collections of stories
On the morning of June 14th, 2018 I had no clue what was going to happen... I drank my coffee, went to work, came home, and changed because my friend Abi who had moved back to COS said that she wanted to practice some photography shots with the mountains in Red Rock Canyon. To be [...]
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 [...]
Since the beginning, some of my most obedient steps (not all, but most) have been to stay put. Off hand, that feels boring and like a cop out. Maybe staying even feels like disobedience because we always talk about following God into the unknown. Trust me, I know. But we don’t [...]
I was watching Friends (for the 6th or 7th time) this week. I am in season 4 when Ross and Emily are about to get married and Rachel has this wave of boldness where she feels the greatest urge to tell Ross that she’s still in love with him. Everyone, literally everyone, tells her that’s [...]
A year ago, I walked into a tattoo shop and I handed them a card with the phrase “It Is Written…” scripted onto it. I received a price quote, made an appointment, and then when the day came I totally skipped out. I just didn’t even go. Looking back, I think the reasoning for that [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
The Celeste Elizabeth 