In the midst of a hard season…with too much to do, not enough time, struggles with family, finances, and unexpected setbacks we become overwhelmed. We become flustered at what we cannot change, what we want and desire to control, fix, mend, and bandage. I’m queen of this, of feeling empty when I realize my life [...]
Author: Celeste Elizabeth
A Twist on Giving Thanks…
We give thanks for all that we believe is good, worthy, and deserving of praise. We are thankful for those who love us, for our jobs if we love them, for kids if we have them, for materialistic things that we think life is hard to manage without. But what happens when trial comes? How [...]
Unfinished…
Waiting remains a difficult season. I feel like this season of my life is consistent waiting. Waiting to finish school, waiting to get to the next season, waiting for a break, waiting to be defined by dreams and not obligations. I am impatient that I remain unfinished, that I am only twenty years old, that [...]
Haiti…
I have never been to a third world country before. The last time I was out of the country was in 2011 when I went to a handful of countries in Europe with my naturally spunky history teacher. I knew very little...3 semesters of French, little about faith, and realized for the first time in [...]
Turn It Up…
For the hard workers, the lovers, the fighters, the risk takers, the dream makers and the world changers... For the selfless, the compassionate, the adoring... For the unsure, the skeptical, the questioning... For the careful, the cautious, the broken, the healed, the weak, the strong, the defeated... Every year we think about Easter and what [...]
Where You Lead, I Follow…
Sometimes being a follower of anything can be one of the scariest roles we will ever play in life…it's terrifying when you have to take all of your trust and put it in something besides your own hands. When we hear people saying they are going where God is leading and trusting in His plan [...]
Believing in You…Struggle of a Woman’s Heart
The difficulty to stand in the midst of pain and heartache and a detachment from the real worth that lies within ourselves is incredibly difficult. Sometimes I see girls around me going through the same phases of "I'm not good enough…", "I'm not worthy enough…", "I don't deserve love…", "I'm not pretty enough…". And my [...]
A Humble Flame…
This morning I had a thought while I was sipping my coffee and for a split second I stopped writing. My breath was taken away by the humble beauty of the idea... I want to be on fire for Jesus. Not a street preacher who is tossing around scripture out of context. Not the Christian [...]
Chosen…
Recently my head has been captivated by this idea that we are chosen. The idea that you are placed exactly where you are meant to be. When you are moving, you are meant to be moving. When you are still, you are meant to be still. When you are pondering, wondering, imagining of whether to [...]
A Love So Strong…
The choice to love and be loved by others is one of the most vulnerable and one of the most rewarding choices an individual can make for themselves. As I am thinking about that today, I am asking myself what is love? And I came to this... Love is beautiful, compassionate, and strong. Love is [...]