Your Story Is Far From Over
There’s this 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...
The Next Right Thing (How 2,000 Words Changed My Life)
Somehow two years have gone by and yet this is still the face I make when I think about that day. Exactly two years ago, I opened up a blank page and wrote 2,000 words. It felt like breaking wide open, like an offering poured out. Also, it felt crazy. But I wrote...
here we are, one year later
For 73 days I sat on a secret. Which isn’t that long, really, since I waited an entire year before saying anything about my tattoo. 365 days ago I shared the news I had written and rewritten in my head a minimum of fifteen times: So, I wrote a book. (#what) Not...
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...
so yeah, maybe your story isn’t actually over
Two weeks ago I was asked to teach bible study for some of my favorite women in the world. And we should just get one thing straight right away: I used to hate speaking {with every ounce of my being} but now I kinda love it. Basically I’m a complete mess with it...
A book for the broken hopefuls… Even If Not: Living, Loving, and Learning in the in Between
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