Social media is hard. I’m not talking about the ever changing algorithms, shadow bans, relevant hashtags etc. (though those things are HARD). I’m talking about the whole comparison thing. There are a few bloggers I hate follow. That’s what I call it. Hate following. These bloggers make my eyes roll from here all around the […]
Continue ReadingLast year I shared that one of my friends was sick. Before I left for Nashville, she was finally relieved of the cancer. My friend Donna, who has been so important to me, is gone. I’ve been praying for her to have a baby for 8 years. I have physically (and awkardly tbh) put my […]
Continue ReadingYou know how people say that God answers prayers with three answers: yes, no and wait? I think that saying is dumb. God’s not like a Magic 8 ball with only a few generic responses. I think sometimes in my life God has answered my prayers with “LOL OK if you really want it…..” which […]
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If there’s one thing in my life that I’ve kind of mastered, it’s being on airplanes. Actually… I’m on one RIGHT NOW as I write this. I recently found myself on an airplane, getting ready to land. It was a really bumpy flight and they made the flight attendants sit down early and there was […]
Continue ReadingA few weeks ago I stood in the chapel at camp with the camp staff as we sang the words of a popular worship song: You give and take away. and I started thinking about how we often think of God’s giving as “good” and his taking away as “bad.” I recently read the part […]
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Nearly three months ago, there was a big upset in my life. I’ve spent a LOT of time processing it, and I’ve been growing a lot through it. At the advice of Amber, I prayed that God would keep me soft.. that through this whole thing, I wouldn’t start to push people away or develop […]
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