An excerpt from my personal journal entry in April 2015: “This has just been a tough week. I have just felt really empty, lonely, and lost… It may be hard right now, but I’m thankful for broken weeks like this because it creates a void that I have to come to God to fill.” Lonely. I…Continue reading Waiting and Dating: Why God Matters
Category: Salt & Light
Waiting and Dating
I have always shied away from writing about love and relationships here on my blog because I feel I don’t have all the answers. However, as I started thinking about it, I don’t know all the answers about anything I write about. I simply write out of passion and about what God is teaching me…Continue reading Waiting and Dating
“O’ Holy Night” and “Prince of Peace” (original poem)
As I began to write a post for Christmas, I felt my words becoming a poem. I decided to combine creative forces with my musically talented brother to bring these words to life with the lyrics of a classic Christmas hymn. Merry Christmas, hope you enjoy! Prince Of Peace “For a child is…Continue reading “O’ Holy Night” and “Prince of Peace” (original poem)
Faith Is
I wish I could write that I have trusted God, raised my hands to praise him with a smile, and gracefully followed where he has been leading me. Rather, it has been messy. Over the past few weeks, God called me to pack up my bags and take a last-minute weekend mission trip to help…Continue reading Faith Is
Wrestling Peace
White caps churn Crash, crash, crash The wind roars wrestling peace Soothing sand strikes my skin Peaceful palms bend in fright Dreary clouds stifle light Heaven sheds raging tears Fear; power Defeat calm Yet beauty in the midst Ever since I returned home from the beach a couple of weeks ago, the scene of…Continue reading Wrestling Peace