
Life Sucks Sometimes
It's a privilege to have my sweet little sister, Jessica, be a guest writer this week! I have seen her grow leaps and bounds through one loss after the other. She really has been like an perfume bottle that has been shattered and leaves it's unmistakable and beautiful...
What Grief Has Felt Like…
If you know me, I am not a verbal processor (I process through writing), and if I can not figure things out in my own head and get it on paper, I feel silenced. But I’ve been trying to force myself to write and to take the next step. There have been more months than...
Who Needs Men?
My order at Chick-fila was quite large as I was ordering for other people as well. I took the drinks out to my car so I would be able to carry the rest the food without having to struggle. As I waited, I noticed a girl who looked as though she were just about to get...
To The One’s Who Are Left…
For whatever reason, the way my life has gone, I have been the one to go more often than not. I went away for a year of Bible school. I went to stay with my brother and sister in law for half a year and then I moved to Virginia for 5 years. But, I stopped and noticed...
Catch the wind in your sails…
I was scrolling through my emails trying to find a link when I came across this quote: God relishes surprise. We want lives of simple, predictable ease -- smooth, even trails as far as the eye can see -- but God likes to go off-road. He provokes us with twists and...
3 Ways God Uses Wandering to Grow Our Faith
3 Ways God Uses Wandering to Grow Our Faith https://rethinknow.org/2018/06/06/3-ways-god-uses-wandering-to-grow-our-faith/ — Read on rethinknow.org/2018/06/06/3-ways-god-uses-wandering-to-grow-our-faith/
What if there isn’t a “Happy Ending”?
You know what really bothers me? At least it has lately... The movie reel for nearly every Christian movie… You know what I’m talking about? Before God — awful. With God — rainbows and butterflies… Close movie happily ever after. I’ve noticed a trend in testimonies...
A Mysterious Letter
Sometimes life is frustrating… It can feel like one closed door after another. And if you’re single, it can feel like that a lot. You meet a guy, you get your hopes up and he disappears ... the only thing you is crickets. Or, you meet a guy, you date and it feels so...
A Revolutionary View of Love
Introduction: I decided to attend my first writer’s conference last year. I didn't know anyone there. I was super nervous and had no idea what to expect. Before the opening session began, a lady came up to me and introduced herself to me. She asked if I had ever...
Faith and Doubt (and how they coexist)
This is a great read! I’ve been thinking about this exact thing this week.