Hope is a Man

(3 Minute Read) I asked one of my close friends to write a guest post on the topic of hope. I asked him specifically because he recently come out of an extremely painful season and I watched him cling on to Hope more than ever during it. Here it is. “I hope you feel better […]

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Hope Is My Balloon

‭(7 Minute Read) The following is adopted from a sermon I wrote in my last year of ministry school. It is now my life motto. I played college football for five years. My senior year we were ranked 8th in the country going into our last two games, poised to win the conference and host […]

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A Violent Kind of Hope

(3 Minute Read) I heard an old Worship song today with a line in it that pierced my soul. Have you ever had that happen? A quote you’ve read, or a line from a song or movie you’ve seen many times just catches you off guard and you see the true meaning of it for […]

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The Table

(7 minute read) I think the best moments of life often come while we are sitting around a table. John Mark McMillan once said that none of the accomplishments of life, “feel as good as sitting across the table from somebody, telling a story, laughing a little, crying a little, raising a glass and hearing […]

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Jesus, My Friend

(5 Minute Read) I wrote this last September but I was scared to share it. My hope is that you’ll receive it with grace.  I went into the summer of 2018 with one purpose: To have my eyes transformed to see Jesus as friend in my life, and to become a closer friend to Him. […]

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My Significance

(5 Minute Read) My sister-in-law wrote this and I NEED the world to read it. The pressure to become the perfect mom begins before your child is even born. Any time you log on to the internet there are new articles and opinions on whether to vaccinate or not to vaccinate, to send your toddler […]

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Maybe You Can Relate

Before you start, I want you to know that this will take you ten minutes to read. I want to ask you to give it an undivided ten minutes. — I haven’t written in awhile, and there’s a reason for that. Over the past few months I’ve definitely thought about writing, and have even started writing […]

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Twenty-three

I turned twenty-three last weekend, and the days leading up to it I couldn’t help but reflect on the previous year. Year twenty-two was full of so much growth. Growth within myself and how I see myself; growth in relationship with people; and mostly (most importantly) growth with our Father and how I perceive Him […]

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Skinny Jeans

This is a pretty personal post but I think it’s one of those things that I just need to share. I’ve never really struggled with body image issues or self-esteem, I’m a fairly confident person, but there is one thing that continues to nag at me. It has to do with skinny jeans. I love […]

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Thanks(ful)giving

Just a short post on this day of Thanksgiving and joy. I never want to lose sight of the many things I have to be thankful for. Some of the things that I’m thankful for: I’m thankful for Jesus. My Jesus. The Only One who chose with everything He had to die in my place […]

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