Better Than TV: Fasting to Focus on Something Greater

August 6, 2015.Reading time 4 minutes.

When God calls us to sacrifice something, it is easy to focus on what we are losing, to feel like God is taking something from us. (I do love me some quality TV.) But the truth is that He always gives something far better than whatever He takes.

Even Here: God’s Presence

July 16, 2015.Reading time less than 1 minute.

I don’t like going through difficulties. I prefer the stage of an endeavor when you are experienced, have already built momentum, and everything is running smoothly. But in every uncomfortable, unpleasant, and devastating circumstance is a unique opportunity…

Death Defeated

May 29, 2015.Reading time 7 minutes.

There is one particular moment that stands out from my church retreat experience last weekend: falling to the ground weeping at a single song lyric: Death is defeated Just moments before, I had stood for an altar call to release disappointment, and deep disappointment had surfaced about my grandmother’s passing back in December. It wasn’t just disappointment that God never physically healed her from […]

Making His Praise Glorious

April 9, 2015.Reading time 7 minutes.

When I was a little girl dreaming about singing on stage as part of a worship team, I had very little understanding of what that role required. Now that I have the privilege of not only singing with a praise team, but being a praise leader, I know that it’s about much more than singing a few songs or saying a […]

Grieving

December 10, 2014.Reading time 4 minutes.

I guess this is what grieving is like.

Missing her laugh and her cooking and her sense of humor. Remembering her inner strength and all the important things she taught me. Wishing I could have somehow communicated to her that even though I am all the way over here and she was all the way over there, I never forgot her for a second…

Discovery through Denial

February 20, 2014.Reading time 7 minutes.

Last weekend, I did my first ever 3-day water fast (as in, I drank only water for 3 days). I have never felt so physically weak in my life. Or so mentally and emotionally refreshed. It was a somewhat spontaneous adventure––the idea just came to me the week before. But the more I considered the idea, the […]

The Nature of Faith

January 31, 2014.Reading time 5 minutes.

I started this year determined to have faith. Even when things looked impossible, I decided I would believe what God said and not what I could see. It’s only been one month and already, that resolve has been tested. Almost constantly.

Uncontainable Joy: Learning to Let God Take Care of Me

October 24, 2013.Reading time 6 minutes.

I have been feeling an outrageous amount of joy this week. It has been a little overwhelming. It’s not just because I’m not working anymore and can enjoy this awesome, unexpected VACATION, it’s obviously and directly straight from God. The thing is, just a few days ago, I was not in such a great place…