My heart sank as I heard the teacher call my name. “Megan, you’re being checked out for a doctor’s appointment.” I couldn’t believe my poor luck. It was recess time, and today was the day the stars were finally going to align. I had been cast to play April and my crush would be playing…
Sometimes the simplest interactions with nature prompt us to have deep and meaningful conversations with our creator. Sometimes God uses his handiwork to exhort us to have those conversations with ourselves. I had one of those moments of discovery weeks ago while doing the mundane—taking my fur baby out for her midday “relief.” She quickly…
“God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.” (Genesis 1:27 NIV) At times in my life, I’ve looked in the mirror and wondered to myself, Who am I? Who is this person staring back at me? During the hardest times, I didn’t…
I love everything about photography. Pictures tell stories and spark imaginations. Images invite us to wonder, celebrate, mourn, and remember. They provide glimpses of life, history, and potential without saying a single word. During my senior year in college, I signed up for a beginner-level photography class with aspirations of learning how to capture wonderful…
Recently I was waiting in the return line at our local Costco. That line during the holiday season is a test of patience and determination. I survived, feeling the workers should toss confetti at me for my significant accomplishment. However, something much more special happened. As my kids and I were waiting, a toddler who…
Sometimes I’m Leah and sometimes I’m Rachel. Sometimes I soar confidently, secure in my position and exhilarated by life. Sometimes I sink in a mire of insecurity and doubt. Sometimes I feel wrapped in layers of love, but other times I chase love like a never-ending marathon. Sometimes I am content, other times never satisfied….