Looking out the window of the bus, I was overwhelmed with what my eyes were drawn to.  What seemed like a sea of children were walking towards us.  They all had the same, sorrowful look in their eyes.  We had not yet approached the clearing, yet they were walking towards us, anticipating our arrival.  Later estimates would place the […]

As much as I tried to climb out of that space, it very quickly became evident that I was not able to pull myself out.  I remember looking up and could see the sky and the clouds above me.  I had the thought that I was glad that I was going to heaven because this was how I was going to die.  

Sometimes we are people of blessing.  But most of the time, we aren’t.   Sometimes we have to fight for our blessing.  But most of the time, we don’t. Fighting for a blessing feels hard.  And like we aren’t humble.  And there’s this idea that if we were worthy of being blessed, someone would see that, and we would be.  But […]

There is nothing you could ever do to earn God’s love. Nothing. And there is nothing you could ever do to remove God’s love. Nothing. Love is who He is. And loved is who You are.

Hey Fam, This week is the first of seven, where we will be taking a look at some of the deepest desires of our hearts. The one we are going to tackle today is the desire to be heard.  This one pricks my heart a little because it has been a life-long struggle for me to feel […]

Hey Fam!  I’ve missed you.  I took a bit of a hiatus on the blog because, well…. Life.  At the end of June I have a new book coming out (Yay!) and graduate school started back up.  So please forgive me for my silence, but I promise our next series will be worth the wait.  This week, I am introducing […]

This week, we were waiting on news that we had been praying and fasting over.  During the waiting, I waffled between peace and panic.  Some moments I was desperate and on my knees, and some moments I was fully confident in God’s hand being in the situation. Except when the news finally came, it was […]

Last week was a hard week.  For reasons all of us are already aware, it was a hard week for our country.  Personally, it was a hard week for me too.  Have you ever felt like you were circling the same mountain, only to end up in the same exact place that you started?  We […]