taking a break from my Friends bingeing to join five minute friday this week! it’s been awhile. the word for this week: I like this one! Everything I make or create is in worship and to the glory of the one who created me. Art and crafting is one of my primary ways to… Read More five minute friday {create}
my inaugural post of my wordpress site last year was a post the night before my 23rd birthday. It’s funny going back and reading that post night, 365(or 366?) days later. 23 didn’t go exactly as I had planned. That might be the understatement of the century, in my book. I didn’t become a teacher. I… Read More the [year] where it happens {cheers to 24}.
I’m loved and adored– of this I’m sure. By my family, my friends, mentors, teachers– they remind me of this fact daily. I’m beloved by God, and am dearly loved even when I don’t feel like I am. But knowing I’m loved is not enough to make my depression go away. love is not enough… Read More if love were enough.
when my heart, my life, are overwhelmed… i write. Because nothing else calms me quite like words do. My words are probably rambly and scattered, because that’s the current status of my brain. I just got back from camp counseling at Impact on Saturday, and after catching up on the lack of sleep (or good… Read More anxiety-induced ramblings.
happy almost weekend! This is my last lazy week for awhile. Next week I’ll be a camp counselor for the first time (woo!) for 2 weeks, so it’ll be a bit crazy busy ’round here. This week’s word for five minute friday is: annnd GO! I wrote just a few days ago about how I… Read More want {five minute friday}
“What are you so afraid of?” This was a question we were asked as part of a webinar hosted by Hannah Brencher last night. She started doing this online series called Cravings; last night’s class was the 2nd one. The topic of this particular class was community. I’ve written about community here before… primarily about how… Read More forget me not.
Disclosure: my laptop got stolen/ went missing this past weekend, so I’m writing on my phone. This’ll probably be longer than 5 minutes for that reason 🙂 The word this week is: haven. Hmm. Interesting! When I first thought about this word, My first thought was the song/Psalm: better is one day in Your courts,… Read More Haven {five minute Friday}
I was going to wait till this weekend to write about this week’s five minute friday topic, then I suddenly got an idea and decided to go ahead. I’ll post the blog I’ve been working on tomorrow instead. Woo! Today’s topic: Somedays you have to be your own cheerleader. An advocate for… Read More cheer {five minute friday}
When it comes to my faith, and the habits/ rituals of my faith, there are a few things I consider myself to be decently good at. I love service, helping others. I like praying for people and encouraging them (praying/encouraging myself, another story for another blog). I love to engage in worship, whether through music… Read More back to {bible} basics
Happy FMF day! The word is: expect! do you ever expect things to turn out one way, and they end up going the exact opposite? Yeah. Me too. So what do you do when your expectations and your reality don’t match up? For me, this whole year has been centered… Read More expect (five minute friday)