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An Incoherent Offering
This dance. This balancing act. This complex, complicated, confounding, catastrophically heartbreaking, consummately soul-giving art of living. The millions of moving parts all seemingly independent yet intrinsically interdependent - relationships, physical health, economic reality, spiritual awakening, goals and dreams, aspirations, battle wounds, prejudices, ideas, choices, decisions... and on and on and on. How do I know if I'm… Continue reading An Incoherent Offering
Send Me!
My heart is absolutely bursting! Ok, you know how I wrote about how God Gives Scary Dreams? I've got one coming true this summer, and I'm absolutely pee-my-pants terrified-excited bout it. When I was little, I dreamed of becoming a medical missionary in Africa. I imagined myself in a khaki button-up with matching shorts, boots,… Continue reading Send Me!
The Tomato in the Room
Hey. Friends. Can we make a little pact with one another? Can we agree not to be emotionally bullied by scary headlines? I mean, really. I pulled Facebook up on my phone this morning and had full blown anxiety symptoms within 5 minutes. I cannot be the only one who experiences this. I feel like… Continue reading The Tomato in the Room
When God Gives Scary Dreams
When it comes to God-breathed dreams (even the scary ones), if I offer my part in humility, He takes over the responsibility piece...
On Fasting and Eating Disorders
The pain of a fast is the two-year-old tantrum your flesh throws when you say "no" to Starbucks. It is not the agony of shame that comes with an eating disorder and its behaviors.
Today I Got Disturbingly Real With My Son
Because his reality isn't pulling any punches, so I don't get to pull them either.
The Newest Normal (and a Disclaimer)
One of the most liberating concepts I've ever learned has been the idea of the "new normal."
The True Weight of “Christian” Authorship
Yesterday, I sat down with my blog again for the first time in over a year. My creative energies come and go, so while I was working to finish my undergraduate degree and cooking/birthing baby number 5, I didn't find much mental margin for putting words on screen. Now I find myself in a quieter season… Continue reading The True Weight of “Christian” Authorship