I’ve been trying my whole life to be the best version of myself. To make people happy. To make a difference. To be significant on this earth. But still this phrase finds me convicted. I have given it my all time and time again, always. But it hasn’t been for His highest (holiest) vision for … More His Highest (Holiest) Vision
Sometimes pieces of your past and pieces of your future die at the same time.
My grandmother and my baby are both gone and both missed, but my Hope survived. … More A Funeral, a Miscarriage, and Undying Hope
It was not some unfortunate mistake that there was wilderness on the path to the land flowing with milk and honey. In the wildernesses I have traversed with the Lord, I have found myself impenetrably close to his side. When I was lost, hungry, and afraid; I clung to my Guide. Now that my belly is full of milk and my mouth full of honey; guidance is the furthest thing from my mind. … More Milk & Honey
When I first started training my dog, I would say, “Good boy!” and give him a treat when he did what I asked him to do. I eventually realized that he didn’t care about the treat at all. All he cared about was hearing “good boy” from his mom. He does whatever he thinks I … More “Good girl!”
If obedience is a puzzle, I am always looking for the picture on the front of the box. I am searching for something that justifies a corner piece, followed by a middle piece, followed by a piece that doesn’t seem to fit in the puzzle at all. … More Obedience Puzzle
How like a spider am I
Weaving a web to trap my loves
Too lazy to go out and get them
Too distrustful to let them come to me
Too hungry to let them live
Too tired to lure them in
How like a spider am I
Wrapping my loves up tight
Keeping them close
Keeping them stuck
Not letting them leave me
Not letting them love me … More Like A Spider
Some sins are like the weeds that shoot up in the yard, seemingly overnight, when the grass hasn’t been mowed in a while. They look pretty at first glance, but they die quickly and effortlessly with one pluck. Other sins are like the ancient trees that have been deeply rooted and growing on this Earth … More Sin and Ancient Trees
If God never gives me the things I await
I will love Him anyway
If He asks me to go or asks me to stay
I will follow Him any way
If God allows me to be burdened by some pain
I will carry for Him any weight … More Waiting is Worship
This morning I said aloud a phrase that has been brewing silently in my mind for far too long. || What if I don’t have the stuff it takes? || Those words practically choked me as they came through my lips. … More I trust your intentions
Desperate for knowledge instead of wisdom, we are looking for a quick fix to an ancient sin. We want control instead of instruction. We want a map instead of a guide. And we want desperately to see the end of our journey before we begin. … More The Dwelling
