The new year is always a time for reflection, to look back on the past year and to evaluate where you are and set goals for the future. Every year when I do this I become nostalgic and either thrilled by progress or depressed by lack there of. This year it was definitely the latter, maybe I am too hard…
Author: Lauren Ashley
In my teens I knew exactly what I wanted.
In my 20s I was shocked at how things turned out.
In my now 30s I have come to accept that life will often turn out Nothing Like I Expected and I am just along for the ride.
But the Lord directs his steps."
Proverbs 16:9
Tears Unexpected
For years I begged for the tears to flow and they never would, now sitting here tonight I wonder why in the world I would ever beg God for the ability to cry. Tears flow now, when I am happy, when I am sad, when I see a baptism (even if it is of a complete stranger) and tonight for…
Insanity of Life
Since the end of summer I feel like my life has been set on fast forward with moments of that jumpy VHS pause. There have been days where getting out of bed has been the victory of my day; dishes, laundry and straightening up have been far from priority (sorry, babe). I have had glimpses of breakthrough followed by days…