Through tears, one day, I asked God why he wasn’t giving me the friends I wanted.
He responded to my pettiness in a way that only He could.
“I want to be your friend first. Be my friend.”
Author: Tory Vore
Romans 14
I’ve been making my way through the book of Romans for the past month, and have been equally mystified at the power and glory of God, and saddened by reading Paul’s instructions to life a full “Christian Life.” This season in our culture feels so divided, so angry, and so anti-Biblical, it’s been hard for…
2020 Bible Reading Plan
When I look back on the past four years, I see the mountains and I see the valleys. I see the job changes and financial struggles. I see my marriage being molded and shaped. I see family, diagnoses, weddings, babies. I see change in culture, politics, technology. I see the highest of highs, the birth of…
The Birth of Judah
Now that Judah is two months old, I wanted to share my story of labor and delivery and everything that led up to it, if only to encourage another mama to pray specifically and believe God for joy. Before we even conceived, I was given the book Supernatural Childbirth by Terry & Jackie Mize. The…
Dear Little Cub
Judah, When I found out I was pregnant with you, I was home alone and shocked. I had bought the test as a “just in case” or “just to ease my mind.” I had only started feeling weird that morning after all. So along with the rotisserie chicken and sweet potatoes I had bought for…
The nature of our ancestors
When I was a kid, I was both terrible and fantastic at the game hide-and-go-seek. I was tiny enough to fit in the most compact of spaces, patient enough to wait, but the same thing would always happen; just before I was about to win the game, I would run from my hiding place…. because…
stop digging
“My people have committed two sins: They have forsaken me, the spring of living water, and have dug their own cisterns, broken cisterns that cannot hold water.” Jeremiah 2:13 The Old Testament can be hard to understand, difficult to bring into relativity, and sometimes just downright disturbing. But it cannot be overlooked. The Word…
I am Sam
This week I did something pretty out of the ordinary. I played sports. Frisbee. Ultimate Frisbee. My husband has a friend from college that gets a group together once a week to play the competitive frisbee game. James has tried and tried to get me to come play with him and last week, I finally…
effloresce iphone wallpapers
Feeling creative tonight and channeled my energies into creating 3 iPhone backgrounds based on some scripture I’ve loved on the Bible-in-a-year plan so far! Enjoy. More to come, one day 🙂
in the attempt of a simpler life
It was to be the perfect outfit. The precise, flattering combination of style, comfort, and personal flair. It was on trend. It was event-appropriate. It was exactly what would have made me stand out. And it was all in my mind. I was going to a Saturday college football game, to spend all day tailgating and…