…And You’re A Person

“You’re really hard on yourself,” she said to me from her office chair. “I know. My husband tells me the same thing,” I say. We talk about it a little further. I carry some sort of ritualistic gotta prove my worth thing that no one else on earth has asked me to carry. We don’t speak those words, but I … Read More

Hashtag (Or Who God Says You Are)

Recently, I had someone say a real stumper to me. “I’m not cookie cutter like you, Emily.” I walked away hurt, but also confused. The conversation was a difficult one for a myriad of reasons. I scratched my head, trying to figure out whom in this world I was exactly like. It was sort of a sarcastic scratch, because I … Read More

Wear This First

A few years ago, we were in the hot sun of Africa.  I feel like I talk about this a lot, mostly because I do.  But that trip changed my life.  Seriously.  It ruined it for the best.  There’s no logical reason we should have been on that trip, either.  We were broke as a joke.  We had about $300 … Read More

Snowflakes Upon the Royal Coat of Arms

Immanuel.  God with us.  ….wikki wikka…Hold up…we have a remix going on here.   I couldn’t even go any further with writing this because He just showed up.  You should have seen the wintery night sky He just lit up with the most unusual lighting scheme, bringing deep blues, golds, and oranges to our attention.  My husband and I nearly … Read More