collections of stories
This week I received some hard news. It caught me off guard, but even in that moment I realized how gracious God was that I happened to be in my parked car, it was a Saturday when I didn’t have a lot of plans, and I was able to take in what was happening and [...]
The other day Brandon and I went to a coffee shop and just left space to be able to dream. It was absolute perfection to me. It's what I did all the time when I was single. We ventured out on a rainy day, to our favorite local coffee shop on the river, and I [...]
Where: Good Neighbors What: Cold Brew w/ Almond Milk Listening To: Hipster Pandora Radio I've dreamed of this season for what feels like so long. Ever since I was eight years old, I knew I wanted to be married. But while other girls were dreaming up their wedding, I was dreaming of having a partner [...]
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 [...]
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 Celeste Elizabeth 