“Dear God, I am so afraid to open my clenched fists! Who will I be when I have nothing left to hold on to? Who will I be when I stand before you with empty hands? Please help me to gradually open my hands and to discover that I am not what I own, but… Continue reading #BISbookstudy
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small happy weekend (summer)
What is your ideal weekend? I have had a great, great weekend this weekend, and it helped me realize that my favorite weekends have a lot in common with the “Small Happy Life” piece floating around this week. Here are some things that would be great additions to a small, happy weekend for me right now.… Continue reading small happy weekend (summer)
fifty small pleasures
Do you need a little pick me up? Same. The sweet thud of a Bundt cake coming evenly out of its pan. Waking up from a good night of sleep and realizing that you had a good night of sleep. A new bud on a plant you thought was dead. Hearing a song for the… Continue reading fifty small pleasures
a little romance
I’m 25, single, it’s about to be Valentine’s Day, and I have to say I don’t mind it a bit. NO PRESSURE. Probably going to go see Selma on Saturday night, alone, and eat a gigantic popcorn for dinner with a big Sprite. Treat yoself. That doesn’t mean I don’t still love some internet love… Continue reading a little romance
inconvenient love
This holiday season has been another period of change for me. Change, even hard and wrenching change, felt appropriate in Advent — the part of change that involves waiting and wondering about how things are going to pan out, what is going to the next window to open in my life, what I can let that… Continue reading inconvenient love
