Two good friends sat across our living room, having just asked how they could pray for me. “I want to be a deeper person.” In typical external processing fashion, words of explanation tumbled out: I crave simplicity of passion, sweeter…
longer, slower, simpler in 2018
These are disciplines I feel God directing me. I have spent the past few years devouring many books, articles, podcasts and sermons. While stimulating and inspiring, I found myself mentally and emotionally bloated by all the information. I wasn’t experiencing…
what I learned from 10 months off social media
This post is where it all started. 2017, the year of no internet posting. Then I added blogging back. Why am I cutting the year a month short? I confess it isn’t because I’m dying without Instagram. It’s not even that…
2017, the year of no internet posting
I’ve devoted more time and energy to screens instead of faces for a long time. By God’s grace I have always held it in good balance. I haven’t idolized social media as a way for validation or affirmation. I know…
I needed a new reason to exercise…
… so I asked God for help. I’m trying to include Him in even my small decisions, instead of just running to Him when I faltering under the weight of something big. So I prayed, “God, please show me why…
My Mini Binder Set Up
Last month, upon a recommendation from a friend, I read Anne Ortlund’s book Discplines of a Beautiful Woman. In one of the chapters, she talks about how she stays organized using a mini binder. I’d never thought of this idea,…
Things To Do When You’re Tempted To Procrastinate In Front Of The Tv
Don’t get me wrong, I am a movie-watcher. I am a Netflix-watcher. In college, if I got home from a long day, I wanted to pop in a movie and veg. It’s a stress reliever for me most days, and…
Treating August Like January
January 1 is the time to make resolutions, right? Well, there’s no rule that says it can’t also happen in the middle of the year. I declare August a month to make goals. I’m not in school anymore, but there’s…
Yay For May
I’ve dubbed May as self-care month. May, the month of warmer days, turning another year older, bright flowers, and the beginning of summertime. “The willingness to be and to have just what God wants us to be and to have,…
April, Be Marvelous.
April, be marvelous. This month’s goals: 1. Move into our new home! 2. Celebrate with my friend Caitlin in Statesboro as she gets married. 3. Read two books: Future Grace by John Piper & Love Does by Bob Goff. 4….
Five Themes For 2015
Halfway through January and I’m still thinking of goal setting. Even more so, I’ve occasionally entertained the idea that I’m weary of the typical means of goal setting. Numbered lists, 10 items I won’t remember next week, that kind of…
A Prayer For 2015
Spinning off She Reads Truth for this post. May we use the coming days, this new year, as an opportunity not to (only) clean out closets and lose that stubborn 10 pounds, but to reorient our hearts and our gaze…
