In this day and age we live in, it seems we are more aware of our diversity than ever. I believe social media has helped us with that; enabling us to communicate our thoughts, opinions and views on a platform that is open 24/7. We have the opportunity to post pictures, write blogs (thank you for reading this one), create podcasts, tweet, link, snap, pin, etc. I often find myself thinking “this world is so big, and yet so small.” For instance, someone’s post of a recent trip t

I love looking up definitions. The cute little dictionary icon at the bottom of the screen is one of my favorite features on my computer and it receives an abundant amount of clicks on any given day. I really enjoy digging deeper into the meaning of words and I appreciate the richer perspective it gives me. This particular blog is evidence of that, and I just figured I’d let you know in advance. I want to share something that has been stirring in my heart recently. If I keep

Have you ever been in a season where you felt as though the dreams and desires in your heart had been there for so long, unfulfilled, that maybe they weren’t supposed to be your dreams and desires after all? That maybe after all this time of waiting, believing, hoping and dreaming, you were wrong about them all along? Maybe they were all just something you had conjured up in your head when you were younger and so you just blindly followed them? I have a feeling we have all ex

I was reading in the Psalms the other day, chapter 3 to be exact. Sometimes when I need a quick pick-me-up or just a solid truth to meditate on for the day, I’ll head to the Psalms because no matter where I go in that book, there is always something so sustaining, life-giving and exquisite there. I love reading the emotions and passion that are behind so many of them. The absolute destitute cries for help and assistance, the pleading for mercy from the Lord, and the complete

So, the topic of comparison is a big deal these days, no? I mean, with the constant barrage of social media sounding its alarm at all hours of the day and night, with posts about others who are accomplishing so much more than we are, looking so much more beautiful and just doing life so much better, who can blame us for comparing what we do and are to everyone else? I’ve heard it said many times “don’t compare your every day life to the highlight reel of someone else’s.” Such