Hard Work v. Results
On November 13, Seth Godin posted this: The initiator For each person who cares enough to make something, who is bold enough to ship it, who is generous enough to say, “here, I made this,”… There are ten people who say, “I could have done it better.” A hundred people who say, “Who are you […]
Hating on Monday
We hate Mondays. Don’t we? Every Monday, my instagram, twitter, and facebook feeds are filled with images, memes, and general posts about how awful Mondays are. We live for the weekends and dread Monday’s return. When the inevitable happens, and we wake up on Monday, we often whine or complain about the day until it’s over. […]
How to fight work-life stress
Lately my “9 to 5” has been getting to me. I work at a college–specifically a college focused on the entertainment industry. NOTHING about that is life or death, or really should cause any kind of stress. I work with great people, great students, and get to do really cool things. But somewhere along the […]
The True Measure of Spiritual Maturity
The true measure of spiritual maturity is godly behavior. Right? Depending on your background, you responded to that statement in one of two ways: nodding agreement or immediate panic. As a recovering “good girl”, I panic. It has taken me years to shake off the behavior-modification view of Christianity, and I am still prone to go […]
The one thing I didn’t believe God could do
God can do immeasurably more than we can ask or imagine. God will give you the desires of your heart. God has plans for you– plans to prosper you, not to harm you. I believe those statements to be true. I believe in a God who knows us intimately, has personalized plans for us, cares about […]
Hannah’s Prayer: Rejoicing amidst sacrifice
What if we rejoiced in the Lord– not when God gives us what we want–but when we are facing sacrifice and loss?