I have a confession (seems like this blog is my confessional time): I am NOT focused when it comes to my early morning routines. In fact, when I have something to do, and I set aside some time, I find I’m ALL OVER THE PLACE. Even writing this blog post, I’m struggling to stay on task. I click links, watch mindless videos, and scroll through the social media feeds I’ve already seen today….just in case I’ve missed something. I drink…
O God of all comfort, comfort my heart tonight. I wrote out the words to Ellie Holcomb’s song the other night and it was because I needed the words. I am a practical person. I like black and white. I’m not a “ride the fence” kind of girl. I am a let’s all play by the rules and I feel safe. I like to see the boundaries. I like to understand how things work and keep safe. But sometimes God…
A woman I know told me today, with tears in her eyes, I love what God is doing in your life. I love your faith and abandon and ability to step out in faith. It makes me think of how I can step out in faith too. I told her right away, O you know its not of us….it is all of God. Seems funny to get a compliment like that. Feels all squishy inside. It made think of the…
One of my favorite memories from my childhood is playing “school” on Thanksgiving and Christmas. All of my cousins can distinctly remember this game we played in our grandmother’s back rooms. We were always on a “break” from school in real life, but we still wanted to play school. I’ll give you one guess who always wanted to be the teacher….yep. That would be me! I’m sure it is hard to imagine, but I was a little bossy when I…