Nine years ago, I read the book One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp and had my mind radically transformed by the power of gratitude. The idea of recognizing, writing down, and giving thanks for the every day, the “common grace,” the taken for granted, the beautiful ordinary – this was one that I embraced without… Continue reading 7014 Gifts … and Counting
I bought two boxes of Christmas cards the other day. They’re sitting on my table until the time comes to start filling them out and sending them to people. The top box has a beautifully designed card with a single word across the front: Joy. And today when I saw it, I thought – “That… Continue reading The Year that Ended Sadly
It has now been a month and a half since my father entered his eternal home. And every day that I reflect on the life he lived, I only become more inspired to follow in his footsteps. My father was of a rare breed. He would never have considered himself extraordinary – but the way… Continue reading His was a Life Not Wasted – Thoughts on My Father’s Life
Three years ago, when I turned thirty, I wrote up “The Thirty Manifesto: {Purposeful Dreaming for the Best Decade Yet}.” Rather than a checklist or a bucket list, it was a list of reminders for how I wanted my life to be lived – so that the thirties would not be a decade wasted –… Continue reading Are You Ready & Eager to Surrender to Him?
Tell Me Tell me – Do you know What it’s like To be me? I feel lost at sea Sometimes – A sea of strangers, A sea of unfamiliarity, A sea of grief. Tell me – Do you know What it’s like To grieve For things You’ve never had? I sometimes Cry… Continue reading The Darkness Where He Meets Me
Maybe it’s better that I should live alone Maybe it’s better That I should live alone – That silence soothes my tired brain As I walk through my morning routine. Maybe it’s better That I don’t have to worry About sharing shower time Or kitchen space as I race the clock. Maybe it’s… Continue reading Maybe It’s Better That I Should Live Alone
For a few moments, Let’s not think about What’s been taken, And what is not, And what is achingly lost. For a few moments, Let’s think about What’s been given, And what could be, And what we can work to restore. Let’s think about dreaming again. About planning a trip To a far-off… Continue reading Just Think of the Possibilities
Within the past few months, I think it’s safe to say that we have all been forced to think about racism and our own attitudes towards it more than we have in a long time. This is not necessarily a bad thing. Sometimes it’s important to be shaken up so we can look at what… Continue reading My Candid Thoughts – Educating Myself on Racism
Almost every conversation I’ve had with someone in the last four months has, at some point, touched on COVID. It’s inescapable – it’s touched every part of our lives. And yet, we’re so fatigued by it. We don’t want to keep talking about it because we’re sick of its dominance in our lives, but somehow… Continue reading My Candid Thoughts – On Living in a Culture of Fear
Almost two months ago, I shared a blog post about seeking an educated mind rather than emotional responses. Since that time, I have dived into the process of educating myself about current issues, and I have come to discover so much about the process of thinking rightly in the midst of all this turmoil. I’ve… Continue reading How Do I Think Rightly in an Age of Bias, Distortion, and Emotional Hype?
