When My Heart is Overwhelmed
“Of course!” The moment hit me so strongly I wanted to slap a hand to my forehead like the purple-shirted emoji in my phone I use a little too...
Author: Jenny Erlingsson
Preparing Your Perspective
Preparing to move to the field felt a bit like pregnancy and childbirth to me, especially in comparison to the birth of my oldest child. I realized a little...
He Names and Knows Our Loss
It comes in the quietest of moments and also in ones so publicly inconvenient. I swallow and avert my eyes, intentionally trying to push away the words that want...
Fifteen Minutes Matter
I just needed fifteen minutes to step out of my house and clear my head. Usually, I prefer to view the beauty of my surroundings from my favorite chair...
The Same Page
He leans over to kiss me goodnight and shifts to prepare for the rest of his evening. The bed empties of his presence as he quietly slips on his...
Tree of Abiding
It seems that the older I get, the less complicated I need things to be. I have enough trouble remembering where my keys are, what I walked into a...
He Got Me with Flowers
God got me with flowers. My burning bush so to speak was wild and purple/blue, blooming along the roads and the lava rock meadows of Iceland. It was the...
Arrows and Anchors
As we stand at the brink of another year, it is a little hard for me to see past this moment. I feel grateful and thankful to be here,...
More Will Come
“When you go, more will come.” These words brushed against my spirit as I gazed out my bathroom window over three years ago. My posture seemed...
Unafraid to Dream
From what I post it may seem like I’m always the hopeful optimistic: seeing everything half full and overflowing with positivity. In actuality, I tend toward...
