The new year always rings in with the crackle of fireworks, the clinking of glasses, and the deepening dread you have to start your new diet tomorrow. People have been making (and breaking) new years resolutions since the ancient Babylonians, which is a long time for humanity to be obsessed with the need to change…
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You Are Not A Blank Page
Do you know how scary a blank page can be? It stares back at you wide-eyed and waiting. A blank page is an endless opportunity for creation. You could draw on it, write on it, fold it, cut it, twist it, and the list goes on and on, with each option branching out into more…
Be Still (Part 2)
In part one of this two-part blog post, we saw how the Lord provided for the people of Israel and how King Hezekiah knew God’s character and trusted that He would come through for them. I love that part so much because it reminds me that when it feels like the world is falling apart…
Embrace the Firecrackers
One phrase that I have heard consistently throughout my life is, “Wow, you’re so mature for your age.” Now at twenty-five years old, that doesn’t strike me as odd in any way, but when I was a teenager, it made me feel like I wasn’t able to act my age. I felt like I had…
Be Still (Part 1)
One of the hardest things for me to do is to stop and be still. My mind is constantly running through conversations, scenarios, and things that I need to do. Even my house is very rarely still. There’s always music or a show on in the background, animals running around, and just the general chaos…
Are We There Yet?
If you’ve ever watched any show or movie that’s centred around a family, there will inevitably be a road trip somewhere in the story. As the journey progresses and mishaps ensue, one of the children will undoubtedly say, “Are we there yet?” Maybe if you’ve ever travelled somewhere with small children, you’ve experienced this firsthand,…
Letters to the Past
Dear Younger Me, I wish that you could see where we are now; you’d be so excited. It’s been a journey full of ups and downs but believe me when I say that we’ve learned to love both the mountain tops and the valleys. There are so many amazing, beautiful, heart-breaking things for you to…
White-Knuckled Ride
Anyone who works with horses can tell you that it's never dull. Every day is a new adventure, and every horse is different from the last. Some horses will head out on the trail without a second thought, excited to get away from the barn and see new things. Others are more hesitant, unsure of…
Ravens and Storehouses
Every day as I go to work, I pray that God will sustain me throughout the day. That He will see the steps that I have taken and the planning that I have done, and He will be faithful to fill in the gaps. That He will step in to provide and preserve when I…
Surrender and Receive
Have you ever woken up in the morning and felt more tired than you were the night before? You hoped that you would enter the next day refreshed and ready to take on whatever comes your way. Instead, you feel your battery is careening towards 0%, and you have no idea how to slow it…
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