collections of stories
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 [...]
One of the most amazing blessings in my life has been meeting these two and growing and learning with them from different cities, in summers away, and in short trips together. I love our group text, it's also titled "SQUAD" which is so fitting, because it's laced with prayer requests, our broken pieces, our victories, [...]
"Don't...unless you're desperate..." "That will make you look desperate..." "What if they think I'm desperate?..." What if they do think you are desperate? Why does that matter? Looking, feeling, acting desperate isn't something that we exactly strive for. It harbors in the realm of weakness and serves as the co-author of shame...yet, there is a [...]
In July of 2015, I was working for a summer camp in Panama City Beach, Florida. Before every night session at camp we would meet in the green room for a production meeting and a devotional. The devotional that night was out of Psalm 51… Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew [...]
I am so thankful for the friends that are more than patient with me. My best friend still picks up the phone even though she is 99.5% sure of the conversation we are going to have. She knows that I keep running around in circles, that I know what I need to do but that [...]
When I handed my life over to Jesus a little over four years ago, I had no idea the things that He was going to teach me. I had no idea some of my sins were sins. I had no idea those sins were going to be things that I would continue to struggle with [...]
Last year, I bought a key to put around my wrist on a daily basis that had the word “Fearless” on it. I wanted to become that word so badly it was eating away at me. Frustration came when all I felt was fearful. I kept putting they key on, every morning on my right [...]
On a Friday morning, I had breakfast (a THREE HOUR breakfast) with one of the sweetest friends ever. Seriously, we could sit there and talk for hours and it would feel like no time at all. She asked to hear my story, and she loved and encouraged me in so many ways it may be [...]
I climbed and climbed and climbed...and when I would take a moment to breathe I would look around at how blue the sky was, how amazing the mountains were, and I gushed at the fact that I was outside, it was above fifty degrees, and I could wear a tank top as the Spring air [...]
This holy week felt different. Good Friday was stormy complete with Narnia-esque snow, Saturday felt like we were in the waiting for the skies to break, and Sunday brought the sun, joy, and relief. On Saturday night a few of us gathered at the church to pray for Sunday morning services. Every environment, all the [...]
