collections of stories
This week has me full on exhausted. I'm typing that currently at 10:09pm when I said I would go to bed two hours ago...but hear me out. There is nothing I would rather do than sacrifice every ounce of time I have this week to make Jesus known. And I am praying that my sacrifice [...]
I’m not here to write about how frustrating it is for people to ask if you’re dating anyone. We may have common ground in the season of singleness...being set up on dates, getting your heart quickly fixed on the idea of a guy or a girl you’ve just met, or silently telling people to quit [...]
Four years ago, today specifically, something started shifting. I knew something was about to change because I resist change. I creep right towards the edge and then I run back to the "safe zone" because I was fearful of the unknown. I would always joke around with people who knew my tendency to run that [...]
Usually the first words I speak in the morning whether in a prayer or to a co-worker or in a class are the hardest to get out of my mouth. My voice might crack or I might not be awake enough to communicate with proper diction. Shattering silence takes bravery, even with a simple "hello". [...]
This is not what I envisioned for my life. I never imagined that at 25 I’d be working full-time, doing other jobs on the side, single, and still waking up with breakouts (news flash to 15 yr old Beth: They said you’d grow out of the acne. Brace yourself. They lied.). For as long as [...]
I realized today, that I spend a lot (and I mean a lot) of time dreaming of the pictures I want to take and the captions I want to go with them. If you don’t do this, it’s totally fine to think “she’s a little crazy…” and to let this be the entertainment of your [...]
The reality is that there will be a name that will take the place of that "so-and-so" or "to whom it may concern"…in clearer terminology the title should really read "Dear Future Husband…" At this moment, I don't know who you are. Your name hasn't been written in the sky...I could have walked past you [...]
this sweet family is full of laughter and fun! love you, Williams!! and it's a bonus that I got one with this lovely friend!
Recently, I’ve been feeling like there is some funk stage that I can’t get out of. I thought it would subside when a break came, that I might feel like the world was lifted from my shoulders, but instead of feeling relieved I only felt slightly more crushed. I felt more pressure, more doubt, more [...]
I was entirely overwhelmed. With the truth and grace laced with love, with tiredness, with joy, with dreams. A few weeks ago, I spoke to high school students about the ways in which they are wired. Shockingly, or not so shockingly, every single topic I was given to teach these students was especially prominent in [...]
The Celeste Elizabeth 