do you find this confusing? Recently I sent out a huge stack of Andy Stanley's most recent book “The New Rules for Love Sex & Dating” to singles, marrieds, friends, leaders, & teenagers throughout the country. It was pretty awesome. In order to do so though, I had to stand...
I don't write well when my energy feels all bumfuzzled and conglomerated. In fact, I don't think well or feel very well either. Sometimes my brains turns on me. Have you ever felt that way? You know the true things. You know the facts, but your emotions (and the associated...
Trust. Trust according to Merriam Webster is, "a belief that someone or something is reliable, good, honest, effective, etc." The other day a friend of mine posed the question: "How do you trust again? [After being hurt, damaged, bruised, beaten up, tortured, discarded, and broken by life and people...
Some days I have this crazy idea that there is not enough goodness to go around. I read a post by Elizabeth Gilbert that makes me cry and laugh in 7.9 seconds. Then I open my email and Mark Manson has sent me this incredible article...
The other day I was on at least page four of my journal in my writing escapades for the day--with less time spent on Instagram I have had more time to write and read (the things that actually bring me life), more on that later....
“If you feel lost, disappointed, hesitant, or weak, return to yourself, to who you are, here and now and when you get there, you will discover yourself, like a lotus flower in full bloom, even in a muddy pond, beautiful and strong.” {Masaru Emoto, Secret Life...
I made it to Seattle. I am absolutely in love. My host and roomie took me to a bistro on the lake upon my arrival and I ate fresh, wild salmon. {nom, nom nom} The waitress squeezed my hand and told me "Welcome to Seattle."...
Have you ever witnessed transformation happen before your eyes? I don't mean seeing a child grow over years, but deep, intense, mind-blowing change that happens so quickly that for a second you believe that instead of something transforming there are two, new, unique beings in...
Why sometimes I wish that I wasn't labelled a "Christian" ...
At the beginning of last year I joined a new small group. It was the first time I had shared my testimony in a while and as I told my story I said something along the lines of this: "If I had to choose one word...