I recently reread "Eat, Pray, Love" for the third time after going through a wildly intense and unexpected season of pain, transition, healing and growth in my life. The process of shedding an old layer and stepping into our new skin, while beautiful, can be excruciating and uncomfortable. My desire is to step out of [...]
Tag: hope
P L E A S E.
Yesterday felt like too much. I can't put to eloquent words the energy surges that I feel bursting from my soul...rattling my heart...making my mind feel beyond chaotic. It was all too much. The energy. The pain. The internalizing. The over analyzing. Let's start at the beginning, and I'll try to give the quick version. [...]
Trust //
Those who know me well are aware of my love of walking. I don't drive often, unless necessary, which makes my neighborhood the perfect fit for me. I am walking distance to grocery stores, Starbucks, shops, and most importantly (specifically), Trader Joes. Yesterday in the 97 degree heat, I decided to walk to Trader Joes [...]
Running The Race
Nathan and I began our marriage by literally running. We were so overjoyed as we raced through the crowds, raindrops, and bubbles to our getaway car. It's interesting how even in that moment -- one of the most ridiculously, ecstatic, happy moments of my life -- we were running in a rainstorm. In my journal [...]
Undeniable.
Eyes wide open for the departure into the foggy night, I used to wonder if anyone else feared watching things take flight. For the first time, hands aren't shaking, heart is steady. Peace you left with me, and that's why I am now ready. I wasted years on fears through which the world I was [...]
A resolution to trust.
Right now, as I sit in Las Vegas on my layover, waiting on my delayed flight back home to Burbank, I started thinking about the upcoming new year. I don't have a long, deep, theological article for you tonight. Just some simple truth, friends, that I think we all need to bring into 2014. As [...]
Let God rewrite your resume.
If you were to go on a job interview today, for almost any position, you'd probably walk in with your resume in hand. My resume is filled with all of the random, eclectic, odd jobs that I've obtained throughout the years. Some of these jobs were really not in my skill set, not great for [...]
The seed I’ve received I will sow.
This past Sunday, our pastor at Oasis Church gave a truly powerful message on the importance of generosity, and how giving leads to a better life. The idea of being a giver and being more selfless has been something God has placed on my heart more and more, and probably always will. I used to [...]
Write your own story.
As an early twenties girl, I have found that usually when we are searching for who we want to be, we tend to model after who we are looking at or comparing ourselves to. Facebook doesn't help with these unhealthy comparisons, as we spend hours scrolling through various status updates that we are longing to [...]
A Life of Overflowing Hope
As the lavender candles flicker in my cozy North Hollywood bedroom, my mind is unwinding from quite the week. I have come to realize that the more I trust in God, the less appeal I find in what I once considered comfort. Money Stability Appearances Fame Credit Perfection The more I sought out these worldly [...]
