thoughts about faith, love and life from a wandering heart
As 2019 came to a close, my husband challenged me and my parents to do something really thoughtful. While we were all sitting in the living room on NYE, he asked us to reflect on the past decade and select 10 highlights. These 10 moments in time were not necessarily the happiest moments of our... Continue Reading →
I have recently been learning, growing and experiencing a breakthrough in my walk with Jesus. I am so excited to share a few words with you tonight, because I am honestly just feeling overwhelmingly grateful! I've talked before about how God often works in my life by presenting the same topic, idea or challenge over... Continue Reading →
Well friends, Riley and I celebrated our third wedding anniversary on September 5, 2018. I'm a couple of months late, but it's become a little tradition for me to take some time to reflect on the past year of marriage and share a few things that I've learned. I have a tendency to live my... Continue Reading →
Hey friends, I'm emerging from the shadows this evening after a month-long hiatus from blogging. I've had my laptop since my senior year of high school and my charger just finally decided to quit on me. Bummer! So, today my knock-off Apple charger arrived on my doorstep and I am STOKED about it. My last... Continue Reading →
Hey, remember that one time I committed to writing two new blog posts each month and then the month of May happened? Yep. I could begin writing out a long list of excuses as to why I haven't been keeping up with my blog like I had originally intended, but the truth is, they're just... Continue Reading →
I was recently out in public and I ran into someone I knew. I knew this person well enough that they were able to recall a few specific things about my life and they struck up a conversation by asking me a question that required a thoughtful response. I was happy to engage in conversation... Continue Reading →
Have you ever gone to someone and shared an idea that you're trying to justify in your own mind? If you're like me, you share this idea for a couple of reasons. One, to make yourself feel better about your (potentially selfish) idea and two, to get some feedback. But if you're honest, you really... Continue Reading →
I took a look at my watch as I was getting ready for work yesterday morning and couldn't hardly believe it. 61 degrees, at 7:30 AM? Is this real life? Walking out to my car I immediately felt a spring in my step. A hope in my soul. A light feeling in my chest. February... Continue Reading →
When I was in elementary school, I used to checkout every book I could find in the library about dogs. I knew so much about different breeds of dogs, their temperaments, their care needs, even their 'ideal' climate to live in. To say I was a dog nerd would have been a complete understatement. Not... Continue Reading →
Over Christmas, my sweet sister-in-law asked me if I had ever read Let's All Be Brave by Annie F. Downs. I had never heard of her, but knew that one of my goals for 2018 was to read more, so I was interested. After a quick scan of the back of her book, I was sold.... Continue Reading →
