PSA to all my people pleasers. I do not say this to identify with the people-pleasing lifestyle, but rather I say this as a recovering chronic people pleaser who thought it was my identity in Christ to please man. I grew up in church, with the word, and yet I somehow never took hold of … More It’s Never Been About Getting People to Like You
During dark times, there is an incredible risk one can take. That risk is seeking beauty in the midst of pain and suffering. There is an incredible resiliency required to embrace the pursuit of beauty in the face of heartache. But the truth is that we were made for beauty. Our hearts long for it, … More Being Alive or Living?
It has been a long while since I sat down to write. I have had so many thoughts and just not enough clarity to make it cohesive. I still don’t, but I was browsing through the notes in my phone the other day and found something I had written down which I wanted to share: … More A Beautiful Resilience
I feel like that heading could be described as the theme of my life at this moment. Thankfully, it’s ‘to be determined’ by the Holy Spirit and His leading in my life, but I must say that I have not been handling the last several months of being in transition with as much grace as … More To Be Determined
I have decided to designate the month of December as a space in which I “make time.” It’s something that God has been asking me to do for a while, but I was too busy being stressed about packing. It’s really just always better to listen to Him right away because all of my stressing … More Making Time
It’s hard to put into words what is going on in this season of my life. It has been such a long season of waiting on God. When you are waiting, it so easily feels like nothing is being accomplished, like you are stationary, or even drifting backwards. BUT. But God. God has this remarkable … More Working in a Series
These days Texas is always on my heart. They are having revival in the church we are planning to attend, and while we watch the services every night from here, my heart just longs to be there. I haven’t talked about revival much, if at all here, but God has really placed a fire in … More Always on my Heart
It’s been too long, friends! I don’t know where my motivation for this ol’ blog went, but I have been meaning to get back on here for a while. I made topic idea notes in my phone a few times, and then just didn’t get to it. There has been a lot going on lately, … More Arty Updates
There’s a running joke in our family about me.. it’s about my destruction of books. Whenever I go thrifting and find some new treasures, the boys all laugh and say, “Oh mom, you bought some new books to tear up?” Why yes, yes I did. I don’t tear up ALL the books, but I really … More The Dismantling
I was finishing up the course I was working through by Roben-Marie Smith, and at the end she included a little bonus video about making mini journals from cutting book covers in half. It was a super quick video, but it was one of those moments where a spark got lit, and I immediately went … More Mini Book Cover Art Journals
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