The Weight of Adulthood and the Grace of Surrender
Then, surrender comes. The desire to control, to hold on, to carry everything alone—it begins to fade.
Merrel Ya
To the Things That Are Already Gone
To the regrets, the fleeting emotions, the days we can never return to.
When It’s Hard to Be Brave
What would you do if you were ten times more courageous?
I Wonder, Jesus
Perhaps not even close, not even once.
And yet I wonder why you still love me.
When Growing Older Feels Heavy: A Woman’s Worth Beyond Expectations
But somewhere along the way, we start to wonder—what happens when we don’t feel as noble, as fearless, as graceful? What happens when we feel unseen, rejected, or not enough?
When the Rains Are Over and Gone: Embracing the Yellows
So you will laugh again, and you will jump again in faith. No longer will you hide in a cave of fear and doubt. You will step into the light, into a new season, and embrace the yellows—the warmth, the hope, the joy.
i met my younger self
let your laughter leave traces in photographs,
find fabrics that embrace you—
not places that confine you."
Why We Shouldn’t Be Surprised by Trials?
We are hard-pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.
Come Near and Be Held
"Is there something bothering you?"
At the Dinner Table
And if the time comes when I can no longer sit at our dinner table or wash the dishes at our sink—when it's my turn to build my own home—I know I will miss it.