“I used to think that being single meant I was in a season of waiting. That is not completely true. Male or female, moving towards marriage looks like something. I believe we can partner with God in ways that are honoring to Him, honoring to us, and I believe honoring to our future spouse.”
Read MoreHe looked over to me, “If we are both not married by the time we are 30 I will marry you.”
We laughed at the absurdity.
Thirty. It seemed so old to our 16 year old minds. I didn’t have any dating experience at the time, but surely by the time I was thirty.
Read MoreMy definition of victory is often different than God’s.
My hand shook as I signed the waiver. I could hear the sounds of the other skiers through the open door. I hadn’t been on skis in close to 20 years. The last time I went skiing I was a middle schooler who felt abandoned and lonely on the side of a hill. What would victory look like here?
Read MoreOur voices are designed to be flares in the darkness. Flares burst with light and burn with intensity. They signal an emergency, something that is in desperate need of attention. They save lives. However, used incorrectly they can create harm. Danger. Make matters worse.
Your voice, my voice, they are flares to the world.
Read MoreThe words were not even written when I heard the soft, sweet, safe voice of my Savior. Full of compassion I hear, “Can I be that for you?”
And I remember.
Read MoreSince I was young I would watch people do something brave and envision myself joining in. In my daydreams I would be walking out on Lake Michigan ice, cliff jumping, and performing on stage. In my doubts, I would stand back longing to be the person who had the courage to risk everything for that moment. A moment of freedom, a moment where fear did not win.
Read MoreWe are inherently creative, and refusing to partake in the creativity in us is refusing to participate in our truest nature. Dan McCollam says it this way, “Creativity is not a mode. Creativity is not a gift. Creativity is the very nature of God inside you.”
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