collections of stories
His story was forming before time. He was crafting every detail, every heart, every mountain and valley. He’s the ultimate Orchestrator, the perfect Author. Often times I think that I have some say, some influence, and regretfully …some control. It's when I believe that, I forget. I forget that the [...]
the love of life... is Christ, but His bride is a close second. My heart overflows a little more, each time I walk in her doors astounded and in awe with fresh perspective as to where this branch of the bride of Christ has been. This branch runs deep in me, it's where I found a [...]
On March 12th, I woke up at 3:47am. I sat up straight and I heard, felt, sensed God tell me... “I really am making ALL things NEW.” I’ve never been one to say that “God told me…” or “I heard God say…” because I feel like He never speaks to me audibly. [...]
About 6 months ago, I encountered a season that felt familiar (as in a trend) but at the same time it felt so distant and new to me that I didn’t know what to do. History came to repeat itself when I had three panic attacks in one day. Nobody did anything wrong, I had [...]
I pulled back my covers and climbed into my bed. Usually I am falling asleep to the sound of Gilmore Girls repeating on Netflix but tonight I was just laying there. Exhausted. Tired. Weary. In silence. In the silence I felt anxious. I felt like I was being swallowed. I felt like everything was foggy, [...]
Everything. I met KT during a conference the first year I began working for the local church. I met her because we were stuck in a van together, our van was definitely the best, in May of 2013. When we got home, I asked her if she would mentor me and she graciously [...]
It’s my favorite season. It’s fall. It reminds me of warmth, of cozy clothes, pumpkin everything, golds, browns, and oranges with hints of white, and of getting to use our amazingly cute fireplace. It is my favorite place in our very old, creaky, and amazingly beautiful house downtown. Part of my favorite season is driving [...]
Roughly a year ago, I was handed two separate cards with birthdays similar to mine and a box checked under the "Interested In" section... "Putting my faith in Christ." I called both numbers, put names to faces on a Sunday morning, and the next thing I knew I was driving to a Starbucks where we sat [...]
My stomach flips. It doesn't last long but for a moment I'm nervous...I feel the weightiness, the potential, the meaning, the moment. And it feels different even though the thoughts display the same... I could say something wrong, I could point someone in the opposite direction, I could miss my chance, I could mess up. [...]
Three years ago I started this little thing that has turned into one of my greatest passions, joys and challenges. Before this little blog was born there were other blogs, attempts, and journals filled with my dreams of being a writer. Something beautiful was born out of it, something that set my heart of fire and [...]
The Celeste Elizabeth 