This morning I woke up with joy. I know that sounds weird because you know what I've been walking, and it was the opposite of joy. But this morning I think I finally know what it means when Annie spoke and said, "you can never feel the fullness of joy until you feel the depths… Continue reading New every morning
Tag: Random thoughts
The limp and the blessing
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
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
It’s intentional
My life is in upheaval. Not for any weird reasons. Just because, as you know, I'm moving. I literally spent 15 minutes looking for my computer earlier. It was under a bag and some clothes. And there are boxes everywhere. It's chaos. But really my life has been in metaphorical upheaval for this whole season,… Continue reading It’s intentional
We’re all (not) fine
There's a word we use over and over. Fine. How are you? Fine. I'm sorry I did that to you. It's fine. Are you ok? I'm fine. Sometimes I don't think we're even aware we're doing it. I got caught saying "fine" a lot the last several days. Yesterday, one of my friends called me… Continue reading We’re all (not) fine
Get with your people
There's so much going on in life today. We rush here and there and never really stop in one place for too long. It's easy to feel disconnected, to hide from people, either intentionally or not so much. I read the above quote today, and I was thinking how true it was. Busy-ness is one… Continue reading Get with your people
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
The thing about GRACE
I think I've said this before, but I asked God to give me a word for this season or year or whatever (basically until He gives me a new word likely) and that word was "grace". I've thought about what it means and how it applies to my life a lot. The dictionary gives one… Continue reading The thing about GRACE
What’s the plan?
I've always been a planner I think, even when I didn't always share those plans. In my head are plans for every situation and contingency plans for when something goes wrong. Sometimes I even think, well next time I'll do this, as if I'm going to get a do-over at some point. Sometimes being a… Continue reading What’s the plan?
You’re not enough
The title might shock you. It might make you wonder about me because the world has been telling us if we try harder we can be enough. Or that we ARE enough. But we're not. And we were never made to be. I know. Catch your breath for a minute. I am reading, among other… Continue reading You’re not enough
This Season.... 