Seasons

“ Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts.” ‭‭Colossians‬ ‭3:16‬ ‭NIV ‬‬ God is good, y’all. I write a lot about different seasons and how God is at work in every one, and I believe that. It’s just extra cool to be seated in a season where blessings are pouring out all over you and you can’t even contain your joy and gratitude. I find myself thanking God so often, multiple times a day. Heck— multiple times during one prayer. I find myself going back to the “Thank you, God, again, for all of these blessings.” And as I round out another year and look forward to a new decade (WHAT?!), I can’t help but reflect back on all the ways God has blessed me richly.  First, the basics. I have a healthy family who isn’t too far away and supports me no matter what. We are so incredibly blessed to live the lives that we do ...

“I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful. You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.” ‭‭John‬ ‭15:1-4‬ ‭NIV‬‬ Get in the zone. Auto Zone. It’s so crazy how much advertisements are engrained in our brains. I wanted to take a minute and reflect on the current “zone” I’m in... I don’t think I want to call it a season because I think it’s more permanent than a season. It’s this blessed zone that I’m living in where I’m flourishing and it’s lush and green and I use these plant-y metaphors because I feel I’m staying connected to the Vine. I’m “remaining” in Him... which implies that I’m currently living in the shade of His protection and provision. I love love lov...

The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life,  and have it to the full. - John 10:10 NIV I am so full.  Full of cupcakes? Yes. Full of mashed potatoes? Yes, those also. (I just ate a ton of food today at a training thing for my church, and I may have overeaten a little, okay?) I am filled with delicious treats but I'm also experiencing this intense feeling of "fullness" in life in general today, so I thought I'd take a moment to capture some of these thoughts and feelings. Because yes, I am so full. And at the same time, I am also single.  *record scratches* WHAT?! That's right, folks. I am full and I am single. I may be currently lacking in the life-partner department but overflowing in just about every other part of my life because my God is a GOOD Father who longs to be gracious to me . He is blessing me left and right.  Will I face hardships? Absolutely. Will I always feel like I'm walking on rain...

There is a time  for everything,      and a season for every activity under the heavens. -Ecclesiastes 3:1 I think to some people, this verse is comforting. "A time for everything" seems nice. It can be sweet to think about how there's this "right time" for... well... just about anything! It makes waiting for good things easier and it helps us look toward sunnier skies when things are hard.  I, however, have been pretty frustrated by the season I'm in currently. What do you do when you recognize that there are times and seasons and you just flat out don't want to be in the season you're in? Knowing there are seasons doesn't give us control over how long they last. The duration of the seasons is far out of our hands. And this, my friends, is where gets hard. My current season is singleness. I just got out of a long relationship and that season of my life has been over for about two months now. I'm in a new season... one where I d...