Category: growth
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A Grateful Heart
When God is working on our hearts, he will crack them open. This process of refinement is painful. It involves loss–the death of our own desires–and a willingness to follow Him even when he is leading us away from everything we thought we wanted. Our hearts can’t crack open unless they break. But inside such…
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You Are Loved.
This post isn’t for everyone—but maybe it’s for you. I wrote this for anyone who feels far from God. For anyone carrying a quiet ache, regret, or shame. For anyone who has silently wondered, “Is it too late for me?” If that’s you—read on. There’s a love bigger than your failure, and a freedom deeper…
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Navigating Heartbreak
Lately, my heart hurts. For the first time in years, I gave my heart away. When the relationship ended, my hope felt shattered. The first couple weeks after it ended, every morning when I woke up, I felt sick. The first month, I was overwhelmed with grief. Because I fell in love. Because I felt…
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Accepting Disappointment
One of the most challenging circumstances in life is facing the reality of our powerlessness. In some cases, we have a great deal of agency, yet in others, we must simply accept defeat. This can be incredibly painful. Once a decision is made, we can’t convince a boss to hire us. Or a school program…
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Hedges.
Recently, I have been thinking a lot about hedges. Being that I am not horticulturally gifted, much less one to take up hedge clippers, thinking about such things is not typical for me! It all started a couple of weeks ago when I was reading through the book of Isaiah, and I came across a…
The Still Small Voice 