So, today and maybe tomorrow I’m staying in Birmingham in the house I grew up in. My air conditioning broke in my car and I wanted to get it fixed by my favorite trusty mechanic man before the heat of summer left me in a puddle of sweat during my daily commutes. Not that I’ll … Continue reading even here
So, I haven’t written one of these in awhile. Aside from my post about Egypt, I’m pretty sure I haven’t posted once in the past like four or five months LOL. Part of it has been exhaustion and focusing on greater projects, some of it has been due to overcoming the lasting hurdles from arguably … Continue reading in him alone
It's almost comical to me that my last blog post was titled "On Spring Cleaning and the Hard Work of Healing" because it was almost as if Jesus had me write the exact truths that I would need to hold onto during the months after I put the post into the world. This summer left … Continue reading on camels and feet washing
So, when I moved out of my last apartment I was determined to clean out everything. I mean everything. I sold clothes, a microwave, even my childhood keyboard. Yet, my new place is still full of crap. So what did I do in April? In the spirit of spring cleaning, I bought myself the new … Continue reading on spring cleaning and the hard work of healing
One of my favorite things about Jesus is His attention to detail. I love animals so much because it amazes me how God made so many different kinds, and yet still managed to give each individual one has its own personality and preferences too. Whoa!! I also love plants and flowers because each one is … Continue reading love that listens
So, if you follow me on Instagram, I'm sure you've seen that I've recently adopted a new baby. He's a rabbit that I've named River and he is the cutest bun ever (he's also the bun in the picture and WOW is he so photogenic right?). He's the fluffiest, wiggliest lil gift I've ever been … Continue reading lessons from river the rabbit
So, I've been having a similar conversation with a lot of my buds. A lot of them are in difficult seasons, seasons marked by loss or discouragement or painful-but-necessary rummaging through previously unpacked emotional baggage. And seeing as my heart has been carrying around sadness like a heavily-laden, undetachable backpack for awhile now, I've started … Continue reading the delight of the weak
So, I have this tendency to completely avoid anything that hurts my feelings or makes me upset. Ask any of my longtime friends... conflict is only a pain I endure if I love you deep enough to put my hatred of confrontation temporarily behind me, and a lot of times it looks like me saying, … Continue reading sun and shield
Lately, life has been a lil less than spectacular. I've been working six to seven days each week and barely sleeping because my air conditioning was out for over three weeks. Ya know what happens when I run on fumes? Tears. And ya know what happens when my usually-cool home becomes a sauna? Gnats in … Continue reading JOY JOY JOY!!!!
This season of life is a gift. I don't mean that in an "it sucks but I'm looking for the good in it" kinda way. I mean that Jesus has been very, very kind to me. Every single area of my life is smothered in fingerprints of God's faithfulness to me... from the car I … Continue reading don’t waste the wilderness
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