if you’re flat-out exhausted, this is for you
I am tired. I’m choosing a slower pace and chasing the quiet, but my to-do list is long and life feels loud, ever-moving just like all the social media streams. It’s been a few weeks since I wrote anything here, and honestly it feels like the words have...
When We Find Ourselves Saying “Jesus, Come Quickly”
With just a few minutes between lunch (it involved chips and queso, duh) and dropping off cookies for a friend, I stopped to grab a quick cup of coffee. I sat down in one of the comfy chairs in the back corner, keeping an eye on the time, and opened the TimeHop app....
heal the wound… but leave the scar
“I wonder if she’ll notice…” There’s a long scar straight down the back of my head, reaching up from the base of my neck. Last week I sat in a black swivel chair, my face reflecting back to me in the mirror as a kind and friendly stranger...
look for the light
It isn’t even slightly unusual for me to receive several “stop what you’re doing right now and go look at the moon!!!” texts in one night. My people know me well. They’ve traveled enough roads with me to understand the joy their text will...
Two Words for November 9th (And Every Day to Come)
Criss-cross applesauce, pen in hand, I watched the election results come in as I made the first marks in my first journaling Bible. I flipped back and forth every few minutes, muting the television and praying, then listening and watching it all unfold. I put the pen...
MY BOOK // Even If Not: Living, Loving, and Learning in the in Between
MY FAVORITE WRITING COMMUNITY
