Oh boy, this feels like a hard prompt for the moment. 2020 was not a year filled with a whole bunch of delightful times for me. (Or honestly for an awful lot of the world!) Of course, there were good moments, but they were mixed in with a lot of not-great times. I think maybe…
This prompt makes me feel a little odd because I know that when I am able to accomplish something, it is because of the grace, gifts, and opportunities that God has given me. So, it feels a little bit strange to be proud of my accomplishments. Gratefulness seems more appropriate. Maybe I’ll edit and ask…
I’ll preface by saying that this is not a big chance. And most people probably wouldn’t even see it as taking a chance! But for me, it was. The chance in question: getting a cat. I did not grow up in a house with animals, aside from a few fish, and a hamster who was…
I’ll share a lesson that blogging has taught me. I knew about this concept before I started blogging, but blogging really brought it home for me. It’s this: A soft answer turns away wrath. It’s from a biblical proverb, of course: “A harsh word stirs up anger, but a soft answer turns away wrath.” I…
Oof. I feel like there are oodles of life areas where it is hard, hard, hard to find balance. But the first one that occurred to me is an area that has been a lifelong struggle for me. I have a terrible time figuring out the balance between overlooking irritations/offenses and confronting them. For most…
You might laugh at the first thing that came to mind, but here we go. (If you are grossed out by zits, leave now.) So. I want to stop messing with/popping my zits. I don’t even get that many zits, but I have a TERRIBLE TIME leaving them alone. At least, on my skin. I…
This is a little hard to answer because it depends on what I am feeling not-assured about! I feel reassured when a fellow Christian reminds me of biblical truths. I feel reassured when someone tells me they love me. I feel reassured when someone who is an expert tells me there’s nothing to worry about/something…
There are lots of experiences that could fall under this heading, and I think most of them are hard experiences. There’s nothing quite like suffering and difficulty to refine and grow a person, you know? Some of those experiences are too personal to blog about, but I’ll pick two that are appropriate for public consumption!…
