Song for the week: glorious

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pu8eqLmTuQY I haven't done a song for the week in a while, but this song has been on my mind and heart recently, and I have to share it. I talk a lot on here about remembering because I think it's crucial in the life of a Christian. And this song? This song is the…

4 things I’ve learned in 2020

I feel like I haven't written on here in a while, which would be correct. I mean, I write reviews, but I haven't written about life recently and that's mainly because I don't know what to write. I feel like my life right now is boring and nothing you haven't heard before. It's busy and…

What are you thankful for today?

I'm sitting here today, drinking hot chocolate and reading Lilac Girls with snow falling outside the window. I realize I haven't really been on here much recently, which is why I'm writing now. Honestly, I haven't known what to write. I'm tired of talk of darkness and grief and cancer and suffering. Sure, they're realities…

My word for the year

Do you pick a word for the year? Honestly, I didn't used to. I mean, what the heck does it do anyway? But in 2018, I inadvertently picked a phrase for the year, something that reminded me of God's promises, of His grace and the hope we have in Him. The practice stuck through 2019…

Thoughts on 2020

It's 2020. Or so they say. I'm not ready for this year but, whether ready or not, it comes. There will be so much goodness and joy in this new year, I know. But there will also be hurting. There will be more cancer treatments for relatives, more long and exhausting days. There will be…

My phone and me…

I never wanted my phone to be my constant companion. I never wanted to be one of those people who always has their phones, who always has to be doing something on their phones and ignoring the world. I don't know that my attachment to my phone ever got that serious, but I found myself…

Ramblings on anxiety and the season

Breathe. Just breathe. It's okay. You're okay. It's okay. Right now forget about the stress eating I normally do, I just want to puke and cry and rip my hair out and forget myself in a Kristy Cambron book. This is real, this is how my life has been recently. And no matter how much…

You’re not a failure

You're not a failure. This is the phrase that I've been having trouble believing recently. This is the phrase that I wrote on the bottom of my planner this week so that every time I look at all the things I have to do, I am reminded that I'm not a failure. Because, bein' honest…

Life right now

I feel like it's been forever since I've given you a real life update. Honestly, it probably has been. Sorry about that. So what have I been up to? I've been busy, as most people are.I've been studying and learning.I've been working.I've been reading.I've been spending time with family.And I've been battling with more anxiety…

To the one who tries to fix everything…

To the one who wants to fix everything... You are not in control.You can't do everything, no matter how hard you try.Yes, I know you feel bad not being able to help, to fix whatever it is that's broken.Yes, I know you just want to fix it all, fix life for everyone, but you can't.Stop…