Do you ever wonder what the Twitter accounts of historical figures would look like if they were alive today? How many followers would they have? Who would love them or hate them? Would they even be a Twitter user? I don’t mean the fake accounts that exist to post quotes from the past. I mean … Continue reading America: Whose Country Do We Celebrate
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Black Lives Matter: Being a White Ally
When I was growing up, our family generally ate healthy food. I distinctly remember the days when my dad came home with a box of Little Debbie cakes or a giant bag of potato chips. He would eat the entire box or bag in one sitting. Those were sad days for me because our pantry … Continue reading Black Lives Matter: Being a White Ally
Black Lives Matter: I Will Always Be White
Race is currently a hot topic, and I am a white woman married to a black man. Needless to say, I regularly learn new aspects of my whiteness, sometimes on a daily basis. The majority of the time, I learn new things simply by existing alongside my husband. Occasionally, he directly speaks to a blind … Continue reading Black Lives Matter: I Will Always Be White
Black Lives Matter: Confession of Whiteness
The timing of a post like this is always difficult to discern, but I think it’s important that I publicly state that black lives matter and confess some aspects of my whiteness. I live and was raised in the deep south, and growing up, I never really understood the extent of racism that still permeates … Continue reading Black Lives Matter: Confession of Whiteness
Yesterday, Today, and Forever
The mood was set. The lighting low. The ambience up. The music softly playing in the background. Everything was in order for a night of worship and prayer and experiencing God. Except for my heart. Gathered in a room with other young adults in a moment of prayer and worship, I found my heart anxious … Continue reading Yesterday, Today, and Forever
Bible-hauling
I have this weird habit of carrying my Bible with me everywhere I go. It’s not because I am super spiritual. In fact, it is quite the opposite. When I first became a Christian, I viewed life in black and white in terms of what was right and wrong. The one thing that I knew … Continue reading Bible-hauling
Reading Challenge
I hated to read growing up. I like to blame that on the fact that I am incredibly hyper, and sitting still long enough to read a book was too painful. I also often had to reread pages because I did not pay attention to what I was reading the first time through. My Reading … Continue reading Reading Challenge
Waiting Well
I did not grow up in a family that took family vacations, so I cannot say that I have experienced an endless car ride with a child asking “Are we there yet?” every five minutes. I am absolutely positive that if I had grown up going on family vacations, I most surely would have been … Continue reading Waiting Well
God is Love
I recently had the opportunity to visit with a 99 year old Christian woman. I say recently, but really it has not been so recent as of today. She actually turns 100 this week. Yes, 100. Insane. This little visit may be one of the most important things that has happened to me thus far … Continue reading God is Love
In the waiting
So I’ve been thinking a lot lately about waiting and patience. Some of the time, or most of the time, I don’t think that I am actually aware that my thoughts are really centered on “waiting,” but they are. I’m just usually not waiting well. Waiting is hard. Waiting is a discipline… because it is … Continue reading In the waiting
