our engagement film
One year ago today I said “yes” to a first day with Clay, and in about one month I will say “yes” to being his wife. This past year has been quite a journey....
Tagged: waiting
planning your marriage while planning your wedding: week 19 “in the transition”
Among many adjectives which can describe the season of engagement, “transition” most definitely stands out in the forefront of my mind. In the four and a half months I have been engaged, I have...
the wait
“God never denies us our heart’s desire except to give us something better.” – Elisabeth Elliot I saw this Instagram post on my news feed this morning, and it inspired me so much I had...
our engagement story
This is our engagement story. A story of love. A story of us. Clay proposed to me on October 23, 2015. I woke up the next morning and wondered if it was all a...
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...
patience, please
I’m in the process of redesigning my blog right now. I have decided to launch it on September 23, the first day of fall. Here’s a little sneak peek: And as with most things...
what am I doing with my life?
I love the mornings. The day is fresh. I am renewed. My energy is restored. As I walk down to the ocean, I feel a strange sense of peace wash over me. In the mornings...
crying “mercy”
Mercy. It’s the universal word for “enough,” “stop,” “cease.” I used to call it out when my dad and I would wrestle and he would tickle me so hard I couldn’t breathe. Lately I’ve been calling...
the sacred search.
It’s what people write songs about, make movies about, dream about. It’s the stuff of fairytales. Boy meets girl. Girl meets boy. Prince meets maiden. Damsel meets knight-in-shining-armor. And they live happily ever after…...
starving myself
I was driving home the other night and a lyric of a song brought a sudden and unexpected flood of tears to my eyes. “The times you go hungry and are tempted to steal.” I immediately...
