I feel like I have to start this post by saying I hate confrontation.  I mean, I know a lot of people do and this isn't some special quality of mine.  I'm the type to be just silently peeved at whatever is bothering me and make little snippy comments here and there.  However, if I… Continue reading Confrontation

My coworker and I frequent at the same local Starbucks.  There's a barista there and he often offers up the most interesting compliments.  "I like your height," he told me one day.  I was taken aback.  I don't know that's a compliment I frequently hear.  I laughed about it, thanked him, and sleepily moved to… Continue reading (Wo)man in the mirror

I have a confession: I'm one of those annoying people that loves being busy and loathes idle time, yet, I often will vent about how stressed I am or how tired I am. Then, the moment I have a shred of downtime, I am going crazy!  It's a sickness, really. In preparation for this post, I pulled up… Continue reading Busyness

The past 2 weeks at my church here in Fayetteville, NC, we have been studying Psalm 42.  Here are the first few verses. "As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O God.  My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.  When shall I come and appear before God?… Continue reading Fully known

Ah, it's a beautiful thing to have purpose and passion as my fingers click-clack away on my keyboard.  I've been here before.  I was a part of a wonderful blog about 6.5 years ago and since then, I've been searching for something worthy of blog posts.  I expected out of myself perfection.  I expected whatever I… Continue reading Get Messy