An Ordinary Challenge: Power Lines and Hidden Magic
I stopped in the middle of the trail, mouth wide open as runners passed me by. Winter was still hanging on, everyone wearing an extra layer or two, but the sun was shining after a week of rain and one tree on the path began to bloom. Amidst the weeds and the mud and...
If You’re Showing up to a New Week with Empty Hands…
If you’re empty, exhausted, or overwhelmed today, this is for you. To be honest, I wrote it for myself because I desperately needed a reminder of hope in the midst of the crazy. I took this picture of limestone and teal, of bright red flowers blooming tall, two...
Trust Me, I Won’t Miss the Flowers This Time.
This is my third June in Birmingham and the first time I’ve noticed the flowers. To be honest, my first June was extremely lonely and overwhelming. Even writing that sentence feels sad and heavy… and two years have gone by. June of 2015 stretched into...
#beautifulordinarynow
Do you ever feel like your regular life is just completely, 100% ordinary and yet it’s absolutely the place God has called you to? Or is that just me… I’ve been to Haiti (three times) and recently spent two weeks exploring Israel which basically...
The Art That Made Me Cry. Twice.
I’ve started to pay attention to my tears. I won’t deny it, I cry easily. Movies (and commercials), make-believe stories, songs on the radio, the list goes on and on. If you cry, I will likely cry in response. Over the past year, though, I’ve...
A book for the broken hopefuls… Even If Not: Living, Loving, and Learning in the in Between
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