I don't often live in quiet spaces. I love music, and so I have a constant flow of several different genre's playing in the background. The creation of my own nonstop background score has created a lot of memories and ...
This blog post is a little different then my typical writing style. It doesn't tie up with a pretty bow, which I guess is actually quite ironic once you read it! My mind is going 100 miles a minute, and ...
I am an Ennegram type 1. For those of you who don't know what that means, the Ennegram consists of nine personality types. Each type is defined by a particular core belief about how the world works. That core belief ...
On June 8, 2018, after months of headaches and vision issues, I walked into an ophthalmologist's office expecting a simple appointment that would end with a new prescription. I have worn glasses for as long as I can remember. I ...
A few months ago, I read Jen Hatmaker’s book “Fierce, Free and Full of Fire”, and I haven’t been able to stop thinking about it. In the book, Jen called me to live differently as she shared her story. Reading the book felt like a sweet invitation to live a full, vulnerable, bold, honest, full-hearted, ...
Last week, I quietly celebrated an anniversary... four years since I started this blog. A few weeks ago, when I started to think about what I would write about this anniversary, I went back and read the first words I ever posted in this space.... “In 2013, Hillsong United released a song called Oceans. The ...
If you have been following me on social media, you know that I gave myself a completely made up writing challenge. The day I posted about starting the challenge I wrote "The rules don't matter, the point is simply to write." To ensure I would stick to the challenge, I picked out a number of ...
The first time I met Dan's parents, Al and Roxie, I remember being so nervous! Dan and I hadn't been dating too terribly long, but we were already serious. I was only 20 years old, but I was already in love and starting to dream about what our future could look like. I was so ...
In November 2014, Dan and I felt like God was telling us to pick a word to embrace for 2015. We had never picked a "word of the year" before and, honestly, I am not sure what made us have the thought. When we chose the word "brave" for 2015, I immediately started writing a ...
