Water takes on so many forms...Colorado has educated me on even more forms than this Missouri girl realized even with a multitude of icy experiences. The beauty I find in water is the ethereal quality it possesses. It constantly keeps you guessing and you never know what you will get. Someone else was like that, … Continue reading water
Lent
spirit
The big three. (No, not ‘This Is Us’) The trinity. God. Jesus. Holy Spirit. Outside of the standard Sunday School answer of “Jesus is the most important,” sits the reality that the Holy Spirit is the insanely strong Kingdom unifier among us. "I'm baptizing you here in the river, turning your old life in for … Continue reading spirit
search
Tonight as I finish my day, I am reminded the hearts that search for God in courageous ways, surrendering who they were and embracing who God has created them to be is an honest time for us to search the same in our own hearts and remember our journey. Where it is, where it was … Continue reading search
practice
Thirst for culture and language is a large part of who I am. During my time in China, my favorite class was language class and learning the characters of Mandarin. Over the years I have spent some time trying to make sense of Russian. I will never forget the trip to Kurlovo in Russia when … Continue reading practice
wise
We’ve concocted a beautiful little children’s story out of Jesus’ birth. You have a barn, a mom and dad, and then there are some sheep, donkey, probably some goats and in my mind there has to be a rooster there somewhere. Of course, don’t forget the angel, they are very beautiful in the Christmas pageant … Continue reading wise
beloved
‘Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children.’ [Ephesians 5:1] Beloved. Say it out loud…it even sounds intimate, right? A few years after Jesus and I agreed he really did mean more to me than just a guy who people told stories about, I was at a youth event with several girls. It was Drake … Continue reading beloved
follow
Imagine being a part of the Jesus’ crew and the crazy roller coaster of emotions that had in the end. Jesus, their teacher, their friend, their Messiah had been present with them, then taken away, put on trial and nailed to a cross. Next thing they know…he is alive and standing in front of them. … Continue reading follow
place
We have a lot of things we say about home. 'Home is where the heart is.' 'Home is where you are.' There are so many others, but I think what I am beginning to realize is that home isn't so much an exact place for me anymore. Home is living. Living with purpose. Living in … Continue reading place
remember
Confession of the day: I was a choir nerd. I know...it's a surprise...no one was expecting this alarming confession. Kidding aside, today I remembered a lyric from a song we sang our senior year from 'Seasons of Love' from Rent. 'Remember the love.' That particular song is forever etched in my memory. Little did we … Continue reading remember
path
Twisty turny, topsy turvy...if you were someone who didn't know me and took a birds eye view of my life this crazy pattern is kind of the life path you would see. My life doesn't make sense to anyone who chooses to live outside of God's Kingdom, plus a few folks who are within it, … Continue reading path
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