beauty for ashes.

together, god and i are co-authoring our love story on a daily basis. the recurring theme of it all, simply: grace. not mine, his.

it is a privilege to be his child, an honor to be called his friend and a pleasure to be his bride.

while i was raised in a ministry family and have known the lord all my life, my journey has not been easy and i’m rather unconventional in my practices anymore. but i sure love jesus with my whole heart. moreover, i know he loves me with a reckless, undying, fierce, jealous and passionate love.

i know this because he’s told me.

he’s told me by way of the steps we’ve taken together on my long and winding road. he’s rescued me from the dark places, guided me through the valleys and i’ve followed him up some steep mountains just so i could look at the beautiful vista of his creation in me. he has been relentless in his pursuit of me.

i am a sheep who knows the voice of her shepherd only because he has time and time again come after me.

there’s something else. you might see someone you know in my stories. my greatest hope is that you would recognize yourself in my journey and be offered experience, strength and hope. my earnest prayer is that you would find freedom in christ through my hard-earned lessons.

my freedom has come at a cost.

so has yours.

i want you to know you are not alone, you’re enough and you are {probably} not the crazy one.

i have moved all of my posts into certain categories to the right of my blog under ‘our story’, which i named because it’s not only my story. my hope is i’m telling parts of your story, too. i would love to hear more.

you will not find judgment here. you are safe. you are welcome in this place.

thanks for joining the journey with me, pilgrim.

xo

p.s. i’ve occupied this space for a while now. as such, i’ve told a lot of my story. this is a list of my most-viewed posts. while they may not be my favorite stories, or even the most well-written, they are the ones that have generated the greatest response. you’ll learn a lot about me, and perhaps yourself, through these words if you’re so inclined to read them.