Life

We play Would You Rather every day, from the moment we wake to the moment we fall asleep. What choices are you making today?

Be imitators of God, and God is love. Love is compassionate and patient--co-suffering and longsuffering.

I find myself now in very unfamiliar territory as a new wife. I turned on my GPS long before I began my journey into marriage, and I glued my eyes to the course I’d set, rather than the road ahead.

It’s only in the last number of years that I discovered this idea of choosing a word for the year. It’s interesting how the words I’ve chosen in the past have correlated with the events of my year. For 2020, the word I've chosen is...

This week was rough, so here are some past thoughts that have present implications.

Seasons come, and seasons go, but I think I love fall most of all.

Disclaimer: Nowhere in the Bible does God say, "It is a sin to drink coffee."

Being overwhelmed is bad, but so is being underwhelmed. The secret is to find a balance. Be whelmed.

In continuation of my celebration of mothers, I’d like to introduce you to another mother who has significantly impacted my life. Meet Momma Simone. She is my boyfriend’s mother, but in the years that he and I have been dating, she has become a second mother to me.

In this week leading up to Mother’s day, I’d like to dedicate the next few days to celebrate the mothers in my life, starting with my own mother. Meet my mom, Nancy. I’m like my mom in many ways, and everyone says that we look just like one another. If that really is the case, I’d say that I’m pretty lucky because I think my mom is pretty great.

So it is with the messes we find around us and in the hearts of those around us. It is one little thing being knocked down at a time, one little hurtful word on top of the next, that can leave a person or place in shambles.

Community is messy, but it is so worth the effort.