Hoping to write for the glory of god and the good of others.
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TRAVEL
RELATIONSHIPS
A value of serving and helping others, no matter the cost to yourself, runs deep in my family.
There are unique challenges and also joys in being intimately known by someone very different from you.
LIFESTYLE
Considering how to thoughtfully engage with the world in a way that honours my own spiritual and emotional health.
Helping me navigate this season of fall-winter. Sharing my list to hopefully inspire you to consider yours.
Embracing the joys summer has to offer, while balancing making plans and entrusting it all to God.
FAMILY
Seeing how the Holy Spirit can fill the gap between my reality and God’s promise of peace.
We are trying to re-normalize what was once normal: A play-based childhood free of screens.
Giving space for the hard moments in pregnancy, while also thankful for the ways God provided and protected us.
FAITH
The Bible offers principles of work and rest to help us manage ourselves and thrive. God's presence, promises, and provision can transform how we understand true deep soul rest.
I needed a simple way to sit in the presence of God so that I could bring before him whatever I was facing and hopefully experience the peace of God.
Even our spiritual heroes get sidelined by sin. When they have seemingly failed to live up to the standard of the Christian life that God has called them to, what do we do?
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27 Life Lessons Learned in 27 Years
If you splash someone, be prepared to get splashed back.
3 Major Health Changes This Past Year
These are the three biggest health changes that I begun 1 year ago and why I love them.
Why does rest feel so hard?
Feeling relationally drained is painful because as an extrovert I long to being with others. So being home alone and ‘resting’ when I feel at my lowest hurts. It’s hard. It’s lonely. I’m then forced to face the questions of, “why do I feel empty?”
2 reminders I need to live my life offline
A device is needed to help us connect but shouldn't be replaced with real in-person interactions to do ALL our connecting. These are 2 reminders that I need in order to live my true and best life offline and in-person.
There is a cost & joy to a public life
I love writing and sharing my journey of healing and comfort by God with others. But it's hard and there's a very real cost to sharing your private life in the public sphere.
My top 5 articles of 2017
Some people often ask, "Erin I want to read what you've written!" Well, here are my top 5 articles that I wrote in 2017, based upon engagement and views with some behind-the-scenes info!
Returning to the mountains: I am new.
Thankful for her || S. Alexandra
What I'm Reading This Summer
Long gone are the summer days of sitting on a beach for hours with my stack of fiction novels beside me, the lake water beckoning when the sun got too hot. Growing up I seemed to all about books, books, and books - and I know many of you were the same. But now my life is shifting, and what and how I'm reading is shifting too.
The perfect fall getaway to celebrate our 5th wedding anniversary.