Madness & Upsets

Are you guys keeping up with the NCAA Tournament this year? I'm not.  I always root for my K-State Cats but unless I'm in the stadium able to smell the sweat, do the Wabash, and eat nachos - I have a hard time getting in to holding my breath while some college kid lines up …

5 Ways to Spend Time with Jesus

All relationships take effort.  If we want the relationship to grow, we've gotta give at least a little. And, oops, we pour so much time and energy in to relationships that are one-sided and going nowhere (oh, I'm the only one that does that?). Here's the kicker - there's someone who not only wants to …

4 Steps to “More”

I've got a stack of dishes in the sink, two bags of trash to haul to the curb, three baskets of laundry somewhere in the process between dirty and ready to fold, four half-finished craft projects, five emails to respond to, six.......you get the point.  I often feel as I do tonight - too much …

My Testimony – Part 3

If you've followed my testimony to this point, CONGRATULATIONS! You've made it to the finale you've been looking for. If you're new here, welcome! In Part 1 I introduced my early faith and then subsequent loss there of.  Part 2 took us down some of my darkest most shame-filled days. Give those a read and join …

I Don’t Feel Like Blogging: The Jesus Model of Misery

I just text my friend/unofficial editor/muse to ask if I could make a blog post about the fact that I don't feel like writing a blog post. Let's get real, my life is pretty fantastic and I have a lot to be thankful for. And yet I feel stuck - unworthy, unmotivated, and un-motivational. I …

My [Relatable] Jesus (Disappointment)

Last year, my Bible study group introduced me to a new way of experiencing the Bible - putting yourself in the story. It's such a delightfully simple trick to gain a new perspective on things; I'm not sure why I hadn't tried it before with the Bible, as I had done with so many other …

I Can’t Believe I Started a Blog

Shortly after my first blog post, I text[ed?] one of my closest, truest friends: "I started a blog. I feel...like a millennial." Why did I start a blog? This probably should've been my first post. It wasn't simply because I didn't know how to put in to words why I decided to start a blog. …