#facing uncertainty

Let me ask you something honestly, when was the last time you took a real risk? Not the intentional ones. I mean the kind that made your heart beat a little faster. The kind that made you question yourself. Most of us avoid risk. We like comfort alot and we tend to forget that nothing meaningful ever really grows in comfort.I remember a time I took a risk that didn’t feel smart at that moment.…

Luke 1:30 “Don’t be afraid,” the angel said. “You have found favor with God!” Your life is filled with the favor of God.  He has chosen you to be the recipient of His goodness. Some believe your life is easy, but like Mary, you also hide many things in your heart.  God’s call isn’t always an easy road to walk, even though it may appear easy to those who watch you move quietly and methodically…

A great week for big news in my family for a few people. But does big news and the steps that come with involve a whole lot of other emotions? Maybe. Does that make it any less exciting? I'd like to think it doesn't. What do you think?

Do you ever work really hard for something like a graduation or a promotion, and have your kind so set on getting to the destination that the plan almost falls off once you’re there? I remember applying for undergrad; I had been told all the things I needed to do to get into college, but no one told me how to pick one or what I was supposed to do once I got there. Like a lot of people, I had to…

Isn’t it funny (ironic, tragic, silly) that often the very thing we need is the thing we won’t give ourselves permission to do. And because we won’t do it, we end up stuck in a place we don’t want to be. We want it, but don’t think we can have it (or aren’t willing to go after it) because X, Y, Z reason. We want to (finally) eat healthily and lose weight (or fix a health issue that’s constantly…

Times of Calamity and Confusion: Coping with Uncertainty

I’d like to say that I’ve learned to embrace uncertainty. But that would be untrue. I don’t have so much as an arm around uncertainty. We don’t fist bump, high five, or even shake hands. What I would say is that I’ve learned to cope with it just a trifle better.

Needless to say, our days, our lives, the world around us – all are in a constant state of flux. From little things – the slice of pizza…