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February reads

February 28, 2019April 17, 2019Leave a comment

Including the book I recommend to EVERY college student and young adult I know and some helpful books for pastors and pastor's wives!

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missions: when God says don’t go

regarding the future (when it’s a big blank unknown)

Year 1 of Marriage: Lessons, Confessions, and Reflections

how do you find your calling?

stretching & staying [why marriage terrified me]

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After His death, Christ’s disciples were heartbroken and terrified. Their Messiah had died. The one they thought was going to save them had died on a cross like a common criminal. All hope had been lost. Their life, their plan, their hopes… everything died with Him. But, even in their hopelessness, confusion, and wavering faith, God's plan was still to be faithful. Link to a new blog post on the hope of the resurrection is in my profile. Happy Easter, friends!! ❤️

Saturday morning walks around our new stomping grounds. 😍

We did it! Just barely. 😵

In case anyone needed a little more encouragement to move to Colorado. 🏔

Feeling so very thankful for the women of @redemptionprkr, for the teaching of our own @jenoshman as well as @jackiehillperry and @lizvice. AND just so thankful for a weekend of worship and for the reminder that Jesus is on his throne. 🙌🏽 Happy Sunday ☺️

The beginning of March slipped away quickly. Friends were in town [which was wonderful], but my time to read was limited. But towards the middle of March I was able to set aside more and more time to read. And I've noticed a slight difference. Life feels just a little bit slower. My mind just a little bit clearer. Anyway. I posted about the books I read this month and one of them might be my new favorite book EVER. Feel free to check it out at the link in my profile ☺️

I’ve been wrestling lately with the question, why write? So I’ve shared my thoughts on this in my most recent blog post. Why write when my words might not be read? Or when they might be quickly forgotten? Or when there are more gifted and articulate writers out there? Like most of life, I think writing has a lot to do with submission and trust. Trusting God to work and speak through me even when I feel inadequate. Submitting and laying down my self and my fears that God might be somehow glorified through me. If you’re a fellow writer, I hope these words somehow bring encouragement to you. Link is in my profile.

In this picture Bekah looks like a celebrity waving to the paparazzi and I look thrilled to be lucky enough to be in her entourage [might also be a fairly accurate description of how I feel about our friendship] At her wedding ceremony, I cried a little as Bekah committed to stand by Robby for the rest of her life, promising her strength and her support [and her last sip of beer] to him for the rest of their days. I cried because there’s so much beauty to commitment, so much strength in submission, and so much Gospel goodness in the picture of marriage. It truly is a beautiful thing. And now 3 months later I’m crying again as I look at these pictures and remember the beauty of this day and God’s grace in giving me such a brave and wonderful friend 😭❤️

Okay okay I know I post lots of pictures of him and maybe I’m becoming an obsessive dog mom but can you blame me?!? Those eyes get me every time!! 😍 Photo creds: @aidan_ashleen ☺️

Why is rest so is hard? Why do “busy” and “tired” seem to consistently be the first words that come across my lips when people ask how I am? And I don’t think it’s just me, right? Why do these words seem to be such common refrains? I hear them all the time. It seems like we’re all so busy, so tired. I think we want to be more settled, slow, present, and restful. But how do we get there? I don’t have an answer; I’d love to know yours if you have one. These are just thoughts I’ve been thinking so I thought I’d share in case maybe you’re thinking them too.

Favorite thing: the soft quiet after a snow storm. Least favorite thing: the snow shoveling after a snow storm 😫😵

Yesterday we hiked for an hour and enjoyed the views and clear skies; today we’re snowed in, can barely see the house across the street, and almost got blown away when we tried to venture outside. I don’t understand Colorado’s weather, but I’m still so blown away by its beauty in all its forms. #bombcyclone2019

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“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to His great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you.”

1 Peter 1:3-4

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