When I was younger, there was a group of musicians I used to look up to. We were the same age, but they more “successful” than me, so if they had an opinion on something I made, I took it as fact. The problem was: I ended up spending years trying to bend my art to get their praise. Why? Because t...
You belong on this journeyjust as much as anyone else.No matter how others see youor how you have been made to think less of yourself.And this journey has not been easy,but this is also true:beautiful strength and courageis rising up within you.The mere that you’re here is a gift.No matter who do...
On this day, some of us feel far from home, while others feel right at home. Some of us feel like we are running through an open field wild and free, while others feel trapped under canopies of winter trees. And I just hope we can all breathe deep and trust: no matter where we are, we are still b...
When your thoughts have torn at the lining of your strength, take heart, be still: there is grace for this. No matter how things go from here, you are not the sum of what happened. You have grown. You have changed. And this is glorious unmerited favor called grace. It’s okay if you can’t make sen...
For the waiting:It is taking everything within you to keep waiting, so let this is the miracle you come to know: this desert journey has made you weary but your heart can still be slouched toward hope. You can know peace without knowing what comes next. You can trust that in the waiting, everythi...