Helper. Befriender. Pride. That is how my personality is described according to the Enneagram. Two summers ago I stepped into the Enneagram for the first time and read Ian Morgan Cron’s The Road Back To You in one day at…
younger me, don’t live so afraid.
Lately, I’ve had reason to look back into my middle and high school years and self. And those are the words that come to mind: Girl, don’t be so afraid. This past weekend we celebrated my only niece’s 13th birthday…
how I plan on living more fully
I plan to take my camera everywhere and take a lot more pictures. I already have a wild passion for capturing moments and taking photos of people, but I have barely scratched the surface. I want to carry my big…
what I would tell 16 year old me
I’m a big fan of Timehop. Since photography is one of my favorite pastimes, I enjoy walking down memory lane. Yesterday an album came up from 9 years ago, the year I turned 16. A lot of life has happened…
Where I Am Right Now With Jesus
God is calling me to taste and treasure Him. Not writings about Him, not service for Him, but Him as a person. Him as my Savior, Father, Lord, and Friend. Growing up in church (a gift from God), I was…
if I’m on the edge, you’ll find me outside
The last couple of days have been nonstop. From Thursday to Sunday afternoon, nonstop activity. To-do’s, cooking, plans, meals, tasks. Haircut to grocery shopping to watching a friend perform the lead in a play to time with family. All great stuff….
My Curly Hair Care Essentials
In junior high I straightened my hair everyday. Don’t ask me why, I was going through an self-image hair style phase. I then was super late getting up so I wore my hair (naturally) curly, and a gazillion (how I…
A Photographic #TBT Post
I recently went looking through my iPhoto app searching for a particular photo. Mind you, I’ve had this computer this 2010, so you can imagine the amount of photos currently on this device. A lot. And quite the bunch! Looking…
I’m ISFJ, What Are You?
ISFJ-T … The Defender According to this online test, my role is sentinel, and my strategy is constant improvement. Not sure what sentinel means, maybe I’ll figure it out as I live on. Many of these sentences are from the…
Gingerbread Houses & A New ‘Do’
Growing up, my dad’s side of the family did a progressive dinner during Christmas week. One house would do appetizers, another would fix dinner, and one would handle desserts. Later we added arts and crafts (as we were still kids),…
Ten Things You Might Not Know About Me
You put any old school Disney Channel movie in front of me and I’ll most likely watch it. And enjoy it. Things I don’t fully understand: stilettos, Groundhog day, or armadillos. Things I can’t live without: Jesus, family, peanut butter,…
Endurance
Uprooting a piece of your identity is not a natural thing to do. And it’s extra hard, and virtually impossible, to do on your own… in your own strength. Hallelujah for Philippians 4:13. Through Christ. I get so frustrated with…