December 31, 2016, at a kitchen table in Orangeville… My husband and I resolved to be more intentional about our relationship with God. So we committed ourselves to the ludicrous idea of waking up at 5:30AM during the weekdays, with the intention of setting aside our mornings to be in God’s word and in prayer. … More A Humbling 2017
Today marks the end of my time at my first job out of University. The feelings are bittersweet. I also don’t love it when it rains and sad things are happening, it somehow makes it harder. My time at Hydro has been nothing but positive, and it has been a time of learning to rest in … More Inside out.
When I was 16, I remember telling my girl friends at the time that, “I only want to date someone who loves God more than they love me.” I laugh at myself for that. That’s THE most cheesy thing a Christian girl at that age can say, and then renege immediately. I knew I’d renege … More Forever love.
I wish I could tell you that there was some deeper spiritual meaning in the way Steve proposed to me on Sunday, but I got nothing. I was a wonderful moment though. I have to say that it was pretty shocking washing out all the paint from my skin and particularly from my hair. The … More Grace.
“I’m going to explain to you how your spouse is irrelevant..Now I don’t mean “irrelevant” in the sense that they’re useless or don’t mean anything..” -Emerson Eggerichs I’ll finish up his thought by the end of this lengthy post. Last weekend Steve and I drove up to Montreal to attend a marriage conference. “OOOOOOOOOh.” Yeah. … More Irritant.
Not the Ikea furniture sets. God always takes the scenarios we’re in and through them He speaks to us about who He is, and He uses scripture to reveal the truth of Himself in it. Scripture brings an otherwise dead, seemingly “useless” situation to life. God knew beforehand all the things we would experience, and His word directs … More I Lack Nothing.
I had to write this up just to process a moment. This moment on Sunday night was good. That is to say, it had the wholeness and fullness of a truly good – God given – thing. My church hosted a small, quiet acoustic worship event. And for the first time in quite some time … More Transparent.
School has begun and I’m sitting at work, completely detached from the nerves and anxieties, excitement and dread of the freshmen, and returning students in my city. Sometimes I believe I’d love to be sitting in a lecture again, because I associated being a student with having a lot of “free time” I’d get to delegate … More School.
I woke up this morning dreading the start of this week. It felt like I was waking up to get ready for school. It’s as if vacation and easy-times are over, and now back to the ever persistent grind. It may be the fact that I had a great weekend with friends and family that causes me to … More Good things.
4 Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. 5 Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, 6 who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, 7 but emptied himself, by taking the form … More Campfires & Servanthood.
Simply Challenged 