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I’m Graduating!
For the last two years, I've been in a rigorous 40-hour-a-week program for writers. And in ten days I graduate (Lord-willing). I've been pondering the last two years of my life and everything that's happened in them. From health struggles to falling in love to...
What it’s like to be a Christian girl who’s both analytical and whimsical…
What it’s like to be a Christian girl who’s both whimsical and analytical?
3 Ways God Provided LAST WEEK
It can feel like God only provides every once in awhile. But that's not true. As I've been challenged to track what he does in my life, I've found God provides regularly. So I wanted to encourage you by sharing three big (and small) ways God provided for me in the...
7 books to grow your relationship with God
Here’s a list of seven books that have grown my relationship with Jesus. Some are fiction, some are nonfiction, some are short, some are long, but all of them have grown my relationship with God.
I went home and cried…
I feel like I should have something more put together to say. My first book was published last week. My publisher and I have been working on this book for nine long months. It's been hard. And now I'm questioning authenticity as a life principle. I feel like I should...
You’ll Never Throw THIS Book Across the Room (here’s why)
I love comfort reads. For most of my life, I've been an escape reader. Whenever I've felt too anxious or stressed or overwhelmed, I've lost myself in a book. And we're talking LOSING myself in a book. I'd pick up a book, planning to read for fifteen minutes to settle...
Cut Out For This
"I'm not cut out for this," a voice screams in the back of my mind. "I'm not good at this. I'm making a mistake." My heart beats hard, like a bird frantically flapping its wings to avoid a fall. Air catches in my lungs. "I can't breathe. I need to quit." I'm sure a...