"Pride is the enemy of hope." I read that quote this morning and wrote it in my journal. I've never heard it put quite like that before but it sums up so much of sin. One of the best definitions of Christian hope I've ever heard was that when we hope in Christ, we hope… Continue reading “Pride is the enemy of hope.”
Some might say I grew up in the California of Canada. I've lived the last few years on an island that includes a rainforest and where snow is a rarity. It's the same in my hometown. Schools close, airports shut down, people panic when we get an inch or two. When it comes to snow,… Continue reading On Being a Canadian
Yesterday Peter and I took off for an afternoon adventure. The sky was blue, the weather was crisply cold and there was a park nearby that we hadn't visited yet. The park is called Island 22 and is very much not an island. I can say this as someone who lived on an island for… Continue reading Island, n., Piece of land surrounded by water
"Belief that you are accepted by God by sheer grace is profoundly humbling. The people who are fanatics, then, are so not because they are too committed to the gospel but because they're not committed to it enough." - Timothy Keller The above quote is taken from The Reason For God by Timothy Keller. I'm… Continue reading Commit to Grace
This is me on the internet. We'll see how it goes. This is me adjusting to life in the smallest city I've ever lived in. I hope this blog will be a bit of fun in chronicling my path as an aspiring writer and novelist, as well as a city girl's move to a place… Continue reading So You’ve Decided To Start a Blog…
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