Yesterday was my fourth wedding anniversary. I told Jake that sometimes it’s hard to believe it’s been that long, but other times it feels like it’s been forever. It’s true. Building a life with another person can make it feel like your separate lives happened eons ago. But I can also still taste the champagne […]

If you’ve known me for any length of time, there’s a high likelihood you’ve heard me reference Jen Hatmaker. I’m… not even sorry about that. Her writing has inspired some of my deepest soul work, and her bravery to critically examine her faith has encouraged me to do the same. If you don’t know her, […]

People can be really tough, can’t they? They can be obnoxious. And offensive. And sometimes downright creepy. Some people are just so abrasive to us that we’d rather do something super weird ourselves—like, I don’t know, crouch down behind a display of baked goods at a grocery store when we realize that annoying person is […]

I backed off from writing about politics a few years ago for a number of reasons. First and foremost, I found that the endless arguing, posturing and bullheaded discussions surrounding politics had become utterly exhausting to listen to and to take part in. It never seemed anyone on opposing sides actually wanted to learn or […]

So, it’s been nearly a year since this website went live. Nearly a year, and I have nine blog posts to show for it. NINE. It’s not like I’ve done nothing at all this year. It’s been a great year. We moved, we went on vacations, I did plenty of work for my clients. But […]

If you have some experience with the Bible, you probably know that Jesus has set forth a pretty clear purpose for people: love God, love one another. So simple in theory, actually rather difficult in practice. As it turns out, when Jesus told us to love one another, he wasn’t just talking about people who […]

“I used to think you had to be special for God to use you, but now I know you simply need to say yes.” Bob Goff, Love Does Last month, I had the incredible privilege of traveling to Africa with my team at All We Are. It was an unforgettable experience serving with my friends, […]

’Tis the season—the season for shopping and packaging, for rushing from Christmas parties to gift exchanges to family dinners. We’re toasting and caroling, admiring the beauty all around us, and soaking up every enjoyable moment we can. We’re reveling in the warmth of cozy fires and family, celebrating the end of a great year and […]

Last week we hosted Friendsgiving at our house. We shoved 15 adults and way too many kids into our condo, and ate and fellowshipped, and laughed too hard and said many inappropriate things, and it was just the best. It wasn’t a dinner party with a seating arrangement and fancy food and proper parking spaces […]

I’m currently going through Jen Hatmaker’s book/social experiment 7 with a friend (definitely check it out if you haven’t yet) and this month’s challenge has been particularly convicting for me. The premise is simple: choose seven items of clothing to wear for the month. See what it’s like to live with less. I decided to modify […]