Your No Leaves Room For Your Yes

Your No Leaves Room For Your Yes

by | Feb 3, 2020 | All The Things, The Blog

Last summer, my neighbor was planting strawberries and had some extras. She brought them over, and I felt bad turning them down. We had six ideally suited garden beds, and I didn’t have any seemingly good excuse to refuse them. She said, “Anyone can keep...
How Do You Ask God For Something?

How Do You Ask God For Something?

by | Jan 31, 2020 | Faith Matters, The Blog

Praying, to me, felt like paper airplanes thrown into the air to an Almighty God that I couldn’t quite wrap my head around. Hope thrown into the darkness, into the expanse of the sky. To me, the word “pray” was so overused that it seemed to have lost its...
Life Hack: Spending Cleanse

Life Hack: Spending Cleanse

by | Jan 29, 2020 | Home Sweet Home, The Blog

The shopping that was Christmas and the hustle of starting the new year leads me to more drive-through coffee and the purchasing of complete randomness seems to spill over from the holidays. I am so used to looking for things that people would like that I can get...
Let Go Of Your Expectations

Let Go Of Your Expectations

by | Jan 27, 2020 | Faith Matters, The Blog

We were in Washington, D.C., over the holidays, and my favorite way to explore is to run. I notice so much more when the wind is hitting my cheeks, allowing my mind to slow and my eyes to see. It was drizzling outside, so we put on nearly everything we brought and...
You Can Get It Right Later

You Can Get It Right Later

by | Jan 24, 2020 | Faith Matters, The Blog

I wonder if sometimes we miss seeing what God has for our lives because we are so afraid we won’t do it “right.” Praying in the “right” places, attending the “right” things, even journaling in the “right” journals,...