Wrecked. It’s a word I’ve heard used many times, and one that I thought had to look a certain way. It’s what they said would happen when I went on a mission trip for eleven months to some of the world’s poorest countries. And while my heart was broken and my eyes were opened, I … Continue reading What Wrecks God
Have you ever found yourself talking about a person who wronged you, just so others will respond incredulously? That response of “I can’t believe it!” or “No, he didn’t!” justifies a sense of self-righteous anger and bitterness. Bitterness might be one of the easiest emotions to give in to. Especially since, in most cases, bitterness … Continue reading Battling the Bitterness
Have you ever driven to a coffee shop for a first date expectant, curious yet completely nervous? Have you ever waited in a receiving room for an interview with ideas and questions swirling in your head? Have you ever had expectations of what you thought the current season in your life would look like only … Continue reading When God Wrecks Our Expectations
I realize the issue I’m about to address is a complicated one with many issues and nuances surrounding the subject. Please view this as the start of a conversation and an invitation into the process of change. There is a serious lack of men in the church and in the mission field these days. Many … Continue reading 5 Ways Men of God Can Step Up
It was Christmas time. I was home for The Holidays–the place I had called home since the day I left my parent’s house. We lived in a cute little house adjacent to the railroad tracks, complete with a white picket fence and a big front porch. The halls were decked with holly, the fresh evergreen … Continue reading 7 Words That Changed My Life
Have you ever considered just how hard it is to share you deepest, darkest secrets on the internet? Out there for the whole world to see? It’s not easy. Especially when those secrets are deeply rooted in shame. Recently, Lacey posted one such blog that shared things she wouldn’t normally broadcast to the world. Her … Continue reading Honesty vs. Secrets: The Constant Battle
It was my third year of college. I began feeling the weight of time–tired, my exhaustion causing the hard things to flood around, swirl and swish and drown. Even though my heart resisted, the necessity of opening the door to my pain was completely evident. Rest would not come without undone. I could no longer … Continue reading God, Where Were You When I Was Raped?
Life has been a blur in recent months. With working 40 hours a week to taking 18 hours of school, there hasn’t been much time for anything, really. That mixed with trying to find community, trying to sleep and rest and be… life is chaos. Life is even more chaotic because I haven’t given the … Continue reading Confessions of a Writer Who Doesn’t Write.
Courage is the word on the tongue of God, almost like he is whispering it in our ears and suddenly we find ourselves emboldened with our hearts pounding and our tongues tied doing something we never thought we could do. I used to think courage had a lot more to do with big physical actions, … Continue reading How to Be Brave.
I cried myself to sleep last night. Not a cute little “it’s been a rough day” types of cries… but the type where I moaned aloud that I didn’t want the sun to come up… because honestly, I didn’t want to face another day. I cried because I’m lonely. I’m surrounded by a sea of … Continue reading Confession of a Girl That’s Scared of Intimacy.
