1. Be Present Being present is a difficult thing to do. Our world is trained to look to the past on all the mistakes we have made, and look at the future for ways to improve. We rarely stay in the moment with the people we are with, and because of this we miss the [...]
Tag: dreams
Use Your Gifts.
I have been thinking a lot lately on who I really am and who I am supposed to be. Should I go to this job, should I try that job, what if I mess up... Then I end up stopping myself because my heart starts to take over and it starts feeling less safe and [...]
Love Like Jesus
Loving the way Jesus loves is something that we are taught from the beginning of our journey with Christ. It is something that is imprinted on our hearts and we spend our entire lives trying to do, but heavily struggle with. Loving the way Jesus does used to confuse me. I never really new what [...]
I am the Desert. Jesus is the Water.
Rejection is something that scares us all. We all want to be accepted, loved, cared for, and known. We crave these things, and search for them so desperately throughout the world, but nothing ever seems to suffice. We think that if we meet the right person, do the right things, and go after our dreams [...]
Book Review: Big Magic
Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert is one of those books you read that keeps you entertained while giving amazing advice. It each page cheers you on, but also slaps you in the face with being real and honest. This book is one that every photographer, artist, musician, movie director, actor, writer, [...]
A Half Full Life
2017 is over... I can't help but look back at this whirlwind of a year. Being a recent graduate I can't help but feel a bit down and anxious. Just as anyother recent graduates, my life has been quite structured around school and classes, and now that's all gone. Now my years will revolve around [...]
All I Need You To Do Is Jump
Jesus tells us all the time to “take up our cross and follow me” but so many of us are too fearful to do so. We’ve only ever known ourselves, yet he asks us to deny ourselves and all that we know... Kinda scares you a bit, right? Well, that is exactly what needs to happen [...]
A Head Full Of Dreams
We are all on this earth for a specific purpose. We are here because the Lord has something that He needs to be completed, changed, or invented. He puts these dreams, ideas, and desires in our hearts and intertwines them with our souls so we will go after them, but not everybody goes after these things. Now some [...]
Time Is Fleeting
Your time here on earth is short, but it is also the longest thing you will ever endure and know. Your time is not something that can be negotiated with God. It is not your friend. It is not your enemy. Time is simply a reminder. It is a reminder on what your limited amounts [...]
Live A Storied Life
What are good stories made of? Good stories are full of engagement, happiness, despair, joy, laughter, full embodied love, energy, and life. They are filled with interesting characters, enchanting places, and wild adventures. Stories are filled with life. So naturally a well lived life is a storied life. A life full of energy, passion, adventures, [...]
