Lily Wants to Make You Laugh

Life is all over the place right now. But that’s what life is. And to trap it in a box the size of a blog post would be wrong.

So here are all the little things God has taught me this week (along with some goofy moments with Lily;)

Sharing the Gospel with LDS (Mormons)

Here’s what I learned sharing the real gospel with Mormons and staying in Salt Lake City for a week.

Seeing God in a Monday

I challenge you: this Monday, look for God. Look for his blessings in the mundane. Jeremiah 29:13 says, “You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.” Seek for God even when it is difficult. And I promise, God will be there, even on Mondays.

Greater

There will always be political chaos, confusion, fear of the future, and grief at the world around us. Whatever it is, it is so easy to become overwhelmed. We don’t belong here.

But God is greater.

You Can’t Mess Up A Perfect Plan

I often think of God as an artist. He builds our mosaics, paints our stories every day. Each challenge or tribulation adds a dark piece to the mosaic, one black stroke to the painting. And each triumph adds lighter pieces, colorful strokes. But no matter how many dark pieces there are, God still creates a unique, beautiful masterpiece. He’s too good of an artist to mess up your story.

Be Still

In this crazy world we live in, it can be hard to find peace (especially in 2020, the year of total insanity). He are some thoughts I pulled from my journal about being still.

Reckless Love

Don’t be ashamed of the simplicity of your faith. There are things in the Bible that are complicated, but Christ’s love for us is not. It is a reckless, eternal, unconditional love that never stops—and no love is as simple and incredible as that.

Rough Drafts

YOU are called by the creator of the universe. YOU, a rough draft riddled with mistakes. But God makes no mistakes. And he made no mistake in calling you.

Why I’m Not Giving Up

On April 22, 2020, my high school officially shut down for the rest of the year. But here’s why I’m not giving up—even when there’s no point.