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at Nashville, Tennessee https://www.instagram.com/p/ChkCZmIuCH9P-f-YahHIgqlnxmv3kjZH25UtC80/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

to a nunnery and beyond! lolll thoughts have been runnin’ and so have my legs. thankful for space to think and to explore, and also quiet the mind (a bit..it’s tough) and be present. I trust the one who is always with me. Feeling hopeful for what is to come! ps that lil kitty on the mug is “sister sophia” - I’m kinda obsessed, so are the nuns (clearly), and she’s the sweetest in real life😍 (at Signal Mountain, Tennessee) https://www.instagram.com/p/CgzguvzuPDpqtEehJHQfIiDGzteBFmn12VqSmg0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

there is nothing like being a little sister! I mean, just look at that choke hold aka sign of endearment. Whether long distant or weekly for tea & chats, these two (+kare) are my safe place, my friends, always in my corner, fiercely loyal, and down to clown. I love you and all of yours. Cheers to these two July babies and getting old! https://www.instagram.com/p/CgmTpGqOE2xgbl_LdoEKVpLcTgsdzXqtasTxdA0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

I don’t know who might need to hear this (maybe just me - hi) but i am sorry when things are hard, and it doesn’t make sense. When you want to be done and then another wave comes. Emotions are not linear and neither is healing. But, there is enough going on already without the addition of self-judgement on where we’re at and some unspoken standard on how we should feel. Time to take the pressure off. Whether needing alone time or to come out of hiding (reach out to a friend or msg me please), wherever you are, it’s okay to just be there. Nothing lasts forever🤍 you are brave, you are not alone, and you will make it through. There is healing in it all. Ps these photos are with smiles and beautiful humans — but the moments around it weren’t. And that is okay 🤍 welcoming life and all it’s moments. There is a lot of joy to be had in the reality of life! https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf3_K3uO8eCDWGTrzvNe89BRqP3oJTOV5XHGR40/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

my lately✨ full of firsts and lots of little surprises hidden to be found ••••• “Do you want to go on an adventure with me?” a promise of more if she wanted it the choice was her own a left or a right and she could not fail In accepting the nudge to step out the noose of fear began to tighten this is not the path of least resistance saying yes to new meant leaving a lot of good it is not easy untangling from the security blanket that she had wrapped herself in oh but it is freeing an open road stretches before her she knows not what it might hold but she does know the one who holds her with a heart full of trust she answers yes! — let’s go on an adventure (at Nashville, Tennessee) https://www.instagram.com/p/CfW1ptVuiskvmQX8hfHmjltgYj3yzzukPHCjqo0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

a summer of new beginnings ✨ starting with the baby bro marrying the love of his life. welcome to the family, @kaylidemelo 🤍 “I will awaken the dawn with my worship, greeting the daybreak with my songs of light. Wherever I go I will thank you. All the nations will hear my praise songs to you. Your love is so extravagant, it reaches higher than the heavens! Your faithfulness is so astonishing, it stretches to the skies!” ‭‭psalm 108:2-4‬ https://www.instagram.com/p/CfB0dGVumEMxv2eLdrzJ0GdicfNXTUuOcIERsU0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

fearing my unloveliness will push you away i slip on this mask before you can say like leaves in the garden it offers me a layer of protection only from the very one I need in the presence of your morning light the self-deception dissipates like mist it is I who could not stand myself like magnets effortlessly drawn together is your abundant love to my unloveliness it is not what ought to be but what is that you love me and gave your life no more hiding behind this wall let it be at your feet that I fall https://www.instagram.com/p/Celb0HjO_ZOL0xZQ3RInuJF0-yu2Shir7sv_e00/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

life is good feat. my favorite little humans exploring. Lucy’s hat + face combo (scroll to end) accurately reflects how this good life has felt depending which moment you catch me at though 🌊 (at Arkansas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CeWTgtEuEZfZVjQ295rBoJEjyGXTqBSybx1jQU0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

in my forgetfulness of you this heart wanders trust grows feeble too as my eyes turn in thoughts swirl to know the outcome before i begin what do I do? where do I go? after the tornado of worry i am left with nothing to show In the stillness you recall to mind who and whose I am when I seek you, Lord I find this story will unfold as it may to be present is to trust your providence is sufficient for each day ••••••• Moved by the father’s cry to Jesus in Mark 9:24 this morning and praying it as my own: i do believe, help me in my unbelief. https://www.instagram.com/p/CeOXQyvuRQKr3j5lcgGwNYDqHJxuzsTHATorQQ0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

choosing to share ourselves in joy and in sorrow to show up as we are and walk with others in tow in the everyday rhythms and in-between moments when we don’t know the outcome is not comfortable no one said bravery would be but it is magical✨ Incredibly proud of you, Helen. The best is yet to come — I pass on the privilege of getting to sing and walk and read the Bible with you to precious baby Ella, for now🌸🤍 jk that’s what facetime is for (at Tulsa, Oklahoma) https://www.instagram.com/p/CeGnyLBOqCMcQZTGVF6nso6B6nOABcVfowPIhU0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Maybe that’s why wildflowers were her favorite to love them is to leave them wild as they are fully alive and carefree of spirit without a worry of what when or where just a simple knowing they will bloom — so will you https://www.instagram.com/p/CdbMGwOONq83r4ox3vxVOiYQxh8zQ8K7vqeMmc0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

