The title of this blog might be confusing. “Isn’t marriage a good thing? Aren’t you passionate about it?” Well, yes, and yes. But I’m writing this blog because marriage itself is not something to “chase after.” I am anguished by both the insanely high divorce rate that is the reality of the Western world, and …
Are you longing for more? Hungering for purpose? Dissatisfied with a life without meaning? Believe it or not, we are actually called to be in anguish for this world. If you are longing… feeling discontented and like there has to be MORE… feeling anguished for the state of the world… even feeling lost and searching… …
My best friend Maddie and I have often cried together about a certain little fear that likes to get us: the fear of not being married when we’re in heaven. Marriage is forever…right? That vow that I took so seriously…take so seriously every single day…it’s forever, right? All these people were still living by faith …
…and our first quarantined Easter! And, I pray, last. Not because it was a bad weekend… it was anything but. It’s the weekend we get to celebrate Jesus Christ’s death and resurrection – the fact that God came to dwell perfectly in a human, died for our sins, so that we could live freely for …
The tenth, and second-to-last, instalment of my wedding series is here, and I’m telling you all about The Speeches. First, catch up on the series: Read Part 1, The Husband Read Part 2, The Groomsmen Read Part 3, The Letters Read Part 4, The Bride Read Part 5, The Bridesmaids Read Part 6, The Details …
“”I have the right to do anything,” you say–but not everything is beneficial. “I have the right to do anything”–but I will not be mastered by anything.” 1 Corinthians 6:12 One of my favourite projects in my undergrad was an essay on this chapter of Paul’s letters to the Corinthians. This particular part has always …
I was taking a nap after church today when I found myself with a notebook and pen in front of me. Before I knew it, the word “Loved” was written on the page. Writing it had felt involuntary, and reading it made me feel really doubtful. Loved. Did I know that I was loved? Believe …
He who conceals his transgressions will not prosper, But he who confesses and forsakes them will find compassion. Happy Monday! Does anyone else write stories in their minds? The place most conducive to “Story-Writing” in my thought-life is the cafe I work at, Smile Tiger. I’ve never worked somewhere in my life in which the …
“My mom made me do Zumba with her the other night because she was feeling fat and didn’t want to work out alone.” I was startled by how casually my 10-year-old hip hop student told me about her Zumba night with her mother. “You eat McDonald’s all the time,” another 10-year-old in the class said. …
Good Wednesday! Today, Johnny and I are 80 days out from our “I Do’s,” and I could not possibly be more excited. We are also just a few weeks shy of seeing each other again for his regional soccer tournament, and less than a month away from being done with long distance forever. In case …