there is space for your words to matter
I can’t speak for anyone else, but these last few months, my relationship with the Lord has been rocky, to say the absolute least about it. This rockiness was entirely rooted in a consistent anxiousness and a near reliance on that anxiousness to assure me that I have some kind of control. Anxiety is an…
"The righteous man walks in his integrity; his children are blessed after him." (Proverbs 20:7) I can settle strongly into the reality of this verse when it comes to my Dad. But not everyone can. I remember when I was in elementary school, and some of my friends would just say stuff about their lives…
Hello sweet friends! It has been a few days, but I wanted to take some time away from writing to process, learn, and discuss more about what is going on in the United States right now. Waking up to an issue I should have woken up to long ago is not something to immediately post…
To Mom(s): We have seen the way you take care of everyone around you and not be shown the same care in return. We have seen the way you don’t complain when things are hard for you because you want to be strong for your children. We have seen the way you are constantly available…
We are really good at being afraid. We are really good at believing the worst and expecting the worst and living as if the worst is always around the next corner. We cram ourselves into boxes of “reasonable expectation” and disguise cynicism for realistic beliefs—we despise hope because nothing seems sure enough and resign ourselves…
