Helping you connect your faith with your real life
I hate September. Well, maybe not everything about September. After all, there are sweatshirts and apples and cool nights. Those are the saving graces, because the rest brings me to my knees. The Shift Shifting from a summer mindset into a school mindset is rough, even without a global pandemic. I’m not just talking bedtimes
God is present all around us. We know that in our heads, but sometimes it’s hard to feel God’s presence in the middle of real life. Sometimes life can feel like the directions on the back of a shampoo bottle. Instead of lather, rinse, repeat we end up in a cycle of survive, crash, repeat. We go from
We stood at the counter and my cheeks flushed red. How could I be here on the wrong day? I don’t do that. I don’t get things like this wrong. Imperfection isn’t my thing. I’m not that person. But today I was. And I didn’t like it. So I got mad. Not at anyone in
Do you ever have days that feel like a complete failure? You’re not the only one. You Know the Days There are days when I feel like I’ve been doing (almost) everything right and then I look at the result and things just don’t measure up. Like when you’ve been eating well, tracking your food,
I’m comfortable here in my little world. I like to go through the ordinary of the day without adding drama. I purpose to keep my life simple. Cozy. Safe. Warm. But it seems I’m forgetting something. I opened my Bible and read the verses. Then Jesus came to them and said, “Therefore go and make
I stood over the kitchen sink, scrubbing furiously. The pan had old pieces of food baked on and I wanted to get through the dishes because I wanted it done. I was willing to put in the work, but I wasn’t getting the results I was looking for. The burned on pieces held strong, and
With our extra time it home, it can feel hard. But you can do more than survive during this time; you can thrive! As of today I have been home for 45 days. I’m not complaining, honestly. I’m safe. I’m healthy. I have the things I need. Even in the middle of a worldwide pandemic
While one may think a worldwide pandemic like Coronavirus would help me pray, I found I was struggling to talk to God. I wanted to talk to God. Telling Him all my fears and feelings, my hopes and frustrations sounded like exactly what I needed. But whenever I thought about it, Instagram felt easier. What’s
Life has changed quite a bit recently, and it can leave us feeling a bit lost. Here’s how to take the first steps to being found. Admit things are different I’ve been in a strange place. An unknowing place. Ironically, I originally typed unknown instead of unknowing…I don’t think that’s an accident. Because the truth
Now more than ever, the world needs us to let go of our ideas of going to church on Sundays and instead be the Church. When we look at our diverse experiences with church we’re often left wondering what to do. We can look at what to do in the hard places or what works
