I've realized how much pressure we can put on ourselves to understand life while it's still happening. Why did this change? Why didn't that work? What is God trying to teach me? What is this preparing me for? Sometimes, I don't know. And I'm learning that “I don&#

There's something difficult about accepting that the apology you deserved may never come. Because sometimes you believe eventually they'll understand. They'll look back differently. They'll recognize their part. They'll finally say..... “I was wrong.” But some peo

There's a particular kind of weight that can be difficult to recognize the weight you're really good at carrying. Because when you're capable, things still get done. The appointment gets scheduled. The problem gets solved. The details are remembered. Everybody gets what they

I've been thinking about the things we grieve when we leave them. A place. A relationship. A dream. A version of life we once knew. Sometimes we know we're never supposed to return but sometimes we do. And that doesn't automatically mean leaving was the wrong decision.

I've noticed something about the way I pray now. I'm not only asking God for the thing anymore. I'm asking Him about what comes with the thing. Because some of what we pray for will require more from us than we realize. More opportunity may require more discipline. More inf

Someone could ask me..... “Where do you see yourself in five years?” And my answer would genuinely be, I don't know. 😂 Not because I'm directionless. Quite the opposite. I know what I'm building right now. I know what matters to me. I know some things I want. But

Have you ever gotten mad at somebody, over something they said in a conversation that only happened in YOUR head? 😂 Because whew!!!!! I could rehearse a difficult conversation from beginning to end. I'd know what I was going to say. Then I'd imagine their response. Then I'd

One thing about the old me. You were going to understand WHY. 😂 I couldn't just say I wasn't coming. Oh no! You needed the timeline, supporting evidence and possibly two character witnesses. 😂😂😂😂😂 And most of the time, nobody even asked for all that. I've realized I used

Please tell me I'm not the only one who has days when talking feels like an entire activity. 😂 Because some days? Call me. Come over. Let's go somewhere. Tell me everything. And then there are days when even a perfectly innocent “Hey, what are you doing?” Feels like the be

There are still things I want from this life. Not because the life I have isn't enough. I genuinely love it here. But I'm still curious. Things I haven't created yet. There are parts of myself I probably haven't even discovered. And there are prayers between God and m

I've realized I don't have nearly enough things in my life that I do simply because I enjoy them. No goal attached. No need to become great at it. No plan to monetize it. No thought about whether it would make good content. Just enjoyment. There's something beautiful a

I used to think being unsure meant I needed to look around and see what everyone else was doing. Now I'm learning that sometimes looking around is exactly what creates the uncertainty. Because I can be completely content with my pace until I compare it to someone else's. I can love w

Knowing yourself changes the way you choose. I'm noticing that more and more. There are things I could say yes to that I simply don't want. Not because they're bad. Not because I'm afraid to try something new. They just don't belong in the life I'm building. That&#3

I think we spend so much time talking about becoming that we forget there's supposed to be a point where we actually enjoy who we've become. I'm starting to understand that. My life isn't finished. There are still things I want, things I'm praying for, and places I haven'

One of the most surprising ways I've noticed my own growth is through my responses. Things still happen. People still disappoint me. Plans still change. Something can still catch me off guard. But I'm different in those moments now. I don't immediately feel the need to fix it

The longer I walk with God, the more I realize how differently I know Him now. I don't only recognize Him in answered prayers or open doors anymore. I recognize Him in peace. In Wisdom. In quiet mornings. In the strength to keep going when I don't know what's next. I still have

I used to think becoming meant becoming strong enough to carry everything. Now I think some of the deepest becoming happens when we finally realize what we can put down. There are things I carried because I thought I was supposed to. Expectations and, Explanations. Responsibilities that qu

I used to measure my time with God by whether I received an answer. Now I see it differently. Sometimes the greatest gift isn't an answer at all. It's the quiet peace I carry with me when I leave. The situation may not have changed.But something inside me has. And that's a gift I&#

I've been thinking about this lately. For a long time, I thought every moment with God needed to be filled with words. I thought I had to say the right thing. Pray the right prayer. Find the right Scripture. But now. Some of my favorite mornings are the quiet ones. The ones where I simply

One of the biggest things God has been teaching me is this: His invitation was never reserved for the version of me that finally had everything together. He met me in the middle of learning. In the middle of becoming. In the middle of ordinary days. Looking back, I realize I spent fa