We were late, as usual, to an event. The only problem was, said event happened to be located across a bridge, and not just any bridge –… Read more “The Gaps”

Some places are just places. Not this one. This place has meant many things to me. Pain, loss, escape . . . Most of my worst memories live… Read more “Going back”

A friend asked me a hard question yesterday. Here’s my paraphrase: “What are seasons full of anxiety, darkness and pain intended for?” Intended. Don’t we all ask this… Read more “Hard Questions and Questionable Answers”

My husband will laugh out loud when he reads this. Primarily, because I am the absolute worst – I am the absolute worst listener. The result is… Read more “Is there anything worse than a fly caught in your window sill?”

I’m not sure why this happened to me. I had prayed it wouldn’t. Honestly, I’m still not sure how we got here . . . but .… Read more “The best one”

There are words I hope to never hear again. Words that claim tragedy, loss, sadness – and in my life, among these words that bear bad news… Read more “I’m not hungry”

“And so I tell you, keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and… Read more “Keep On Asking”

There may be nothing better to me than an evening spent outside by a fire. I like inside fires too, but outside fires . . . I… Read more “Smell like it”

I used to feel guilty every time someone in church talked about spending time with Jesus every day. A few years ago, everything changed for me. I… Read more “The top 3 things that mess up my time with Jesus”