I’ve never really been successful at…well, being successful. It’s not so bad, really. I have my comfort zone. There’s pizza there. But there’s this nagging question buzzing around in my head like an annoying little gnat lately: what if I am actually capable of way more than I think? What if I’ve been letting…
Tag: faith
My Love Life and other Ghost Towns
I’ve always found comfort in running. Not physically, obvs, because people that love actual running are straight up crazy. I will never understand. Never. In my laughably terrible dating life, I have historically gravitated towards the…less desirable, shall we say. There has definitely been some “I don’t deserve a good man” garbage taking up space…
Here we Go
I’m in love. There. I said it. Let me back up for a minute. This year has been a roller coaster of emotions, mostly leaving me face-down in bed with the covers pulled over my head. Don’t worry, I left enough of an air pocket for my wine. I know you were concerned. So back…
The Road to Mediocrity is Paved with Frozen Pizza
It gets me every time. I usually begin my day with an extremely satisfying, delicious vegan protein shake: low glycemic, gluten-free, and bursting with chocolate or vanilla fruit-spun goodness. For lunch, I have a whole-food veggie burger. I chop carrots, tomatoes, onions, and bright yellow peppers, add them to organic mixed green baby lettuce, and…
See ya, Strawberry Lemonade
When I was 23 my friends thought it would be great idea to go apply at the Cheesecake Factory, so I went along and we all got hired. The money was great and it was an exciting job, but 14 years later it was beginning to feel like the movie Groundhog Day, and I knew…
New Year, Same Me
Angela, December 31- Up a few pounds because, well, cheese. Wondering when things will finally come together because life hasn’t progressed by standards of the “American Dream”. Also, I live in an attic with my constipated cat and rang in New Years on the couch wearing teddy bear pajamas and commenting on how good people…
Reality Check
I’m just going to put this out there. It can be very disheartening to meet professing Christians who have obviously never actually submitted their lives to the Lordship of Christ. I’m going to follow this statement with the admission that I struggle with sin daily. I am surprised by how easy it is to think…
Good One, God
I made $178.00 Monday night. That’s a great amount of money for a slow, easy shift. I was grateful. Yesterday as I drove into work I prayed, “God, thank you so much for an awesome shift last night. If it pleases you, will you bless me even more tonight than you did yesterday?” I was…
40:40 Day…40
Today will be the last post in my forty day series of commemorating God’s faithfulness and persisting in prayer. I remember being on day eight and wondering how in the world I would come up with thirty-two more God moments to write about, but he brought more to mind as the days progressed and…
40:40 Day 39
Wow. Just one more day to go in this series. God has showed up so many times in so many ways. Sometimes he answers even dumb prayers, just because he can. A few months ago I was waiting on an a sweet older couple at the restaurant, and out of nowhere a thought popped into…
Living Well 