Sometimes I wish my life looked different than it does. I convince myself that if only I had more time, if only I got more sleep, if only I __[insert excuse]__, I’d be closer to God than I am. But looking back on the seasons of my life, I realize that it’s not those external factors that determine the closeness …
Last week I had the joy of interviewing the creators of Komae, a babysitting exchange app that takes the guilt and cost out of babysitting! I know it sounds like a dream-come-true, but what these ladies set out to do is nothing short of life-changing for women all over the world. These two beautiful women combined forces to bring a real-life …
Have you ever had God smack you upside the head again and again with the same message? Yeah. That was me this week. Again and again He’s been whispering to my heart, “Come here. Your weirdness is wonderful. I made you and I love you and there are lots of other people feeling the same way you do. I love them too.” I …
“I’m having an abortion tomorrow.” Her voice was flat. I gripped the phone tighter, the wind knocked out of me. “I just want to make sure I’m not going to lose my job,” she said. The twenty-something girl had carried herself with the confidence that comes from turning heads and raising eyebrows. As her HR Coordinator, I had pegged her …
The air left my lungs as I tried to calm my beating heart. “One step in front of another,” I told myself, as I inched forward. Facing me were the backs of 30 high schoolers, all laughing carelessly and engaged in riveting conversations. I alone didn’t belong. Week after week, this scenario played out as my family visited the churches that supported …
