These Things Take Time

These Things Take Time

If you’ve been waiting a hot minute for God to do something, this is for you. Sit with me for a second. I took my rings to the jeweler last week for some necessary repairs. As I handed over my engagement ring and wedding band, the repairman said,...
When You’re Falling Off Your Knees

When You’re Falling Off Your Knees

So much. It’s so much, and you might feel today like this little man who sits on the windowsill above my desk. He usually perches atop his little mountain, praying and having his own experience of God. (I imagine so, anyway.) The other day, though, he just...
A Letter To Myself

A Letter To Myself

Hey, you. We’re in a bit of a tough spot these days, huh? Yeah, I know. But I don’t want to just talk about the stuff we’re going through. No, I want to apologize to you. Because I’ve said some things. Some things that have hurt you. Some...
If You Forget How To Be You

If You Forget How To Be You

As I gathered my purse and keys and starting to get up from the couch, I asked, “I need to know something. What, exactly, is the goal here? Like, what are we aiming for?” My psychiatrist looked up at me from over his glasses, where he was writing the last...
A Letter To Myself At Sixteen

A Letter To Myself At Sixteen

Dear Younger Me, I desperately wish I could sit down with you, face to face, over a cup of coffee. Well, today’s me (Or should I say you? This could get confusing.) would have coffee, but since you’re only 16 and still on your caffeine hiatus, you’d...