Say YES To a life of passion and purpose!
I don’t know anymore. I hear them say the country is going to hell in a hand basket. And I think but God… I listen to reports of protesting and fear and anger. People imagining a particular outcome is certain doom. And I think but God…. I hear of church corruption and abuse and people
She woke up today with a heavy heart. Anxiety pierced her chest. Slushing through the breakfast routine she wondered why. Fell asleep reading a book about minors being stolen and trafficked. Could wreak havoc on even the most hopeful mind. Studying, learning, praying, demanding some sort of safe haven for these sweet souls bought
Since I’m a blogger, I really want to write about everything. I experience things and when they are powerful or meaningful in some way, I want to share them. But lately I’ve started wondering if God intends some things to just be for me. If He frowns upon me running to my computer to upload
So, my birthday came and went. I turned 45. Just throwing the number out there…not because it means anything but so you have a point of reference. I have never really cared about age. Ever since I was 28, I just kind of stayed 28 in my mind. To help this perpetual 28 year old-ness,
“Grief does not change you, Hazel. It reveals you.” ― John Green, The Fault in Our Stars I’m grateful for grief. I guess. I mean, it does reveal us, right? It’s hard though. I guess I’d like to say I’m thankful for all of it and grief is part of it. Honestly, maybe I’m not thankful for
I was on the battlefield yesterday. Actually, it started last week when they called me in for some more tests. They saw something on the mammogram that was suspicious. Of course, they didn’t say this they just said that I need to come in for a bilateral screening and an ultrasound. Then they called back
When I was out to lunch on Wednesday and my mom texted me in capitals…THERE IS A NEW POPE!! I was just like everyone else. Clueless. I hadn’t been paying much attention. But I have to say, I felt very excited and giddy as I was driving home really fast to see who this new Pope
Here’s what they read at my wedding and probably at yours too! Corinthians 13:4–8a Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight
I wonder, is there a time in everyone’s life when the surface stuff seems really pointless? I mean, does everyone get to the point where they say, “There has to be more to life”? I feel that so keenly at this point in my life. Maybe it’s because I have kids. Maybe it’s because I’ve