It’s Valentine’s day…the day of love and romance. If you walk into Target or Wal-Mart right now you will get hit in the face by stuffed animals, chocolates, and flowers. You will quickly be reminded of your desire to be pursued, loved, and fought for. Let’s be honest though. We don’t need Valentine’s Day to remind us of those things. We are remi[...]
Here is a little #throwback for Easter, friends! Here is to revisiting old lessons and letting them take deeper roots. The original post was written in the fall of 2011. In my last post, I shared about Jesus in the garden right before His crucifixion. I talked about how Jesus asked Peter, John, and James to enter into his deepest hurt with Him. I want to[...]
Oh hey, friends! In honor of Easter, I thought I would post a little throwback! This series of posts was originally written in 2011 but still resonate with me so deeply especially through the week leading up to the resurrection of Christ. They have been updated a bit because I reserve the right to change my mind and grow. I hope they encourage you as much as[...]
Good Friday. Words really can't express what's going on in my heart today. Joy, gratefulness, sadness, hope--those are kind of obvious. Today, though, I feel this weight, too. A weight I can't explain quite yet. But I'll try. Good Friday was the day when Jesus was mocked, mistreated, and murdered. He was beaten, abused, spat on, and abandoned b[...]