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What God Did With a Weed
I sat there willing the feelings to come. It’s been two years, but I still wrestle with the grief of it all. Loss is not something easily processed. You don’t just wake up…
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My Two Words
It’s been months since I have used this space. I guess I can only focus my writing on one thing at a time, and for a season it has been towards a book.…
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To Encourage Those in the Deep
Deep. Waters. Mourning. Hope. These are words that I am mulling over this morning. Deep calls to deep. “Deep calls to deepat the roar of your waterfalls;all your breakers and your waves have…
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7 Things I Learned on the Gulkana
Recently I was asked to be the speaker for a ladies retreat for our church. Sounds basic enough, right? Well, this one had a little catch. The retreat was a Float Trip down…
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What I’m learning about healing
A friend asked me the other day if I had any New Year’s resolutions. The first thing I thought of was, “Maybe I need to eat less Oreos?” That may or may not…
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My Story: The part where we move to Alaska
Had I known a fraction of what was to come as we said “Yes” to God, I never would have made the move to Alaska. How many times have we been in…
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Anxiety is powerful, but it doesn’t hold the power
I feel my anxiety choking me again. I have avoided writing because I'm not "through" it, but I now realize that putting it out there is part of what I need, and may…
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Does Your Soul Need a Spa Day?
Something struck me in a new way today. I need Jesus EVERY day. I can't save him up and use my "Jesus" reserves when I don't make time to spend with him. Now,…
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Hard Needs Compassion not Comparison
Hard is a reality of simply being on planet earth. Every single day we have to deal with something that is hard. It might be something as simple as figuring out what to…
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Guest Post: When Your Heart’s Somewhere Else…
A week ago I sat in church still reeling from the events of the days in our very recent past. Hurricane Matthew came and went; I was in a fog-like, emotional state of…