These cars fly by in a blur what is their hurry? but i feel it to finite time to search for what purpose, fulfillment a love that will last you fill in the blank this heart longs for more and fights the urge to run from it without options, I feel boxed in with the unlimited I am overwhelmed oh the beautiful lie i oft buy that i can do it all This wind blowing through my hair forceful when I fight against its current harsh when I try to wield it gentle as I greet it with open hands welcome it’s strength however it comes In your presence the noise so loud within finds rest i stop looking And begin to see hear feel the music that has been playing all around me within me I will remain still in the midst of motion there is more to this story I trust you in it’s unfolding (at Tulsa, Oklahoma) https://www.instagram.com/p/CdD2PjAOgRqBQt6LOsgF85C3U5xKEFXGWquMd00/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

finished!! Bye grad school ✌🏽 No words can construe what the last three years have been for me…some of the best and also hardest moments. I can honestly say through it all, I am thankful. This process is a long one and really, my learning and work has just begun. And i’m here for it. Whatever may come, one thing I know for certain: I am not alone. I was made for this, and i’m so excited!!! PS on a slightly smaller scale, this week I ALSO finished the entire Marvel Universe in chronological order! so yeah, an all around solid week I’d say (at Tulsa, Oklahoma) https://www.instagram.com/p/CdByA0zP8zJX7wpiYqfEDMyx8aDTUDFuwAyPU00/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

when the plates I’m spinning start to fall when I don’t do what I said I would when I need to walk slower or pause altogether when I’m lonely but want to be left alone will you treat me with understanding? when I can’t do it all when I set a goal and give up when I am not enough when I feel too big or too little will you treat me with kindness? when I get caught up in my head anxious, apathetic, uncertain, worried when I am weak of flesh and mind when my room and car is a mess will you treat me with gentleness? when I struggle to make a decision when I’m tired but fear missing out when I say no or should have said no when I am not at my best will you let me rest? In that space between who I was and who I want to be lies the person I am me right now will you love me here? —a note to myself https://www.instagram.com/p/Cck5DjWuZy83wdukvHIZKNlZ3o97kAO_QTAltE0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

from the story of the woman in Luke 7:36-50. I have been unable to move past it…I pray for the courage to see with eyes like these. hers was a life of longing, grief, and pain, trying to be better and failing, she gave up sin and deception her only companions change was a long-forgotten dream with nowhere left to hide, she saw herself as she was something most people will never do then she met someone who saw and lived things radically different his discernment contrasted sharply from the world she knew incomprehensible in nature, it couldn’t be real he neither looked past her sin nor defined her by what she had done, did, or would still do he knew who she was and who she had been still he spoke to the little girl within as she made her way through the crowd guilt was not the compelling force for the object of her focus had turned from herself she had been made free light showed her the way weeping and broken love drew her near sorrow and newfound joy fell like tears for she saw only one here and in his presence she was not turned away pouring all she had at his feet she loved much for she was forgiven much. — What love can this be, that saves one like me https://www.instagram.com/p/CcfkQBLuLBWBfXMbTJ0g19w9FNifN3CwNq28U80/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

“those who bring sunshine to the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves.” j.m.barrie ••• A full schedule (literally) of sunshine, sweat, sarcasm, and smiles with these three. How about that alliteration tho (at Wildwood, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/CbWWMW4jQYIdQXGXPdzFLXIjk6S0aR9UQYA0yo0/?utm_medium=tumblr

For so long the voice within her had been malnourished by lack of ear, shrinking barely to a whisper from years of being stuffed down or quieted, to do the “right thing” and be a loving, good girl. But then one day, she realized something. When a decision is made with her whole heart, it is without regret. if her yes cannot be given fully, confidently, then her answer is a no. Once shunned because it was believed to be wrong, that small voice who says “no” is taking on a new form, one that is kind, loving, sincere; honoring who she is and what she needs. She is tough, and she also hurts. She is strong, and she is also breakable. She is brave, and she also bleeds. And she has had enough of ripping herself to pieces “for the sake of others”…which is really just a glorified way of hiding her fear of others. Like waking from a dream, she is remembering how to hear, listen, and actually trust herself again. Slowly, and all at once. ••• whatever the activity, sport, or rest, i love all the things with my emmi girl @emmicoatney https://www.instagram.com/p/CbNdY22OtoyVl54oruDyOzfbtwHyYPDJl-2JhM0/?utm_medium=tumblr

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