Marriage
Let’s Do Hard Things
It’s easy to assume that because Jesus is the Son of God, the choices He made during His time on earth were easy. Saying no to sin and yes to obedience was probably no big deal for Him, right? He is God after all. We’re called to be like Jesus, but let me tell ya, it… Read More
Marriage: What We Do Well
I’m certainly no expert when it comes to marriage. Alex and I have been at this thing for just over 6 years and it’s been equal parts hard and beautiful. We’re figuring things out as we go, and God-willing, we’ll have the next 50 years or so to learn and grow. Though we still have… Read More
It’s Just Not Enough
I’ve been following along with the IF:Equip daily devotions and today’s passage was John 6:1-15 – the story of Jesus feeding the 5000. As I tried to figure out how this passage applied to my life, the Lord showed me that so often I bring the little I have, thinking it will be enough and… Read More
Our Love Story
Alex and I almost missed each other that spring. In fact, if I wouldn’t have paid attention to those three dreams we wouldn’t be together today. It was the spring of 2006 and I was deciding where to spend the summer after my 4th year of university. The options were: 1. Keats Camp (a bible… Read More
Lessons in Love
I don’t write or speak a lot about love and marriage because I’m no expert on the subject. I’ve been married for six years and still feel like such a newbie. Taking advice can be difficult for me, but when it comes to marriage (and parenting) I’m all for it. Bring on the advice. Card… Read More
How to be a Cabin
If you could sum up 2013 in one word, what would it be? Mine would be GRACE. Not because I was so amazing at showing it, but because I needed is so much. This year, especially the past few months, I’ve become very aware of how much I need God’s grace in every area of… Read More
Day 27: Weekend Stories
Today I want to share a part of my love story that some of you may have already heard. It’s a little example of how sometimes God’s speaks to us through the dreams we have at night. Alex and I almost missed each other that spring. In fact, if I wouldn’t have paid attention to… Read More
Day 21: God’s Voice Changes Everything
It’s late, 9:38pm to be exact. Yes, that’s late for me. My body starts to power down pretty quick after 9:30pm. I wander into the kitchen and let out a huge sigh, loud enough for my husband to hear in the adjoining room. The dishes are piled high beside the sink, crumbs cover the counter,… Read More
Day 5: Guess Who
It’s the weekend! Happy weekend friends. Instead of going heavy on the content I’m going to use the weekends for telling some of my personal stories of hearing God’s voice. When I first learned to use my prayer time to ask God questions and actually wait for a response, it changed everything. All of a… Read More
Family Updates
I haven’t posted here in far too long. My brain feels too foggy to write anything inspiring. I blame the lack of sleep. However, I have been writing about the changes in our family on my personal blog, birch & bay. You can check ’em out here.