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Sitting Quietly

“My flesh and heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever” – Psalm 73:26 It has been quite some time since I have sat and written. Time has been a restless pursuer and I have not taken it to be still and remember the altars the Lord hasContinue reading “Sitting Quietly”

Time=?

My first job I worked, was at St. Louis Bread Co.(or Panera if you want to call it the wrong name). I got paid $9.25 an hour which I thought was pretty good. I don’t know about you, but that meant whenever I spent money, I tended to calculate how much that would mean IContinue reading “Time=?”

Gentle Thoughts for an April Shower

I wanted to write this gloomy morning, so here are some things that have been getting some attention in my life. A lesson I learned last semester is that there can only be two things that come from comparison; self righteousness or feeling insufficient. Progress is never linear, as much as we would like toContinue reading “Gentle Thoughts for an April Shower”

Every Moment Holy

Life is busy. It always has been, nothing has really changed. It always will be too, but is it busy with the right things? That may be another topic entirely, but the busyness is still hard. Yet is is incredibly more important to make time for God when it is hard. Time for and withContinue reading “Every Moment Holy”

The Beauty in Between

There will always be good days, bad days, and the beauty in between. Depending on who you are, you can either be focused on the cleanliness and whiteness of the canvas, or for others, the small(or big) red splotches, or for some others, you can just be grateful that you have a canvas at all.Continue reading “The Beauty in Between”

Weightlifting Showcase

When I said I wanted to be strong,I tried lifting weights,I started eating better,I ran every morning. When I couldn’t get stronger,When I fell,When I felt weak,heartbroken, unlovable, insufficient,unconditional love was still ever present through her. Mom. To the mother who isKind yet firm,Gentle, yet strongLoving, and disciplines To the mother,who works her fingers toContinue reading “Weightlifting Showcase”

Pick It Up Pt. 2

I wrote on this passage a couple months ago with a different meaning and perspective. Hopefully, this does not come as a secondary thought, but an addition to the meaning of a leap of faith. This past school year, I went through the book of Exodus with my campus ministry, CCF, in which something thatContinue reading “Pick It Up Pt. 2”

Potting Soil

It has been a year since the pandemic started, which still blows my mind. All of this that we thought wouldn’t last forever, has been something in which we have had to act comfortable. Comfortable. What a unique way to describe the state that we are currently. It’s something that we all idolize, and somethingContinue reading “Potting Soil”

The Tempest

The past few weeks have been very hectic as I am sure is the same for most of you as well. Life gets busy with whatever we choose to fill in the empty spaces of our time. People come and go, school and work catch up to us even if we thought we were alreadyContinue reading “The Tempest”

Something Beautiful

This summer most things were shut down and after finishing my first year in college, I wanted to do something adventurous and spontaneous so my best friend Jack and I took a road trip to South Dakota. It was a blast and probably one of the best decisions I’ve made in my life. It wasContinue reading “Something Beautiful”