I Dare You: Buy the Flowers
Last year, just a few days after Valentine’s Day, the grocery store clerk made fun of me in the checkout line. I emptied my cart, placed each item on the conveyor belt, and tried to keep my mouth from falling open as the gentlemen looked me in the eyes and spoke words...
Truth to Hold onto When Everything Is Changing
Three years ago, I taped four pieces of paper to my bedroom door. Before I face the day, I come face-to-face with a calendar from 2016. Here we are at the close of 2018, and I’m still standing in front of these pages, stumbling out of bed and rubbing sleep from my...
If Life Doesn’t Look like What You Hoped For
I spent Thanksgiving alone this year. This isn’t the first time that I’ve FaceTimed from twelve hours away, wiped a tear or two from my eyes, turned up the music in my too-quiet apartment, and looked forward to Christmas. And it’s okay. Really, it...
Your Story Is Far from Over
There’s a game I like to play, and it never fails to catch people by surprise. Here’s how it works: I invite someone to grab coffee and once we’ve found a comfortable seat, our hands wrapped around a cup of something delicious, I look into their eyes and say these...
A (Publishing) Secret Two Years in the Making
This secret has been nearly two years in the making, but today I finally get to share the news! In the fall of 2016, I was invited to contribute to the Bible. Yes, the Bible. And I’ll be straight-up honest with you… I thought and prayed about it for a...
A book for the broken hopefuls… Even If Not: Living, Loving, and Learning in the in Between
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