Run Well
A few years ago, I was awakened from a sort of slumber that I had been in. I was running a race that was not mine to run. The atmosphere was beautiful and filled with people I loved. I truly thought that this was where I was supposed to be. And it was. But just […]
When Victory Begins
A letter to my own heart… Dear Christie, When you are tired, worn down, or frustrated, remember this: A thousand [many more times that, I’m sure] victories have already been won for you. The victory of your existence, that here, today, you live and breathe. The victory of your heart won over by Jesus, the victory of you digging in […]
The Beautiful Grace of Many Parts
“Give other Christians permission to be different from you. You’re not the only Christ-follower in the world, and neither are you the most committed. Your way of loving Jesus is neither the only way for the best. If you don’t know that, your Christian world is way too small.” — Will Davis Jr. I am […]
Breath and Ashes and Dust
“For how do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband?” 1 Cor 7:16 We’re nearing two decades of walking through life together. Like all marriages, this one has had a multitude of ups and downs, highs and lows, heartaches and celebrations. Never really knowing what we were doing (do we even know, now?), we […]