Today’s post is brought to by my “What’s Saving My Life” series because it is rainy and dreary and I’m still in recovery mode from a very full season. In times like this it is helpful for me to look up and around and notice the things that are bringing me joy and life, even … Continue reading A List of Life Savers
The past ten days have been a whirlwind of activity. I was in Texas for my best friend’s wedding and all the accompanying celebrations. While I was there, I had the chance to spend time with my family and friends in Houston, Galveston, Austin, and Waco. Each day was filled with fun and meaningful moments … Continue reading The Waves and the Vegetables
I’m a glutton for books. I have to keep myself from going to the library every week because I snatch books off the shelves and pack them in my arms until they are overflowing—not unlike a kid with her first birthday cake smeared across her face, arms, and hair. I walk out in … Continue reading Gluttony
When I was in junior high school I began going on mission trips each summer to New Orleans. Our youth group would break up into teams and lead backyard Bible clubs in neighborhood parks. We always carried Evangecubes—an interactive tract—with us. One day I was sitting at the bottom of a slide with a little … Continue reading Advent Devotions: Love
The year between my junior and senior year in college I spent a month in Russia. Each week we travelled out into the countryside to different orphanages and summer camps and taught bible stories, songs and games. On the weekends though, we lived in a flat in St. Petersburg with guys about my age and … Continue reading Cupcake for One
Every fall from 7th to 12th grade I would load up in a fifteen-passenger van with my church youth group friends and head to Leakey, Texas. It took about three hours, and around hour number two the sky would get dark and I would gaze out the back window at all of the stars. When we finally … Continue reading noticing God in nature
On Sunday morning I stood at the stove with my teal dutch oven heating in front of me. I watched canola oil begin to shimmer and then I waited a little longer, just to make sure it was hot enough. I ripped a few paper towels from their roll and patted a roast (that had … Continue reading the maillard reaction
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