•learning to dance in the rain•

The summer has come and gone—flown by & yet it all seems so close. To say this was the one of the hardest summers of my life, would be an understatement. But despite the storm, despite the valley, the Lord was faithful, and I grew immensely. I think since the end of April, I have…

my story–redemption ! {pt. 2}

I would like to begin by saying that this post is not intended to be about myself, rather the Creator and how He is working in me. The lessons learned and heart healing is merely a display of His power and grace within me, I am only a vessel and mouthpiece. While my last post…

my story–a revolving door {pt. 1}

Tonight, as I sit in bed and ponder the past 19 years of living, I realize something. See, I think my life has been a series of revolving doors. 4 different states, 11 different homes, 5 different churches, 3 different camps, 0 of the same best friends. 19 years young. While part of me is…

to the sweet girls out there, this one’s for you.

GIRLS: Have you ever wanted to get married? Have a family? Have you ever dreamed of your wedding and your husband? What he'll look like and what will be lord over his life? Yeah, me too. But listen to me; the small things, that often seem so important when searching for a spouse, are minute,…

>>to fall in love with J E S U S<<

“What stirs your affections for Jesus?” I think that this an extremely valuable question, as we ask other Jesus-followers what they do that makes their hearts happy or makes them fall in love with Jesus a little more. The students at Link Year had the opportunity to ask the speakers who journeyed to Branson any…

//to be unoffendable//

What if anger, offense, and disillusionment, are a striking contrast to the rest that Jesus describes in Psalm 46:10? What if, when we truly live in the reality of the forgiveness Christ extends to us, we cannot easily get angered with others?  And what if being “unoffendable” freed us to love people in radical ways?…

{to be known}

Loving someone is not inherently safe. Letting yourself be loved is not safe. Love itself is not safe. But it was never intended to be…   My idea of thinking in the past was this: Guard your heart, have many walls, don’t let people in, and you won’t get hurt. Right? But on the flip…

•within the waiting •

Another week has flown by, just like that. At the snap of the fingers it disappeared. Another speaker come and gone, another week of workouts completed, another week of campus beautification and dinner duty vanished. I completed homework and spent time with those dear friends, and continued to spend time with those girls who I…

He is enough.

He is sufficient. He being Jesus, and sufficient meaning enough. Can you and I truly say that He, Jesus, is enough for us? I have been learning this thing, throughout the past year or so, about Jesus being enough. It started with this strong desire to get married. To be honest, getting married was my…

>>when healing begins<<

What does healing look like? What is the definition of healing? How does one accurately describe the process that it takes to heal?  Not just physical healing, but also emotional healing. The definition of healing is “the process of making or becoming sound or healthy again.” I can speak from experience about physical healing and…