When the Church Hurts: 10 Things NOT to Do After You’ve Been Wounded
I’ve gone back and forth on whether to write about this, partly because I’m still walking through it myself. Just last week, I made the difficult decision to leave my church of ten years. I won’t go into the details here; that’s a story for another day. What I will say is this: even […]
Devotional: Picked Last but Chosen by God
I remember in Elementary school, during P.E., we’d have a team captain, and we’d all line up to be picked one by one. It was dreadful because you didn’t want to be last, but I almost always was. Sometimes, I’d be picked second to last, and I’d breathe a sigh of relief for that one […]
Why Every Woman Deserves a Surprise Like This (And What It Showed Me About Faith & Community)
I’ve always seen moments like these play out in the movies and never imagined them happening in my own life. Yet here I am still smiling from ear to ear after walking into a room filled with family and friends yelling, “Surprise!” My husband coordinated with my mom, gathered my closest friends, and actually […]
This is 40: 40 Things I’ve Learned
If you haven’t heard… I’m turning 40 this month! And honestly? I’m excited. I’ve heard incredible things about this next decade, and I’m ready to embrace them all. (Before we continue…Do me a favor, if this post speaks to you, share it with another woman.) Saying goodbye to my thirties feels bittersweet. That decade held […]
40 and Faithfilled: Reintroducing Myself in this Season
This August, I Turn 40! And instead of shying away from it, I’m choosing to embrace every part of it: the random aches, the surprise acid reflux, the slower recovery time after just about anything (or let’s be real, just getting out of bed), and the wisdom that only time, prayer, and deep valleys can […]