If there’s anything I’ve realized by tracking my raw emotions and unglued moments this week, it’s that I don’t want to be this way forever–I don’t want to stay the same. As I’ve explored my self-inflicted labels and recognized my exploding and stuffing tendencies, I realize what a mess I really am. Don’t get me […]
I Want to Look Beyond the Now of Who You Are
I want to see. I want to learn how to look past the surface and see the deep places where others really live. Because I know where I really live. I know my struggles and the pain of my moments. And when I’m deeply honest, this life is hard. Hard because transparency is risky and […]
Unglued {Lesson 2} & (in)couraged to hope Link-up!
This week it was no surprise that making wise choices in the midst of my raw emotions proved difficult for me. Slow steps indeed, requiring lots of grace. There was the person at church who rudely made an unreasonable request… My husband, who tried to help me, but in my opinion was taking too long… A […]
Unglued {Lesson 1} & (in)couraged to hope Link-up!
Coming unglued seems to be an epidemic … I can’t begin to count all the times I’ve been unglued… When she wrote with Sharpie all over her arms and legs. Twice. When we spent a lot of money on his orthodontics and he didn’t “want” to wear his retainer. When she failed to follow through […]
For When You Need the Approval of Others :: Sermon on the Mount {Week 23-24}
I’ll admit it. I’ve been guilty. Longing for the approval and compliments of others… Wanting them to acknowledge the good I do and the way I serve… And if you’re gut-level honest, you’re probably been guilty too. Because most of us, as human beings, struggle with the issue of significance. We long to matter—to be […]
(In)couraged to Hope :: Unglued {Making Wise Choices in the Midst of Raw Emotions}
(In)Courage is a captivating online community, and their leaders have been praying for new ways to help the women within the (in)courage community connect more deeply with one another. And I can’t be more thrilled to be helping out! My friend Tracie and I are joining the (in)courage community as (in)couragers over the next 8 weeks, and we […]
For When You Need To Grasp His Love
There are still times when it is hard for me to grasp how very wide and long and high and deep is God’s unconditional love for me. To grasp no matter what I do, He could never love me more, And no matter what I fail to do, He could never love me less. He loves […]
When Our Heart Aches, He Meets Us Even There
I cry the ugly cry and can hardly type through the blur. My heart is aching and I know the ache is nothing compared with what some others may be facing. But my tears only know my ache, the reality of my situation, and there’s nothing more real than my very own heart. I’m alone, yet I know God is here. I’ve heard […]
Dear Me … A Letter to My High School Self { Graceful }
Today I’m joining Emily P. Freeman and others to celebrate the release of her new book, Graceful, by writing a letter to my high school self. Her first book, Grace for the Good Girl was so rich and full of truth for women, and this book, Graceful, is just what a teenage girl needs. Dear me, I […]
For When You Wonder Why You Long To Connect
To connect is food for the soul. And I watch it happen before my eyes … this feeding of a soul. A father and daughter right before me. And what I see is undeniable. How she looks at him. And how he looks at her. How she holds her arms up. And how his strong arms lift […]
