I like the above quote, "it is well with my soul even when it isn't well with my circumstances." And, I'd like to sit here and tell you I'm living that quote, but I'm not. It hasn't been well with my soul since about Tuesday, and it got so much less well (is that even… Continue reading The limp and the blessing
Tag: brokenness
Perspective
Things change you. Loss is something that shapes you forever. You never get over it; you just learn to live with it, the scar that's always on your heart. Part of me always wondered how my dad died in a hospital. How did they let him die? I guess in my 5 year old brain,… Continue reading Perspective
One of those days
This will not be a long post full of inspiration, but I share my struggles as well as my victories so that you know I am so very much human. I have hope every year to escape October without being touched my it. I thought I was gonna get away this year. But today it… Continue reading One of those days
Celebrate weird
(Disclaimer: cuz there are menfolk around here. We're gonna use words like uterus and gynecology and while it doesn't get serious, if those words make you uncomfortable scroll on by. I mean we started this journey with those words many months ago so....Lol. If you're good, carry on.) A couple of weeks ago I got… Continue reading Celebrate weird
Praise in the broken places
I have been following the first devotional "path" in the (In)courage Bible. (I'll likely review this soon but know so far I like it a lot.). Today's story was from Genesis and was one that is of course familiar to me. My name came from it. The story of Rachel and Leah. (Genesis 29-30) I… Continue reading Praise in the broken places
Embrace your backstory
This morning I woke up at 1am. As I woke up a little, a phrase was in my head..."embrace your backstory." I thought that was weird, and I wasn't even sure what it meant, but at 1am I really don't want to contemplate so I made a note in my phone with the phrase because… Continue reading Embrace your backstory
Still learning
It's funny. I've reflected a lot over the last week and a half, probably because I haven't had a lot else to do, thankfully. Unfortunately tomorrow signifies the official end of vacation mode. Hopefully work is kind. I've thought a lot about everything that has happened over the last year. As you know, because I've… Continue reading Still learning
The lake
It's funny. Last Sunday's church service was about taking a pause. Living in the margins and all of that. And today...I'm at the lake. I've wanted to go to the lake for a while. There was a point recently where if I could have figured out the feasibility of it I might have moved to… Continue reading The lake
Hope for the season
Something amazing started happening last night. As I left work I noticed it was different. The air had that feel. It wasn't oppressive. It was crisp, slightly cool, it was the beginning of fall. For this wounded heart, it was a gift. It was the bow on top of a present from God. It's like… Continue reading Hope for the season
Who He is today
When I started this blog several months ago, I did it because God told me too. It felt like something important was happening in my life, and I needed to write about it. I can't journal in the traditional paper and pen kind of way. I've tried many times. But I quit. Every. Time. So… Continue reading Who He is today
This Season.... 