Journal the Journey

Well, I completed Part 2 of my previous post a few minutes ago… and I somehow managed to delete it. My heart dropped when I realized that I did something really stupid to make it disappear and all of my efforts to recover it haven’t worked. But here’s one of the great things about my Continue reading

I have a lot I want to say, and I know there is no way I am going to adequately communicate it all to you in fifteen minutes. And because when I do run out of time I want it to always be my words that are cut off and not God’s Word, I will Continue reading

My last “Perfectionism” post weighed so heavily on my heart after posting it that I had to go ahead and follow up on it. My fifteen minute rule is totally shattered for tonight, and that’s ok. “Even if I mess up, it’s ok because this is just for fun.” My eyes shifted from my paper tiger Continue reading

I interviewed our sweet, beautiful-from-the-inside-out seven (“and a half,” she points out) year old the other night, just for fun. Amidst questions about her favorite things, snuggled in between my inquiries of her current favorite song and favorite animal, I asked: “What’s your favorite weekly activity?” And without skipping a beat, not even a moment Continue reading

So I did it. I put on my workout clothes, grabbed my car keys and started out on my fifteen minute drive to the gym. I found it quite comforting that it was still dark outside; I am a night owl, after all. I’ve seen 4:30 am many times in my life, but it was Continue reading

My early bird husband’s alarm went off at 4:30 am. My heart started pounding, because I knew this meant that mine was going to go off in only 15 minutes. The thoughts started racing through my head. “What was I thinking?! I can’t do this! I didn’t even get a full night’s rest…” and some Continue reading

“Are you doing your musing now?” he asked. “I guess,” I replied, less than enthusiastic. Pretty much the opposite of enthusiastically. “What’s wrong?” he asked. “I don’t feel like it.” “Hey,” he said as I was walking away. I looked at him, and he smiled. “Your writings are wonderful and I love reading them. If Continue reading

Well, I didn’t muse last night. Broke my streak. Yesterday was very stressful for me for a few different reasons, and I felt so overwhelmed by the end of the night that I just wanted to cry. I hate moments like that because it makes me feel like circumstances are able to shake my faith. Continue reading

Therefore if you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth. For you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who Continue reading

A shadow, a wind… The lifespan of a flower (not very long under my care) or a blade of grass… The time it takes for a swift runner to finish a race… A vapor, a breath. These are ways our lives are described in the living Word of God, and sometimes I can agree wholeheartedly with Continue reading