Tagged: hope

beautiful things

“You make beautiful things, you make beautiful things out of the dust. You make beautiful things, you make beautiful things out of us.” – Gungor, Beautiful Things I wrote this post yesterday, but the day...

a light in the darkness

I have faced a dark road of health issues over the last twelve years. From complications with a fake tooth to chronic back pain and stomach issues (which we now know were highly likely...

a crack in the door filled with light

“In this wasteland where I’m living, there is a crack in the door filled with light…” – Needtobreathe, Wasteland I woke up this morning and this is the first thing I saw. Now, I...

stranded halfway across the country?

“My heart is in my hometown but my feet are in LA.” – La Vie Have you ever felt as if God’s led you somewhere and then doubted yourself once you got there? Have...

falling apart.

Sometimes I take dramatic pictures of myself. Call me crazy. I’m an actor. This summer I was alone down on the dock in Texas preparing emotionally to play the role of Riva. I was...

waiting for the sun to rise

This season has been a rough one health-wise. I have felt like I am broken inside waiting for healing. I have felt like I’m at the end of a long tunnel waiting to see the...

snakes in the water.

When we won Best Film at the 168 Film Festival, I had no idea we were going to get to say anything. And I had no idea that I’d be the one to do...

restoration for Monday

Do you ever have a Sunday night with darkness and clouds that roll in? The end of a long day and an even longer week? Does it ever feel like you have poured yourself out...

june gloom

I wrote this last June… I stumbled out of bed today and pulled back the curtains. I literally did a double take. There were the most beautiful puffy white clouds with hints of pink...

I thought I could fly

What happens when the Lord tells us one thing, but we feel another? When He has promised blessing, yet we are find ourselves waiting in the desert? When He has told us we will fly, but...