The House: Part One
That’s when we saw it. The house that we would know-when-we-know-when-we-know. We both looked at each other and knew exactly what the other was thinking.
Finding Faith in the Mess
Fear
Read and Repost
How many times have you read a quote and almost immediately reposted it? You’re scrolling along and, B A M, someone else’s words hit you just right in the soul. You’ve gotta repost it as soon as possible. You can’t keep this wisdom from the …
Momo No Mo: YouTube and the Rise of Parenting Scared
If I open my feed and see Momo one more time, I may take a hammer to my device. If you haven’t seen this terrifying puppet thing with a creepy and distorted Snap Chat filter, consider yourself lucky. It’s like a character straight out of …
Lens
What lens do you look through?
When we stay stuck looking only through our lens, we become part of the problem. When we refuse or exclude ourselves from seeing through someone else’s lens we shift from grace to condemnation. We lose the ability to love well when we only see through our own lens.
Feeling Good
We all have feelings. We all also run and try to hide from our feelings. We lose living a full life when we run. We lack closeness with Jesus when we try and hide from our emotions. Stop running and start feeling. You will be thankful that you did.
FLASHBACK FRIDAY: JUMP
FLASHBACK FRIDAY: A year ago this August, I came to terms with my fears and jumped. I decided to chase a dream instead of pursuing what felt safe. Was I scared? Absolutely! Did I want to run in the opposite direction? Yep. Sure did. I …
Anxiety Part Three: Choked
DISCLAIMER: I wrote this post one year ago. Four years ago, my eyes were opened to a major personality flaw. We had just sold our house and moved about twenty minutes away into an apartment. We were building another house and it wouldn’t be ready …
Anxiety Part Two: Cripling
DISCLAIMER: I wrote this post five years ago. I cannot believe it has been five years since that eye-opening moment in my life. It was a very difficult season, but could not be more thankful that it happened. I truly believe we need to talk …
Anxiety Part One: Every Day
I wake-up every day afraid. Well, not exactly. I don’t jolt out of bed in fear every morning. I do, however, battle all the things, all the feelings, with each day that comes my way. Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication …