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