collections of stories
Before you say, "there she is!!"... 2018 hasn't gone any way that I thought it would. I really should know better. That when I make a plan, it gets flipped on it's head. This is why my senior year of high school, when I planned to go to a small liberal arts school and be [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Recently, I’ve been feeling like there is some funk stage that I can’t get out of. I thought it would subside when a break came, that I might feel like the world was lifted from my shoulders, but instead of feeling relieved I only felt slightly more crushed. I felt more pressure, more doubt, more [...]
The difficulty to stand in the midst of pain and heartache and a detachment from the real worth that lies within ourselves is incredibly difficult. Sometimes I see girls around me going through the same phases of "I'm not good enough…", "I'm not worthy enough…", "I don't deserve love…", "I'm not pretty enough…". And my [...]
Most of my writing the past month has ended up in the unfinished or even garbage pile. I'll be honest and say that it is mostly because I find it hard to believe that anybody wants to know about the nit picky, nitty gritty that is going on in my heart. I want to finish [...]
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 Celeste Elizabeth 