset. Insecurity has this sneaky way of whispering that your people are not really on …
I've been a bookworm since I was three. I know you think I'm kidding, but I really did start reading in preschool. There is video evidence. Growing up, when I got in trouble, my parents took away books, rather than toys or television. My favorite days of summer vacation each year were spent picking out new …
A couple of weeks ago, I had a few days that felt like I just could not win. There were two or three things that my heart was hopeful for, and one by one, they fell through — hard. The whole week felt like a punch I didn’t see coming until I was on the …
I didn’t want to go to church last night. My day hadn’t been all that taxing, but I was reaping the consequences of sleep deprivation & a to-do list overload. Emotionally, I was running on empty. Even as I slid into my car, I whispered, “Jesus, I don’t think I have anything to give you tonight.” …
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Church services were cancelled this past weekend because of the snow & ice. I love my community, & I love gathering to worship Jesus together with our voices and our hearts. Sunday morning has been home to lots of holy moments in me. But there was something sweet about being tucked away at home with …
I’ve needed a big dose of this little word lately. The first two decades of my life went by pretty much as expected. Infant turned toddler turned preschooler, then off to elementary, middle & high school. As far as I can remember, I tried to rush those seasons by as fast as they’d go, because …
