The Writing on the Wall
A note, before I open the story I’ve held close. I drafted most of these words last week, while still in Alabama. I had to put this post on hold due to unforeseen circumstances. It’s now March 20th and I’m in Florida, home for tests and to be with...
One Easy Way to Share Your Story Today (Even if You’re Scared)
Do you believe your story matters? Before it’s all wrapped up with a bow? Right now, in the middle of the mess and the unknown? In between bills and dreams and the seemingly ordinary? I do. I believe it does. If something is tugging inside, prompting you to open...
on life and mountaintops and valleys
Giants loom, waves crash and the fire burns. Can you and I agree not to waste any time pretending that life is a cakewalk or an endless parade of sunshine and unicorns and magical happy moments? Those moments and days and seasons exist, to be sure. They are real and...
my tattoo.
So. I have a tattoo. One year ago I climbed a steep set of stairs, sat down in a black chair, and held my leg incredibly still as a stranger marked me with permanent ink. It was the day after April Fool’s and the day before Good Friday, somewhere in...
You Are Not Responsible for Winning
(The message of this post? It’s now a tattoo on my foot. So there’s that.) On Monday nights I go to bible study. (I’m sure there’s a lesson in here somewhere about how, without fail, I always remember as I sit in study that I’m missing...
MY BOOK // Even If Not: Living, Loving, and Learning in the in Between
MY FAVORITE WRITING COMMUNITY
