collections of stories
"It doesn't count if it's not eye to eye." - Gifted Recently, I've been praying. I've been praying that God would speak to me more clearly. I'm a person with a whopping two distinct instances I can remember what God was telling me and when. Every other moment, reveal, has felt gradual. Sometimes it comes [...]
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 [...]
The reality is that there will be a name that will take the place of that "so-and-so" or "to whom it may concern"…in clearer terminology the title should really read "Dear Future Husband…" At this moment, I don't know who you are. Your name hasn't been written in the sky...I could have walked past you [...]
This morning I had a thought while I was sipping my coffee and for a split second I stopped writing. My breath was taken away by the humble beauty of the idea... I want to be on fire for Jesus. Not a street preacher who is tossing around scripture out of context. Not the Christian [...]
Eventually we get tired, we get burnt out, we realize that we who are doesn't align with who we are expected to be. We realize that we are under so much pressure we are about to explode or cave in, whichever one is less effort. Somehow standing up and walking away is always more difficult [...]
The seas are vast, the mountains rise from the ground, the leaves change colors, the warmth soothes our souls, and we are seeking out love. All kinds of love. We all want it, and if you don't I hope someday you will. I'm meant to be relational. I crave interaction with people, especially those who [...]
When I think of amazing people that inspire me I think of people that have a heart for others that some may think are undeserving, people that are optimistic about life even when I would consider it barely surviving, and people that genuinely love from the pits of their souls and give everything they can [...]
From June 14th, 2013. One of the best people in my life is a woman who shines Christ like no other. She taught me ballet my senior year in high school and we instantly connected over our faith and our love for our Savior. Her story is amazing and wonderful and full of His glory. [...]
I use this analogy of being on the edge of a cliff a lot...it's me (you) in white, smeared with every single thing we have done wrong, and we are on the edge of that cliff looking down into the pit of despair waiting for a miracle. When we turn around it's because we are [...]
Sometimes it feels like we are headed down a one way path. Sometimes forks pop up and you have the option to keep going straight on what you had planned for the next five, ten, fifteen years and then you just keep adding to your own plan. You have your goals, your opinions, and you [...]
The Celeste Elizabeth 