Fear. We live in a constant state of fear. Fear of what others think. Fear of messing up. Fear of disappointment. Fear of saying the wrong thing. Fear of doing the wrong thing. Fear of judgment. Fear of loneliness. Fear of loss. Fear of rejection. Fear of the past. Fear of the future. Fear ofContinue reading “POWER [over fear]”

PSALM 107:2:  “Let the redeemed of the Lord tell their story.” I. Love. This. Verse. If you know me, you know I am a story-teller.  If you know me well, you also know my stories tend to run on the longer side, and for that I offer my apologies and gratitude to everyone who hasContinue reading “PSALM 107:2”

I’ve shared with those close to me how this summer I’ve really battled with inadequacy. I often feel like my plate is so full and I am trying to help so many people with so many things that something is going to come up that I’m not going to know how to handle–especially with workingContinue reading “Prepared // The battle with Inadequacy.”

When this blog started today as part of my daily reading and journaling time, I had no idea where it was going.  I just had this nagging feeling that I needed to listen and then to write, and to write a lot, and that it had a point for me and for someone else. IfContinue reading “PRESS ON //”

This is for you.  If you’re graduating, if you’re scared about the future, if you’re worried that you’ll never understand the future, or if you’re just worried about the next step. THIS IS FOR YOU. POTENTIAL. My word for the summer. It’s something we talk about all the time. It’s said about us, hinted atContinue reading “POTENTIAL // the scary word redefined”

oh, the PLACES you’ll go!  and other advice on the future as given by Dr. Seuss // ***This may seem like a break from my blog series, but I promise you, it ties in. Patience, Presence, Plans, and step four:  Places. “Congratulations! Today is your day. You’re off to Great Places! You’re off and away!”Continue reading “oh, the PLACES you’ll go!”

“Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand.” –Proverbs 19:21. The third in my series. First patience, then presence, then plans. We all make them. And they are usually laid out with the best intentions. We plan things as small as whatContinue reading “patience, presence, and step three: PLANS //”

Last time you heard from me I was talking about patience (see “PATIENCE”).  I have decided that my second word of the year is Presence. So I wrote this whole blog post on presence a few weeks ago…and then I realized that I am terrible at presence. I am really not good at it. TheContinue reading “first patience, then presence // 3.27.17”

“Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.” —Psalm 27:14 Patience. I have decided that is my word for 2017. That’s also the thing I struggled with most in 2016. Yesterday my pastor spoke a message on the superiority of God’s plan to our individual plans, and it spokeContinue reading “PATIENCE || 2017”

“Christ is my reward And all of my devotion Now there’s nothing in this world That could ever satisfy Through every trial My soul will sing No turning back I’ve been set free Christ is enough for me Christ is enough for me Everything I need is in You Everything I need” … I haveContinue reading “ENOUGH.”