Pen, Paper, Coffee

It takes its time, as a seed takes a season to grow, so the good waits until its time has come.

I feel like I keep describing my weekends this way, but what a crazy weekend. I apologize in advance for the length of this post. If you...

I'm torn. Should I tell you about how wonderful life is in Virginia or about the two spiders and three centipedes I've encountered since...

Before I get into the meat of this blog post, can I just say Thank You! To all of you who read this blog, to all of you who share my...

One way I've created space in my days for reflection is taking a walk through our older neighborhood and listening to a podcast. In the...

One thing I have started doing more regularly is creating space in my days. What the space is used for may be different depending on the...

I am sitting in the smallest plane I've flown in heading to Roanoke, Virginia. My stomach still trembles from the landing of our last...

You know what's hard to admit? When you finally understand the feeling that's been roiling under the surface, barely visible. Sitting in...

Ryan and I recently celebrated our first anniversary of marriage along with the New Year. We got all dressed up and went to eat at nice,...

I've never been one to make a list of New Year's resolutions, mostly because I know they won't be lasting changes. Like everyone, I'll do...

I know this may find many of you in the haze of the morning after the revelry of New Year's Eve. In whatever state you're finding this,...

As we approach Christmas this year my heart lightens every day it gets closer. Last year Ryan and I set aside an evening to exchange...

This morning while I sat at the kitchen table I had a thought at the back of my mind that swirled in circles; around and around until it...

Before I tell you anything about the good things happening in my life, let me apologize for my absence. Knowing there is no way to...

Remember in my last post when I realized I wasn't trusting God in my job search? Well, friends, this vastly imperfect person stands...

Isn't it funny how the Lord speaks to us sometimes? When God is trying to show me something, He often has to use drastic means of...

Several months ago, Ryan and I made the difficult decision to leave a church we've attended for a large portion of our childhood and...

One of the most beautiful things to me is a well worn book. Perhaps the pages are stiffened and harder to turn or stuck together, or...

Huddled together in the darkened classroom, our young eyes watched the thousands of cars stuck in traffic, each rushing away from the...

We pulled up in front of the Ryan's favorite Starbucks in town and ordered our drinks. While he looked over their pastry options in the...