Tag Archives: fiction

What I Learned From Never Making Varsity

I used to be embarrassed to admit I’ve been on JV all four years of high school.

But now I see what God’s plan was from the beginning. And I’m confident now: God makes beautiful things, even out of us.

Working for the Eternal Reward

Matthew 25:23 says, “Well done, good and faithful servant.”

I want to live for the eternal reward like that. I want to reach heaven and hear my Father, best friend, lover, king, and God say well done.

Tethered

A lot of things are changing, and it can be scary. But Jesus’s love for you isn’t one of them. And this allows you to step into this next season fearlessly and confidently, because you are tethered to the unchanging love of your savior.

The Next Step

It doesn’t matter what your future looks like, whether you’re 18 and going to college, 25 and graduating college, or 45 and having kids who are graduating, you should never be afraid of the next chapter. Because you know the author. And you know the ending.

Big Love, Hard Goodbyes

My heart is so easily discontented with God’s pacing. Either a season can’t come fast enough, or a season is passing too quickly.

But in every season, God’s love and goodness and mercy and forgiveness will never leave me.

The Only Reason I’m Published

“God, thank you for bringing me so far. You know how much I want to be an author. But–”

And these were some of the hardest words I’ve ever prayed–

“But, if it’s not your will for me to be an author, don’t let me be one.”

How God is Working in my Youth Group

You’d think God wouldn’t pay much attention to a small youth group on the edge of a country town, full of middle schoolers.

But not so;)

What I Learned From My Principal

I’m really nervous about graduating. But my principal taught me something that will stick with me over the next six weeks—and the rest of my life.