Taking Jesus Seriously (& Not Much Else)
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I remember.
I remember sitting in church on Mother’s Day. My husband and I had been trying to get pregnant for a while, it wasn’t happening, and I was devastated. No one really knew. I didn’t know how to talk about it without a lump in my throat, so I didn’t talk about it. My arms physically ached for a baby, and the pain was changing me.
Read MoreRegularly, I ignore my family in favor of doodling. My husband will ask me a question, and I'll say, "SHHH! I'm busy," and continue on in doodle heaven. Truly, writing and doodling are just about the only antidote for my obscenely high word count, and doodling, unlike writing, doesn't require my brain, which is struggling these days.
Anyway, in an attempt to make this doodle obsession productive, I created three free wallpapers that you can save and set up as a Valentine's Day themed background for your phone, if you so choose. Your support will further encourage me to stop talking to my husband so much, and for this, he is thankful.
Happy Valentine's Day!
Read MoreAnyone else feeling a little frazzled? A friend and I were commiserating recently that though it's such a luxury to have access to so much incredible content (especially the free stuff!), it's easy to get overwhelmed. Especially if you're a greedy little content gobbler like me. I WANT TO READ AND LISTEN TO EVERYTHING.
My love it when friends do the filtering for me by sharing their favorite Instagram posts, blog posts, articles, sermons, and podcast episodes. So this is me, being a friend, and sharing some of the favorite podcast episodes I've listened to in the past month. Each of these fed my soul in their own way, and I'm hoping they'll do the same for you.
Read MoreAll our attempts to celebrate New Year’s Eve fell through, so a friend suggested we just celebrate later and call it “Happy Old Year" party. I am VERY into parties that have a dash of strangeness to them, and this excites me more than if our plans had worked out.
It also made me chuckle because it seemed like a nudge of God’s elbow, him once again, in a season of newness, drawing me back to oldness. In church New Year's Eve morning, I kept thinking over and over again how for me, in this season, I do not believe God is calling me to anything new. I think he’s calling me to something old, something eternal.
Read MoreAnnually, I lament the absurdity of following sugary sweet and cuddly December with January's VERY HIGH BAR for all things. The resolutions, the meal-planning, the budgeting, the fitness, the vegetables—I can't take it! I miss you, December!
I only partially mean it. Fresh starts are fun. New Year's Resolutions are noble. But something about January's brand of hustle irks me a bit, and this year I finally figured it out: the things we start must be rooted in Jesus's finished work on the cross. Anything else is asking a goal to be a god.
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