FAITH CENTERED POSTS
When in a mental health crisis I grappled with faith and searched for clarity about what was true. In the end, Christian counseling and uncovering lies I’d believed about the character of God paved a way to lasting healing. Let’s carve out some space for your mind to breathe.
Ugly Shoes
Here's the thing. Yesterday I bought seriously ugly shoes. No offense to anyone else in the world that owns this pair of shoes. They are great shoes. I just think they look a little ridiculous. See, I've been sporting these bad boys for a year now. I got...
Blue Letter
I learned about an amazing Bible study resource a few weeks ago at my Bible study. When I learn amazing, applicable things I like to share them with you. This one is good...and I apologize for taking so very long to get it up on the blog for you. I'm guessing...
Jared {Class of 2014}
So, You Feel Like A Loser
It's snowing. That fact alone is leaving me feeling a bit overwhelmed. When did it get to be practically-2014? I bet some of you are feeling the same way. Then I get overwhelmed by all the things I wanted to do and didn't do, and should do, and could do, but...
Fall
Tonight Practically Canada is expected to get mixed precipitation. As in rain...mixed with snow. It's only a matter of time now and winter will be upon us again. I love fall and I hate to see it come to a close. I'm a fan of sweater weather and the smell of...
Fresh Eyes
The problem with knowing a subject really well is that after a while everything we see about it seems the same. We start to read about it, whatever it is, then our eyes glaze over and we start skimming...because we have it in our heads that we've already seen that,...
A Line With No End
Sometimes there isn't a whole lot to say. Sometimes a profound and mind-blowing thought will just wander its way into your head. There's no solving it, or changing it, or unthinking it. Last night I had one of those thoughts. It came to me while doing our nightly...
More Than Half Your Life…
Remember high school? Well, to be honest, some of you are probably still in high school. That's okay. This will apply to you soon enough. Because as all of us HS alum can attest to, the years after graduation go faster than free hot dogs at a baseball game....
Give to Caesar…
Some of you may know that I work with the high school youth group at our church here in Minot. I love it. For a lot of reasons. It's such an exciting time in life, the kids are fun, they keep me current, they know how to do adorable things with their hair and wear...
A Cord of Three Strands {Kate + Jacob}
This is Kate and Jacob. Aren't they precious? They are getting married in October and I am so very excited for them!! Kate and I have gotten to know each other over the past year through our women's Bible study at church. This is what marriage is about...
The Glass Half Empty
When I was in elementary school we had a weird school counselor. Things about her are a little blurry. So for all I know she really wasn't that weird. But at the time she seemed like an odd duck. I don't remember much about her, not even her name. There are four...
Who’s Your Sandy Metcalf?
Summertime tends to make me a bit nostalgic. It's like Christmas to some extent. The smells, the trips, the food...they all remind me of happy times gone by. Being off of school, sleeping late, days at Lake Michigan, watermelon on the patio. I spend a lot of...
