Tag: Encouragement
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You’re Not Alone: I’m Struggling Forward Too
The tundra of vulnerability is pretty lonely. It’s also necessary.
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Satisfaction is in the Knowing
Recently, I’ve been meditating on the word “satisfy.” See, in light of this COVID-19 quarantine, and the other 1,311 weeks of my life, it is come to my attention that I’m not entirely satisfied in the Lord.
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Why Impatience Is Worse Than You Think & Waiting Isn’t
I sit and stare at the microwave turntable that is my life, wondering. “Lord! When are you going to come rescue me, rescue us, from this pain?” It’s a question I’m sure Caleb asked as well–probably multiple times. After all, wandering through the wilderness for 40 years does provide ample thinking time.
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What I Wish Someone Had Told Me About The First Year Out of College
For as long as I can remember, I’ve wanted to have a career that truly makes a difference. That is completely due to the grace of God, but not in the ways I expected. There is a profound blessing in having trials early in life. What I didn’t understand at the time, was that those…
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November Playlist
Happy November! This is the time of year when I burrow away in my house and overdose on hot tea. Running in the winter is fun, don’t get my wrong, but after breakfast and a shower, there are few things I find more compelling than the warmth of my electric blanket. That being said, the…
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A letter from 18-year-old me
When you’re deep in an eating disorder, everything in a little fuzzy. So I’m going to blame anorexia for the fact that I didn’t remember my freshman year letter. I’m kidding. But not really, because up until today: I didn’t think I’d written a letter at all. According to the email I received, every Butler…
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Discouragement
Sometimes I get crazy-discouraged. Sometimes I get so frustrated at the world (or myself) that sit in my squalor and I let the negativity wash over me: “You aren’t good enough. You’ll never have friends. You will never find love. You are such a loser. No one likes spending time with you.” And I attempt…
A Grateful Life Lived 