"I took it off. I did not want to carry it with me anymore." ~ Anonymous A year and a half ago, I wrote a post called The Christian INFJ | Part I. I always intended to come back and write a Part II but I really wanted to soak it in prayer and make … Continue reading The Christian INFJ | Part II
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Relentless Goodness in 2020
"Grace will lead me home. Through every trial I have come; only Your grace will lead me home." ~ "Grace Will Lead Me Home" by David Dunn ~ It's been a beautiful fight, lovely humans. And it still is. Perhaps that seems like romanticizing hardship. Perhaps it seems like I'm glossing over all the horrible … Continue reading Relentless Goodness in 2020
We All Just Want To Be Remembered
"You will always be a critic and never an author and...and the world will forget that you ever even lived. But I...but I...no one will forget Jo March."~ Jo March | Little Women 2019 "I want to be great, or nothing."~ Amy March | Little Women 2019 We carve our names on trees and leave … Continue reading We All Just Want To Be Remembered
What Running Track Taught Me
"Though my training for this event is physical and mental, may it also serve to shape Christlike qualities in my spirit--yielding a greater fortitude, endurance, faith, focus, discipline, and intentionality in the ways I live my life in Your service and for Your glory, O God."~ "A Liturgy For Competitors" by Douglas McKelvey I woke … Continue reading What Running Track Taught Me
Growing Up, There Used To Be This Bridge…
"Isn't it funny how day by day nothing changes but when you look back, everything is different." ~ CS Lewis ~ Growing up, there used to be this bridge. It was when things were different. You know, people just drift apart sometimes. Sometimes there's bad blood and sometimes there's just distance. Maybe it's the distance … Continue reading Growing Up, There Used To Be This Bridge…
December :: The Stubbornness of Hope ::
“These are the times that try men’s souls.” ~ The American Crisis by Thomas Paine aka T Paine, as my history teacher used to call him ~ T Paine wrote those words in December 1776, when things were topsy-turvy in our nation; it’s December 2020 and stuff’s still up in the air.These are the times … Continue reading December :: The Stubbornness of Hope ::
Pre-Autumn Reflections
"The pause between summer and autumn is nostalgia with a sharp edge. Let the memories come." ~ Victoria Erickson Hey there, lovely humans. It's been awhile...like three solid months of blogging silence. Mostly because I just haven't had anything to say which is a frustrating and freeing feeling. Frustrating because I've wanted to write and … Continue reading Pre-Autumn Reflections
A Rooftop Conversation
"This song reminds me of campfires and blankets and friends and starry nights and facing fears and facing truth and what’s to come." | Anonymous Quarantine has had me returning to old favourites and old memories. Moments of reflection, sometimes painful but mostly filled with contented Joy. The Most High has been teaching me that … Continue reading A Rooftop Conversation
Endings & Eternity
"A thing is about to happen here that has not happened since the Elder Days. The Ents are going to wake up and find that they are strong." | Gandalf the White | The Two Towers [movie version] Watching these ~~ 25 lovely young humans (pictured below), so full of life and energy got me thinking … Continue reading Endings & Eternity
The Christian INFJ | Part I
Myers-Briggs Personality Types, people. Not fool-proof but verryyyyy interesting and insightful. I highly recommend taking the test, if you haven't already, which I'll link here. It's around 15 minutes long, I believe. Mmkay, so three years ago, I took said test and discovered I was an INFJ. Didn't mean much to me until I read the … Continue reading The Christian INFJ | Part I
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