2011 was quite a year in my little world… It was the year I: Left my old job Started working at my church Entered my late 20s (so weird!) Made lots of good friends, and lots of good friends became great friends Saw my brother get married Saw firsthand how the Lord works in others’ [...]
Even hard days are a blessing when you know you’re not alone. Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go. (Joshua 1:9) O LORD, you have searched me and known me! You know when [...]
Google is taking over the world, and I grow more okay with it every day. Case in point, I love Google Reader. Here’s why: One of the sites I am subscribed to is Crossway’s ESV verse of the day and verse of the week. Last week’s passage was Romans 8:14-17, which reads, “For all who [...]
If you know me, you know that I love music. You probably don’t know about my soundtrack thing… unless we went to college together, then you know that I make the most awesome mix CDs ever (there’s nothing humble about that brag). The thing that inspires me to make soundtracks (or thanks to iTunes, playlists) [...]
Every time I fly, I think of (and sing in my head) this song: At the Bottom of Everything
I am amazed at God’s constant provision for the most fickle of hearts. I turn to Him, praise Him, thank Him for His goodness to me, then as soon as even the smallest obstacle comes, I take my eyes off of Him and focus on how I can fix my little mess. At the bottom [...]
I speak now as a broken person, one who has sinned and who sees my need more each day, not as someone who has only known fun, happy things and has everything together. I have seen pain and misery; I have seen happiness and joy. One thing is true, regardless of where I find myself: [...]
As an English major in college, I read a lot of different authors, mostly either American or British. I think the author that I most connected with was John Donne. His poetry communicated a rich and vivid understanding of God and expressed his desire for more. This guy was not satisfied with just a little [...]
I did something I never do tonight. I read a couple of pages that I wrote in my journal about a year ago. I normally don’t like doing that, mostly because sometimes it’s hard to remember the emotions or what I was fighting at the time I wrote it. But these pages were different. It [...]
I’ve learned a few lessons over the last week and a half or so… 1. Ask for a ride if the eye doctor dilates your eyes… especially if you’re driving home at rush hour, when the sun is low enough in the sky to stare you right in the eyes. 2. Cold medicines put me [...]
