Courage, Everyday Faith, Hope/Encouragement
You are a living thing with sorrows, elbows, and perhaps freckles on your nose. You’re not a factory or machine, not a slip of paper or block of cement. This means as long as you live, you will be growing. Look at the trees, at the lines in their bark, the veins on... 
(in)courage, Anxiety, Everyday Faith/Devotionals, Grief/Difficult Times, Peace
I’m driving on a beautiful afternoon, the leaves just beginning to turn gold, orange, and crimson. I have my favorite playlist on, snacks in my bag, and a weekend away with friends to anticipate. But my thoughts are in the past, circling an old situation with someone... 
(in)courage, Anxiety, Clarity, Confidence, Courage, God-sized Dreams, Overcoming Fear
My parents tell the story of how I, at age five, climbed up a ladder and fearlessly jumped off a high diving board. I remember that moment—the smell of chlorine and sunscreen, the blue water beneath me, the Texas summer heat radiating off the board. What I sometimes...
