Healthy does not equal perfection. Healthy means acknowledging what in your life needs to realign with God’s unique plan for you. Asking for help shows strength, not weakness. Invite others into your journey as long … Read More
Let Your No Be Your Yes
Just because you may hear “no” a million times doesn’t mean that the biggest YES–the calling for you to change the world in whatever you way you are meant to change it–diminishes. The “no” is … Read More
Look What God Did
Dear 25 year old Anne, It’s me. Anne. Today you…me…we…? turn 35. Holy Moses, has it been a decade? I wanted to tell you four words: “Look what God did.” 25 year old Anne, 2005 was … Read More
Free Devotional: Surviving Christmas: Advent Devotions for the Hard and Holy Holidays
Growing up, I didn’t know much about Advent. Christmas cantatas, yes. Live nativity scenes, yes. Stolen baby Jesus dolls, yes. Advent…not so much. It was a few years ago after I began attending St. Bartholomew’s … Read More
Blogging Isn’t What it Used to Be…And that’s Okay.
Several times a week, I log into the dashboard of my blog and think I have something to write. I could write about true freedom, and how that means willingly accepting my identity as a slave to Christ, … Read More
Shake the Dust :: Letting Go
Sometimes things don’t go as planned. Things fail. Health. Friends. Love. School. Work. Expectations rise and fall. Rise. And fall. And fall. (and rise?) Someone says or does something (or perhaps nothing?) and it opens … Read More
Grace in the Mundane
When you feel longing creep in as you pull your feet through the mud of the daily, command your spirit to rejoice. If the rocks cry out, imagine the will it takes to get a … Read More
Give Someone the Gift of Speaking Freely (Book & Bracelet Bundle!)
You know, it’s time to do Christmas shopping. We all know. Let me help make it a little easier for you! Do you know someone wrestling through a difficult season? Who maybe needs some encouragement … Read More
When You Can’t Breathe – Hold On
One by one I peeled away the sheets and the duvet from my skin, only to walk into the main room of our home and see the curtain pulled back a few feet and a … Read More