It’s been a long time since I’ve seen my family. Over the summer, I was able to see my mom and siblings, but sadly, my dad was unable to make it to Virginia. I wasn’t able to return back to Michigan either. The last time I saw him was around New Year’s Day 2017. It’s … More My Lifeblood
Last night, I sat down on the couch with my laptop to write a blog post about family. Five minutes later, I was drawn into an intense family “discussion.” A loud one. I don’t need to get into what it was about, but multiple parties were involved, a variety of issues were raised, and it … More Shattering Mirrors
We all know that change happens, and that old seasons of life are continuously rolling over and new ones spring up to take their place. I remember first truly noticing this when I transitioned through my college years. Every new school year was dramatically different from the previous. I had new friends, new classes, new … More On Paths and Plans
Last year at this time, my life was a mess. Messy relationship, messy law school semester, messy physical health. Many times, I thought to myself, “When will this ever change?” This past summer, life was fantastic. Fantastic community, fantastic internship, fantastic physical health. Many times, I thought to myself, “I never want this to change.” … More Do Not Be Afraid
A little over a year ago I made a big move to the state of Virginia. I took a position at a new school, teaching new classes, in a new city, with a new roommate, in a new apartment. Everything was new. I went from a small town in the middle of Pennsylvania to a … More Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes
I haven’t really felt pain, true pain, until this current season of my life. I thought I had felt pain before, and to a certain extent I had, I suppose. I had experienced frustration, fear of the unknown, anger towards others, and just general life stuff that presented itself to me as painful at the … More Wasted Pain
I’m pretty bad at sacrifice. I’ve lived enough Lenten seasons to know the frailty of my own personal resolve in the face of discomfort. I’m often painfully resistant to the weight of my own daily cross. And even though I want so badly to be more steadfast, to become a spiritual rock star who can … More Sacrifice is a Sunrise.
I was supposed to have written this blog post days ago. Days and days ago. The reason I didn’t? I was on-call for a birth… and I was called. Twice. I’m currently working on my certification as a birth doula. For those who don’t know, a doula is a professional labor companion – “a woman … More Labor Pains
Sacrifice is really not a topic I’m keen on writing about today. Honestly, I’m pretty frustrated with God about this one. He’s asked me to make a lot of these lately, and I haven’t been a very good daughter in accepting this reality. I keep trying to remind myself that sacrifice is beautiful and good, … More Sacrificing My Inner Control Freak
A little over a week ago, I surveyed my apartment, taking one last visual inventory of almost every worldly possession I own. As I walked down the stairs of my apartment building, I wondered when I would be able to come back and what I would be returning to. In the muggy summer rain that … More Hurricane Irma, Sacrifice & the Resurrection
Integrity 