Cling To The Community

Have you ever felt alone or that you stick out from the crowd? Have you ever felt alone because you are the only one around who loves the Lord? Today’s post is for you. Meet my sweet friend Everly. She has a word for each of us about the importance of clinging to the family and community of God. They call it a family, this group of Christ-followers. “The family of God.” It sounds like some holy, happy reunion. And it is! It’s just a glimpse of heaven, but it’s truly good. A holy family accepts our ups and downs, … Continue Reading »»

To Pursue

Lately I’ve struggled with feeling distracted and completly unmotivated. This is a departure for me as my TYPE A personality always demands that I go go go and that I’m always doing something. So when I read a verse in 1 Timothy with the very active and motivational word, pursue, the side of me that is always the cheerleader (even when I’m an unmotivated cheerleader) sparked a little flicker in my heart. Through the fog of distraction, this passage also caught my attention with a check list of sorts. When thoughts are swirling in my head with no grounding or … Continue Reading »»

THE LIST: Why I Wrote Stress Point With Grads In Mind

  I think back to my graduation from college with fondness. Boy was that a seriously fun time in my life. But as I launched out into the world as a “big girl” I thought I knew it all…I really did think I had everything I needed for sucess in life.   I was wrong. Big time. There are life lessons to learn in our twenties that we just have to learn by trial and error no matter how painful. Our parents or loved ones might try to pitch in advice (which is awesome) but maturity often happens through making … Continue Reading »»