I have several Christian movies that inspire me, but one that I could watch constantly is Courageous from the Kendrick Brothers. They actually just re-released the movie last fall, calling it Courageous Legacy—it's still the same, but they added some content and it's edited better. My roommate at the time and I went to see it twice in[...]
Almost a year ago, my mom and grandparents and I traveled to Sioux Falls together for an appointment for them. We were tagging along to help them with it all, and it was a gloomy sort of day where we suspected to run into some rain. We hoped to beat a storm that was brewing on the way home but instead got stuck right in the middle of it.[...]
I wonder how long you've heard this idea and perhaps, more than likely, believed it yourself. That if you want something, as long as you put in the work, you'll get it. That everything in your future and life depends on you and what you do to make it happen. That if you want to change your life, you can go ahead and do it. That if you're[...]
Around this time last year, I started a post series where I summarize some key concepts I’ve learned from quotes I’ve saved that follow truths that align with God’s will. I’ve wrote two posts in that series, and I really want to finish it. I share my struggles with anxiety here, as well as the lessons I’ve learned to deal with i[...]
There have been numerous occasions throughout my life where it seems all I’m able to do is breathe, and maybe even that doesn’t feel possible. Some situations are really ugly, feel really debilitating, and knock even the strongest people to their knees. Nobody gets exempt from pain in this life, regardless of the facades they may[...]
Whenever I do a blog post specifically titled "An Honest Post," it's probably really personal to me. I mean, ALL of my blog posts are personal and honest; I make sure to keep them that way, but there are some topics that even I feel more hesitant to talk about, or I just need a disclaimer to be completely real and raw because some things[...]
Sometimes all the lights go out in your life. There doesn't seem to be any hope. Nothing can satisfy you. Everything hurts. The world seems hopeless. The pain, suffering, and brokenness of the world slaps you in the face, leaving you feeling stressed, desperate, and lost. I've been there, done that. More than once. This is another o[...]
I just finished watching the Scott Peterson movie. The one about how he got arrested for murdering his wife. I can believe sinful things like this happen because I know it's a sinful world, but that doesn't make the pain and disgust at it go away. And it shouldn't. It makes me long for the day when Christ comes and makes everything g[...]
I absolutely loving share the hope--the true hope--of life with people. Especially broken people that see no hope. In my previous three blog posts, I've wrote three personal letters to you. Yes, they were to YOU. God wants you to know what He did for you and how much He loves you. So we talked about that. First, it is crucial to know[...]