Grace Upon Grace

For the first time in about 6 months, I am finally beginning to feel free. Free from the past, free from hinderances, free from insecurities, free from mistakes, free from apprehension, free from questions, free from the future or the questions of the future. Just real true, freedom. I remember reading the Matthew 11:28-30 and I would hear people preach it and speak it over their lives and I would think to myself, what does that mean? My yoke is easy? I can give you rest? Our souls can find rest? Learn from me- how can I learn from you? How is yoke easy? How can burdens find rest? “ Come to me, all of you who are weary and burdened and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” So many times I would read this and it just never made sense to me despite the fact that it “sounded good.” We say things to feel better for the...

What you expect to happen, normally never happens. The truth comes out when you least expect it and unfortunately, that is when you need it the most. Your biggest fear is what keeps you from moving on. You cannot control tomorrow as much as you cannot control five minutes from now, so let it go. There is more freedom in music than there is silence. But sometimes you need silence more than you need the music. What drives us is what defines us. Your friends are the ones who stay when you don't want them to. They are the ones that tell you like it is even when you don't want to hear it. They become family and become part of you. And when they hurt you, it is simply to remind you that we all have flaws. We are human. I will make mistakes. So will you, so don't place people on pedestals. It's okay to step back and realize you are being completely ridiculous. There is happiness in cookie dough ice cream. Or just cookie dough for that...

Repercussion: noun. A remote or indirect consequence of some action. Consequence: noun. A phenomenon that follows and is caused by a previous action. Having influence or important effects. Two words that have rung so heavily in my ears over the past two days. Repercussion and consequence. Many times we hear those words and we instantaneously think it means something bad. But not always. Not every decision is bad, not every conversation is gut wrenching, and not every action is horrible. Sometimes they are good. Sometimes they are amazing. Sometimes they bring light forth that you never saw coming. Whatever way you look at it, every action has a repercussion to it. A consequence. An outcome. Growing up, and I believe I have wrote on this before, but I remember always saying I wanted to do things my way; different. I wanted to be the one to not make the same mistake as my parents did. I wanted to be the one who set things apart to prove it could be done differently. That w...

I've met some pretty amazing people along my journey here in Oklahoma but in the past 7 months, I can honestly say that I have never had a better set of friends come together than I do right now. I know I'm an emotional person but I was recently brought to tears from a close friend of mine's blog regarding our circle... We are a family, we are a community, we come to the table on good days and bad days, we'll protect each other and fight for one another, it's just who we are. But seriously... I look back at 3 years ago and I cannot even fathom how it is already 2013. How it is already August. How my church is about to celebrate our 3 year anniversary in 5 months. How I moved to Ohio SEVEN years ago and the people I am doing life with today, I cannot even understand how they were placed in my path. I'm going to get sappy on this one but I can't help it. I appreciate these moments where I am genuinely in awe of those in my life. I think ...