surrender
I have decided to surrender my career to God this year. It is something I have always aimed for, but I have not yet fully released control.I have realized that it’s not about me. It’s about...
Tagged: faith
blue in the sky when it’s raining
The other night I happened to look out a window and catch a glimpse of pink and purple. I immediately grabbed my iPhone, my iPad, and my digital camera like a technologically confused idiot and ran...
my drowning orchid
I have this orchid. Or should I say “had”… My mom and I saw some on sale at OSH (Orchard Supply Hardware, similar to Home Depot for those of you who don’t live in...
a lesson in life from Zach & Valentine
In acting class our teacher repeatedly states that we are not trying to learn anything. In fact, we are trying to unlearn all the things our parents, teachers, and society have taught us over...
I can’t do it all.
“I can’t do it all,” I found myself saying more than once yesterday.“There aren’t enough hours in the day,” I found myself saying more than once over the last few weeks. Have you ever...
lighting the flame
Have you ever tried lighting a candle multiple times only to have the flame go out almost immediately? It’s frustrating, right? The other day I was lighting a candle and the wick would light...
the 4,000
In December I reached a point where I was pretty frustrated with this whole acting thing. This being my career and all… I wasn’t getting much traction. Auditions were few and far between, and...
a single thread
I read an interview with Christina Hendricks from Mad Men. What she said stood out so much that I tore out the page in magazine and saved it. Apparently she had to be convinced to...
yesterday, today, and forever
I’m reading the book of Matthew right now. I forget how powerful it is. It’s like every section is so full of wisdom I can think about it all day. This morning I opened...
it’s not about me
Today is Krissi’s birthday. She would have been 27. I think about her life, and I wonder what she would be doing now, who she would be, where she would live. I wonder if...
