Mooresville, NC I sat down on this padded porch chair, putting my coffee down and breathing a deep sigh of relief. It’s been forever since I have written, and the past however many weeks hit me like a wave knocking me off my feet. For a person that finds peace and inspiration in being still… Continue reading

My first week at camp was interesting. I love it, but it’s really challenging.  I have always been around people with special needs, so it wasn’t a culture shock. My brother has Downs syndrome,  and my dad and my best friend’s mom worked with them. Often, I try to hard to psychoanalyze people with special… Continue reading

I just got back from a three week meander across the west coast and back. It was an interesting trip. I felt like I was in the movie “Away We Go.” In the movie, a pregnant couple travel across the US visiting people, trying to find a place they belong. (I love this movie- and… Continue reading

Lately, I have been struggling with what I believe. I guess it’s because truth is not as black and white as I once thought. No, it’s a palette of beautiful colors. Truth is not hard facts written on paper, Truth is a Him, a person, Jesus. You have to know Him, and that is a… Continue reading

Lately I have been realizing how much time in  life is lived in an attempt  to avoid pain. I “wrap (my heart) carefully around hobbies and little luxuries,” as CS Lewis stated in “The Four Loves,” eliminating all risk. I  make everything about safety- precautions, insurance. Try as I may, heartache is inevitable.  Pain will… Continue reading

Last night I had multiple dreams where I was living inside an epic movie. I had to swim across a river to get into this house boat covered in flowers. I had to fight a tree-monster that came out of a graveyard,  and then I flew away. Writing School is beginning again,  and I keep… Continue reading

How did it feel, being an endless perfect being, squeezing yourself into a mortal, imperfect body? How did it feel to be limited for the first time in all eternity? Was it awkward to be born? Did you ever question where you came from? Did you ever regret coming to earth? Did you get made… Continue reading

Dear Emotional Woman, You may feel like a storm is constantly churning inside of you. One moment there is a calm, cool, breeze, the next moment a tornado you can’t control, ripping out truth, stability, self-worth, and ultimately your sanity. In the stillness, you attempt to clean up the mess, but it seems like there… Continue reading

Have you ever had anyone come into your life that brings an awakening? Love does that. It shifts and stuns and shocks at times. It reverberates goodness and resonates a peaceful rest.  We believe we can rest, that we don’t need to try so hard all the time. It allows us to begin to be… Continue reading

I’ve been thinking about originality and where it comes from. God, obviously. God is endless. I know getting to know God is like tapping into this endless supply of beauty and creativity. But I don’t want to think of it as supply and demand. I don’t want God to be just my inspiration. Like, I… Continue reading