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…

Song for the week: Sin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guuwRiMQrqs Here we are again with another song for the week. I know this isn't the normal type of song I share with you on here, but I would encourage you to listen to all of it and let the lyrics soak in. God has really been making me aware of my sin recently and…

A song for the week: Remember

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roQovDZeAWE If you haven't noticed already, I've been trying something new every Sunday and have been sharing songs that are on my heart with y'all.I've become very familiar with this artist, CityAlight, in recent months, so this song isn't new to me, but it has been in my head and on my heart recently and…

A song for the week

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYGhnbXtqbU This is a song that has been in m mind off and on since I attended the Getty's Sing! conference in lat August. Oh my goodness, is it filled with some beautiful truths! As I've gone about these bus days these past few weeks, this beautiful chorus has been in my mind: Oh my…

Ramblings of sin and testing and faith

These past weeks have been bad. I've been grumpy and irritable and have not acted in the way that I ought. So what do you do on those off weeks or days where you're just tired of living and con't seem to feel anything beyond irritability?I don't know.That's a question I've been asking myself and…

Book Review: King’s Shadow by Angela Hunt

King's Shadow Author: Angela Hunt Publisher: Bethany House Genre: Biblical Fiction My rating: Undecided Book Blurb:Two women occupy a place in Herod's court. The first, Salome, is the king's only sister, a resentful woman who has been told she is from an inferior race, a people God will never accept or approve. The second woman, Zara,…