“This is my daily reminder that I do, in fact, like to run.” The other day, after a run with my good friend Destiny, I decided I was going to write something after every run I go on. What was good about the run? What was bad? How did I feel before I ran and how do I feel now that I’m finished? We were…
Surrounded. Surrounded by girls like me, hurt but hopeful. A tight circle, legs crossed, hugging knees, touching arms. A closeness I’d never felt before in 20 years, a closeness I’ve yet to feel again since that night. Surrounded by boys standing around us, shoulder-to-shoulder, enclosing us in the circle. I call them boys, but I mean to say men–I still have a habit of using the…
John 3:16 Most of you probably recited the words of this verse to yourself just now. “For God so loved the world, that he gave is one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” Who doesn’t know this verse by heart, right? I could have recited it five years ago, two years before I became a believer….
I am a passionate perfectionist. It’s a very frustrating combination, because not only do I want everything I do to be perfectly executed, but I also invest my whole heart and soul into the things I want to turn out perfectly. This is a cycle that frequently ends in disappointment, and I’ve never been one to enjoy disappointment. Then again, who does enjoy disappointment? This year…
This is a time of need. A need of a wake-up call and a realization that our fear is capable of tearing this country apart and our hope is capable of holding it together and allowing it to push forward. The voice of one man does not define us. HOPE defines us.
Pause. Rewind. I can’t pinpoint what started it. Food poisoning, heat, repetition. Heightened emotions, arguments, relaxing weeks, but repetition. Too much food, not enough food, not enough exercise, and repetition. Has anything changed in four weeks? I haven’t. When we accept Christ, we are new creations. We leave our old selves behind and try to mirror Jesus. But sometimes we fail. In reality, we fail…
Take a look inside of my planner (my life companion) and you’ll see how busy September 2016 has been. Full of homework assignments, exam dates, meetings, events; yet somehow I never felt overwhelmed.
