"I wonder at some points if I'm being irresponsible or unwise. But then I realize there is never going to come a day when I stand before God and He looks at me and says, 'I wish you would have kept more for yourself.' I'm confident that God will take care of me." When I [...]
Praying Scared: Choosing the Promise Over the Fear
I admit it: I am scared. Scared to write this piece. Scared of what the future holds. Scared that what God called me to let of won't return to me. A few months ago, my relationship with my boyfriend of almost 2 years ended. I knew that it was the right thing to do, and [...]
The Minimalist Heart: Creating Space for What Truly Matters in Life
“As I grew older the things I cared about grew fewer, but were more important... Things! Burn them, burn them! Make a beautiful fire! More room in your heart for love, for the trees! For the birds who own nothing—the reason they can fly.” Mary Oliver This quote resonates within my heart more and more, with [...]
Speaking Life: The Power of Confession
You are beautiful. You are loved. You are whole. These are words I have had to speak out loud to myself daily this past week. As I go through one of the hardest seasons of my life, I am having to constantly remind myself of truths such as these. I have been in this situation [...]
Here Am I, Send Me [to Japan]
Hello everyone!! A few months ago, I felt God put it on my heart pursue a mission trip. It is something that I have wanted to do my whole life, but I always seemed to come up with a list of excuses. I felt that I never had enough time, or money, or Bible verses [...]
When Obedience Hurts
What do you do, when you feel like God is calling you to let go of something that you feel like you cannot live without? Or at the very least, you do not want to live without. Throughout the years, I have chosen to ignore that call more times than I care to try and [...]
Silent Seasons: Trusting God When You Don’t Understand
“It’s during these moments when I am completely lost and feel like I’m drowning that I know God is doing His greatest work in my heart. I believe that the Lord is always calling us into deeper water—pulling us where we can no longer touch the bottom of the ocean or control the steps we [...]
When It’s Dark
6:30 A.M. A soft piano crescendo set as my alarm, eases me into wakefulness. Everything hazy as my eyes adjust from darkness to light. I make my way to the bathroom. Too many thoughts already. How many minutes have I been awake? One? Three? Ten? My heart beats faster. I realize my first thoughts were [...]
Would You Still Go? Trusting God When It Doesn’t Make Sense
Would you still go If you were shown What it would cost And all that'd be lost? Would you still go On down that road Despite all the pain And suffering? Oh there's joy to be had But there's so much at stake It makes you hesitant In this choice you must make There's [...]
The One Where I Found My Worth
All my life I've played the comparison game. As I tried to reflect back on when it all started, my first instinct was to peg it on middle school since that's basically the worst time in a kid's life (or was that just me?) But if I think about it, it was actually around 4th [...]
Wildfire Heart 