today I am 30
Today I am 30. Last night, surrounded by friends I celebrated three decades of life and truly felt celebrated. I am so grateful for the friends and just amazing community the Lord has blessed...
Tagged: faith
today I have surgery: choosing joy
Today I have surgery. It will be the second in two months. Just days after I got engaged, I had major gum surgery. And now just days before my 30th birthday I will have...
Christmas must be something more
“We get so caught up in all of it, business and relationships, hundred mile an hour lives…” – Taylor Swift, Christmas Must Be Something More It’s officially December, which means it’s officially Chistmas time....
planning your marriage while planning your wedding: week 3 “in the balance”
“The way we achieve balance, my dear, is to consider prayerfully God’s priorities for us in this current season of life.” – Priscilla Shirer Wedding planning is a season, let me tell ya. In life,...
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...
planning your marriage while planning your wedding: week 2 “in the chaos”
I had a moment this week of: “weddings are stupid.” I told Clay the other night, “I don’t want to do this.” “You don’t want to marry me?” he teased. “No. I want to be married to you. I just don’t want...
planning your marriage while planning your wedding: week 1 “in control”
So much to do! These wedding plans have me a bit overwhelmed already. I told Clay on Tuesday night that I felt like a hypocrite for my first post of how to plan your wedding...
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...
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...
Lift 16
We all fall short. We all fall down. We all struggle. We all carry burdens. We all rejoice. We all feel peace. We all experience hope. We’ve all tasted goodness. I know in my own life...
