– an OK wedding – Owen and Katie sprinting down the aisle before David could pronounce them husband and wife – Bible study picnic at the park – the Kings Kaleidoscope concert, a dream come true 💖 – finding a concert buddy – meeting Chad Gardner! and his absolute graciousness – a one person dace… Continue reading TTMMH: June
These are two of my journal entries written a few months apart and I wanted to share them. The Lord has been growing me, slowly but surely. In the first entry I sound pretty finger point-y which I’m a little embarrassed about it but I think I was partly talking to my own heart. In… Continue reading Called Into Wonder
A few years ago I made a list of my favorite fiction books with the intention of also making a list of my favorite non-fiction books and here it is! A lil later than I meant it to be (haha!) but, really it’s right on time because I only just read God of the Garden… Continue reading Favorite Books: Non-Fiction
– Katie’s sweet Thank You note – huddling in the bathroom at George House with a few strangers and Moriah as we waited for the tornado sirens to stop – sitting in the Rath kitchen with Boston at my feet – The Heart pt. 5 by Kendrick Lamar – Kayla and Jasveer’s wedding – their… Continue reading TTMMH: May
I’ve been worried about my mint and lavender starts- I’m afraid I’ve already killed them before they’ve even gotten the chance to sprout. I only started them last week which, I know, is late to start seeds but I bought the seeds on a whim and I’m not generally good at being on time with… Continue reading Thoughts on Gardening
Lately I’ve been struggling and feeling like a waste because of my lack of ambition. People keep asking me what my plans are, a question that I hoped would go away after I graduated college but because I’m not using my degree, it has persisted. I think these people, all of them quite a few… Continue reading In the Making
– starting a new journal and snazzing it up – hearing Heidi whistling “You’ll Be Back” while I was in the nursery – seeing a rainbow after the Maundy Thursday service – Josh Garrels’ The Sea in Between documentary – tea party with the Greens – my first sunrise Easter service – sitting next to… Continue reading TTMMH: April
It is snowing today. A heavy winter snow in the middle of spring. Isn’t that just like Ohio for ya? Yesterday was chilly but with a pastel blue sky and bright sun. We adorned the cross with flowers and celebrated our risen Lord. We wore pinks, blues, and yellows with light jackets, of course, but… Continue reading Spring Snow
I’ve been wondering about joy lately… Y’know, joy is a difficult word and it’s been made more difficult because of how easy it should be. Or maybe how easy I think it should be. What is joy? How would you define it? I’ve often heard it defined in contrast with happiness. They say happiness is fleeting… Continue reading For the Joy
Lately my mind has been foggy and my heart dormant. It’s been a slow and creeping sort of thing- you don’t realize what’s happening until all of a sudden you can’t find the path you thought you were walking on. I’m lost. It’s made it hard for me to write and to pray and to… Continue reading The Presence of Grace
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