when the bottom falls out.
The last 18 months have held both the best and worst moments of my entire life. I asked a couple friends today, “how can you have both the best and worst year of your life in the same year?" At home this afternoon, I watched a message in which Francis Chan read this: "2 Dear brothers and
set the stage
I woke up with the worst attitude this morning. Then, all kinds of stuff started going awry. The last straw was when the pump at the gas station started acting up. Getting frustrated, I grabbed my purse and stormed into the station to pay at the counter. As I entered, the attendant at the counter
our work is not in vain.
Youth ministry is hard work. You pour and pour until you’re empty, then look around and are sometimes disappointed at your results. Last night, I overheard a girl in the restroom say, “it’s JUST praise and worship” as she explained to someone on the phone whey she wasn’t in the sanctuary at the present
wait for what?
Why are we getting married in less than 2 weeks? Well, great question! Here’s the answer: 10 days after we met, Joe told me I was his wife. Most girls would be taken aback by such a bold statement. I wasn’t. Why? When I was praying to God about my future mate, I asked Him to let
the circle of life
It’s crazy how I slept on someone’s couch for nearly a year, began complaining saying, “I need a bed!”, got a bed now and my own place, but choose to sleep on the couch more than in the bed… I seriously don’t get myself sometimes. I guess it’s kinda like the whole “going back to what’s
timelines.
“So it took seven years to build the Temple.” 1 Kings 6:38b It feels like it’s been a lifetime that I’ve been praying for a particular situation. I was greatly discouraged after talking to one of the people that I’m praying for, but then God laid the above scripture on me this morning. Solomon was
encourage yourself.
I love when I open my journal to the same date from a previous year and find exactly what I need to read in that moment. It’s almost like my younger self is encouraging my older self… This time last year I was preparing to move from New York to Atlanta and I didn’t have
do nothing.
So Saul asked God, “Should we go after the Philistines? Will you help us defeat them?” But God made no reply that day. (1 Samuel 14:37 NLT) But Jesus gave her no reply, not even a word (Matthew 15:23a NLT) I believe God is really trying to drill this into my heart this week. The two
“I’ve Been to the Mountaintop”
“And wherever they are assembled today, whether they are in Johannesburg, South Africa; Nairobi, Kenya; Accra, Ghana; New York City; Atlanta, Georgia; Jackson, Mississippi; or Memphis, Tennessee – the cry is always the same: ‘We want to be free.’” When I read the above line from Martin Luther King’s final speech, my jaw dropped. Immediately