We are a society of stress, living in what seems to be the age of anxiety. I feel as if we are so quick to use stress and anxiety as a blanket description, sometimes even for a prescription, for our reactions and choices we ourselves refuse to take ownership of. I myself am certainly guilty. …
Last weekend was connect weekend at our church. It was the weekend that all the small groups were introduced for the fall semester and people were encouraged to join. My favorite phrase that our church uses in this encouragement process is that we are made to “do life in circles, not just in rows”. God …
“I’m fine, it’s fine, it’s all going to be fine.” Chances are if you have to start a sentence with this f word, or three, all floating around, it’s not really fine! This is the place that I’ve been in over the last few weeks, finding myself responding with just that as many people are …
I want to share my heart today and get back to the simple message of grace-the reason that I am where I am today, that I started this blog, and that keeps me pushing through. I have not mustered up my own girl power or strength to persevere through this journey I’ve been walking, I …
She had just lost her husband. With his line of work there wasn’t a retirement, inheritance, or really anything left behind to support their debt or her and her two sons. She was faced with losing everything and all she had was a small amount of olive oil. This is a story of trust, obedience, …