#fromthejournalfridays continues with a poem on being fearless from church last year; before leaving for London, before meeting Chris (my now husband), these were the words on my heart: May 5, 2019 you’re calling me out of fear into safety, not just courage not just conquering because those aren’t for me to do or be […]
The Fears I Hold
A year ago it was good Friday, and I wrote a small poem in the dimly lit sanctuary of the Anchor Fellowship in downtown Nashville. I was staring at a picture (below) representing the 13th station of the cross, where Jesus’ body is taken down from the cross. The hands holding the soil of barely-begun-new-life […]
His faithfulness is all we need.
After a heavy-handed fight with a deep dose of guilt— and the gift of a timely, encouraging word from a friend about God being faithful to the promise He gives, even if it looks different than what we expect, my reply landed at this: “His faithfulness is all we need.” Everyone else will—at some point […]
He fulfills our dreams.
A dream is a wish your heart makes… I’d like to amend that lyric this morning, to instead say: A dream is a prayer you’re too afraid to pray. You know what I’m talking about. You think “the desires of your heart” are only worth fulfillment if they’re “His desires” too. You think that your […]
even with all these broken pieces
“Even with all your broken pieces I make wholeness, not perfection Even with all your broken pieces I have a greater story to tell Even with all your broken pieces I give you living water from My well Even will all your broken pieces I will fill you and rush through you Even with all […]
when you [still] don’t feel ready.
Just a few days after making a decision that filled me with fresh hope and expectation, I found myself again bowed low with fear and anxiety. My mind was spinning (and still is) with a thousand to-dos and a million thoughts. But I found myself stopped in my tracks by a simple entry in a […]