When Less Really Is More
Less is more. You've probably heard it before. It's the minimalist's mantra, and in a loud world longing for simplicity, it makes sense. Rejecting the extraneous and embracing minimalism is a welcome change. But even minimalism can be complicated. A quick...
Thirty Days of Thanks: Day 5~Fearless and Friendly
I wrote this over 6 months ago, but I'm feeling it even more now than then. If you read my post from last week when I talked about a part of me dying, you'll see why. "Hi, my name's Kim. What's your name?" And that's how my heart spoke. The memory came back crystal...
Thirty Days of Thanks: Day 4~A Place Called Grace
There's a place I really love. I have only been there a few times in my life, but I'll never forget how much peace I found when I visited. It was a place of rest and joy and surrender. And even though I didn't live there, it felt like home. Like where I belonged. I...
Thirty Days of Thanks: Day 3~Two Men
. . continued from yesterday, but I just started at the beginning for 'ya 😉 Jeff and I are on the road. We left Thursday afternoon to drive to Charleston, South Carolina and visit Josh. After seven hours of driving, we decided to call it a night and stay over in...
Thirty Days of Thanks: Day 2~My Cup Overflows
Jeff and I are on the road. We left Thursday afternoon to drive to Charleston, South Carolina and visit Josh. After seven hours of driving, we decided to call it a night and stay over in Charlotte, NC. On the way to our hotel we realized we were driving on the Billy...
Thirty Days of Thanks: Day 1~Here We Go!
Where did September and October go? Is it really November 1st already?! My calendar says it is, so that means it's time to give thanks in a BIG way. For the past two years I have spent the days leading up to Thanksgiving (and a few right after) using this space...
A Part of Me Died At Allume
Empty.Fragile.Busy.Painful.This is how my ego is described in Tim Keller's powerful, little book The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness: The Path to True Christian Joy.I've read it through three times now and even listened to an online sermon he gave on the...