I'm in the middle of creating something new, and it's a decision I have felt divinely supported in. Even with this powerful assurance, my mind still cycles back to what I've seen and known in the past, then doubt creeps in, and then I start to sink and choke on the waters of "but what about..." It's...
The last 48 hours at our house could be summed up with 1 word: unexpected.
Nothing major, and a good variety ranging from potentially-amazing to, "Oh wow. That actually happened."
At either end of the spectrum and everywhere in-between, we had expected something different. If we had been clinging to o...
Not going to lie...I've been feeling pretty crummy the last couple of days.
I caught some sort of bug, and I feel like I've been hit by a bus. I forget how amazing healthy feels until it's gone.
It's crazy how a microscopic virus can wreak such havoc on my system.
It's also crazy how many microscopic...
It's "back to school" day here in Virginia, and last night we bid farewell to the amazing summer break we enjoyed. This was probably my favorite summer we've had so far (more to come in a future post about the details), and it would be bittersweet to say goodbye if I didn't feel like we could build ...
I went to a workshop at a women's conference years ago, on the topic of the power of prayer. During the discussion portion of the presentation, an audience member shared a story of a "lightbulb moment" she had experienced. The simple gem she shared has proven useful to me hundreds (possibly thousand...
Embryos look more like aliens than babies, but we know this is the first phase for every human. We don't doubt that, even though it starts out looking nothing like we envision.
Our creative projects are similar. They start out looking like aliens, with all kinds of potential that we don't see. We wan...
A beautiful gift can be given and not received.
The giver can want the recipient to accept and cherish it, but that doesn't mean they will.
This doesn't tell you anything about the gift or the giver.
It simply says that the recipient wasn't ready or able to accept the gift.
God's gifts are everywhere,...
If you didn't catch the sunset yesterday, it doesn't mean God is punishing you. It might just mean you weren't available or positioned to see it (He loves you enough not to force you to get outside and enjoy it).
Sometimes we scratch our heads and wonder what we did wrong, when things aren't going th...
We don't get to demand to see the valley from the summit just because we're worthy of witnessing the grandest views. That's not how God works.
God wants the grandest views for us. He knows the simultaneous peace and exhilaration this experience brings.
He also knows what it takes to get there: one fo...
When something in your life isn't working, you have some options:
- Suffer in silence
- Try to fix it
- End it completely
- End it as you know it
Suffering in silence is never a good idea. No one deserves that, and nothing good comes of it in the long run. It might feel like the easiest path for no...
For some people, free-falling through the sky is a major phobia.
For others, it's a genuine thrill.
The difference?
- Story
- Equipment and preparation
- Support
Telling yourself that free-falling through the sky (period) equals certain death will surely lead to phobia -- with good reason! Free-fa...
About a month ago, we had an unexpected internet outage.
The line wasn't buried completely, and it got clipped by the lawnmower.
Then we had a temporary line that ended up getting chewed through by a bushy-tailed friend (true story).
Then they came and buried the line but didn't activate the connecti...
