About Me
I enjoy being outside, dancing in my living room, and diffusing stress with laughter. I am the friend in the room who listens and observes more than I speak. In my early twenties, not speaking in group settings stemmed from a paralyzed fear of embarrassment. Thank goodness that fear started to burn off as my self-confidence bloomed towards the end of college. Now in my thirties, I attribute my confidence to maturity, moving my body, and knowing more of the Lord. I like how moving into my thirties has made me feel more confident and at peace with who I am. Last year, I purchased my first home which gives me a place to plant roots.
There is a lot of internal processing that runs through my head each day. I ponder big and small things. It would be nice to let go of the small things. Maybe that’s what the end of my thirties teaches me. I want Jesus to naturally illuminate everyday conversations with my elderly neighbors, teammates at work, and the many faces working the registers of my frequent stops at Starbucks, Trader Joe’s, and McAlister’s Deli. This girl likes her tea and dark chocolate. And the best feeling I have experienced is praying fiercely to the Lord for years about something and having my knees fall a little weak the day He answers. I’m not a crier, but tears of gratitude and surprise fill my eyes when I behold the Lord’s goodness to me. Why me? Oh, because the Holy One of Israel lavishes His love on me. My life is filled with good things, hard things, and a whole lot of ordinary.
The one thing I desire most is to live like the person described in Jeremiah 17:7-8 which says,