I started picking a word of the year back in 2019. My word that year was joy. I can't totally remember my reasoning behind that specific word, but I know that since then I have carefully chosen a word/phrase to focus on for each year. 2019: Joy | 2020: Be | 2021: In Christ Alone … Continue reading Word of the Year
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Some Needed R&R
How often do we stop and take time to rest? This week has been one of my most joyous, yet stressful weeks of the semester. I have been running at about 90 mph since August, and it finally happened, my body gave out beneath me, and I was forced to press pause for a day. … Continue reading Some Needed R&R
A Perfect Hope
Noun: a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen Verb: want something to happen or be the case Neither of these definitions hold true with heavenly hope. Earthly hope is a feeling that we desire; heavenly hope is a longing for a guaranteed future. We know the end of this story, … Continue reading A Perfect Hope
Father’s Day
What do you say to the man that showed you Christ’s love before you could comprehend your need for a savior? He created a safe oasis for me to grow and explore before I was exposed to the realities of this broken world. He taught me about the things that are important in this world. … Continue reading Father’s Day
A Fleeting Earth
It’s funny how you can go through life without a care in the world and then something little happens that reminds you how short life is. Yesterday I got home after being out all day caught up in the mundane. I decided to work on my garden and somehow ended up slicing open my finger. … Continue reading A Fleeting Earth