It is really easy to get discouraged when I think about the things in life I’m not good at. It is especially tough when I see someone else who excels at doing something I struggle with. There are times when I wonder why I have such a hard time doing certain things. For fun, I (with Angela’s help) came up with a list of ten things I am not good at. This list is nowhere near exhaustive but here it is! [Read more…] about I’m Not Perfect
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Striving For Perfection
Over the past month I have done a lot of soul searching. I have had many conversations with God about where exactly I am heading. A lot of it has led me to one conclusion; I am broken. I am busted up and falling apart and in need of some help. Last week I was reading something and someone made an interesting claim. They claimed to be perfect. They said because they had accepted Jesus they had become perfect. Even more than that, they made the claim many times. It wasn’t just a wording mistake, they really believed it. [Read more…] about Striving For Perfection
Beauty in the Broken
This blog is inspired by the TED talk “The Power of Vulnerability” by Brené Brown. I’d encourage you to watch the video, but be warned it is twenty minutes long. You don’t have to watch the video for the blog to be meaningful, so I understand if you would rather not. [Read more…] about Beauty in the Broken