You can agree with someone’s decision, but not the route they took to get there, or the reasons they had for arriving to it. You can agree with the direction someone’s heading, and then not agree with the destination they choose to stop at. You …
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Whimsy and Me
I first met Whimsy when I was a child. She was fun and lighthearted and I was … well, I was learning to come out of my shell. I remember she was patient with me, always inviting me to join her, even when I’d gasp …
In exchange
✨ If you want beauty in exchange for ashes, you’re going to have to give up the ashes.✨ If you want peace that surpasses understanding, you have to give up your right to understand.✨ If you want to be forgiven, you’ll need to extend forgiveness …
You have to, Have To, HAVE TO have people you are vulnerable with
You have to, Have To, HAVE TO have people you are vulnerable with. Not just people you CAN be vulnerable with. People you ARE vulnerable with. I’ve sent out a few SOS messages this week to ask for prayer, as I noticed an uptick in …
When in wonder
When in “wonder” mode, our minds can go so many different directions. I wonder if…I wonder why…I wonder how in the world…I wonder who… Wondering can go so well and it can go so poorly. It can lead us to explore ideas we hadn’t previously …
Advocate for yourself
I had a situation recently where I had to 👏🏻 advocate👏🏻 for👏🏻 myself 👏🏻 And it meant literally the difference of whether tens of thousands would enter my bank or leave it. Now, the gracious part of this is that I have people I can …
A different vantage point
I was listening to someone recently as they shared about something they’d experienced that was bringing a lot of anxiety into their life. And goodness, who of us hasn’t been there at some point, right?! But what kept standing out to me was that they …
The past cannot have me
The past cannot have me, but it has been trying to get to me this week! Grappling and grasping for any lingering disappointment or lost hope it can cling to, but I’m not havin’ it 🙅🏻♀️ I’ve moved on. I don’t respond the same anymore, …
Sunrise at 40
I read this passage of scripture the other day, and as I’m coming into the final sunset of my thirties, and the first sunrise of my forties, it felt especially fitting 💕 “O God, to the farthest corners of the planet people will stand in …
40, I’m comin’ for ya’!
40, I’m comin’ for ya’! There’s a certainty that’s been settling in lately, and I’m welcoming it with open arms 🤩 As I turn the corner on another decade, I’m being greeted with what feels like a beckoning to R E L E A S …