Anyone who has worked with horses will tell you that they never stop learning. You’re always learning how to be a better rider, trainer, listener, and partner. Along with that, you’ll also learn a whole lot about yourself as you work with horses, whether you want to or not. I’ve done a lot of learning…
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31 Lessons I Learned During Dressember
If you’ve been following along with my social media this past month, you’ll see that I’ve spent the last 31 days wearing a dress to advocate against human trafficking as well as raising money to help organizations continue to work in the lives of those trapped in bondage. In short, I’ve spent the last month…
Heart Verses
Do you ever feel like a verse was made for you? I mean really made for you, as in it jumps off the page and hits you right in the heart. You know those passages of Scripture that when you read them, it feels almost like God is talking directly to you through them. News…
The Art of Surrender
I’m a habitual planner. If there’s something that needs to be planned, I’m there. If there’s something that doesn’t need to be planned, I’m there anyway trying to sort everything into colour coordinated flow charts and file folders. I love to plan out where I’ll live, how I’ll achieve my dream job, what my wedding…
Looking Back
A lot can happen in a year… You can start a new job, Move cities, Switch university majors, Start relationships, And end relationships, Take up a new hobby, Break bones, And heal the broken areas inside yourself. Yes, a lot can happen in a year. When I look back on the past year, I no…
I Am Not Alone
You do not belong here. You are no longer permitted to take up residence in my life. Your crushing weight and sharpened claws no longer have a hold on my heart. I am whole I am loved I am fierce I am no longer in need of you In fact, I never was. -an open…
Dressember: It’s Bigger Than a Dress
You can run in it, you can bike in it, you can paint in it, you can bake in it, you can play hockey in it… you can do ANYTHING in it. Do you know what it is? It’s a dress! Now after seeing the answer, you might be saying to yourself, “There’s no way…
Is It 4 o’clock Yet?
Can I be real for a moment? Sometimes it’s really hard to find motivation. There are times when I don’t want to write, or there are times when I do want to write, but I have no motivation to put words on the page. And then there are times when all that I want to…
Find Joy in the Journey
There are a lot of journeys that we go on in life. Some of them are road trips with friends, some of them are family vacations that are so terrible they’re hilarious, and some of them are solo trips that we take to prove something to ourselves. Yes, life is full of journeys and adventures…
Waiting for the Thaw
Spring. The season of hope realised, when the hard winter months fade away and you can see the promise of new life come to fruition. Trees begin to bud and blossom, grass grows green, and baby animals frolic in fields. It’s the season when we begin to feel ourselves come alive again. When we can…
