Looking Back on the Blessing

3/22/2017
3 years ago I started my apartment search. I went to sleep and woke up one day ready to become an adult. It was going to be the first time I was truly out on my own—aside from college and graduate school. Mama’s little girl was leaving the nest; I’m sure her anxiety was more out of control than mine. Upon preparing for...

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PODCAST 011: Why Wait?

3/21/2017
With time being such a finite resource, in our natural world, we have such a problem waiting for great things to happen. We want everything now; we want our whole journey microwaved. But that desire must cease. This episode explores the purpose of the wait, and three things you should do in the midst of your waiting season. ...

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What Happens When You Rush

3/10/2017
The sign read YIELD. Cars decided to merge. Rushing. All of them. Willing to wrongfully merge into the on-ramp traffic from their YIELD lane - not yielding at all. Darting out in front of the cars that had the right-of-way. They chose not to follow instructions. They decided to take matters into their own hands. Rushing. It happens too often. Cars dangerously switching...

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5 Lessons About Healing from The Shack

3/07/2017
I sat in the theater, reclined my seat, and began eating the Trolli gummy worms I smuggled in. The previews were still rolling as I heard my neighbor unwrap what smelled like a God-awful bologna sandwich. Blasphemous! Regardless of her dining option, we both connected with our desire to have what the movie theater did not provide—outside food, and what we'd later find out...

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PODCAST: 010 Everything is Spiritual

3/02/2017
We all go through something. Some battle. Some struggle. A life event that knocks the wind out of us. But it may be deeper than you realize. This episode tackles: - The reality that your everyday struggles are really spiritual battles - Why that is the case - And two ways you can defeat those battles spiritually, and truly conquer carnally. ...

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How to Love Her: A Personal Narrative

3/02/2017
Privacy was easy; it was what we founded our relationship on. We didn’t need social media displays of affection, or to yell that we were dating from the mountaintop. We wanted simplicity. And that came in the form of keeping our relationship business, ours. Our privacy, however, looked different. Mine was to maintain the sanctity of our relationship, his was to lighten the...

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