Aug 15, 2019 | Community Life
I’m the first person to run back to what is familiar in my friendships. I often try to recreate the same mood, feel, or connection because those moments were so meaningful the first time, right? The tension arose in my friendships the summer after I moved to Denver. I...
Jul 9, 2019 | Community Life
If Marie Kondo did friendship, she would probably ask us to reconsider the essential practices that will “spark joy” in our gal pal relationships. The woman is the new age Martha Stewart for healthy and simple home routines so folks can have a healthy and simple life....
Jun 20, 2019 | Community Life
I scroll through Pinterest looking to DIY the perfect hand-dyed ombre kitchen towel project. After reading a few blogs, I think, “I get the gist. I am ready to give it a try.” Famous last words because my lack of attention to detail renders all my DIY projects...
May 7, 2019 | Community Life
Hospitality comes in all shapes and sizes, but it requires the same discipline of making daily deposits to our soul care so we can welcome others with generous hearts. When I am empty, I struggle to be a friendly, kind-hearted person. This horrendous, ugly person...
May 2, 2019 | Community Life
It’s easy to make acquaintances, it’s harder to make quality friends. We bounce from friend group to friend group looking for the people we can bestow the coveted title “besties” to. We are on the search not just for some women we can occasionally meet for happy hour,...
Mar 29, 2019 | Community Life
In middle school we read the classic, Anne of Green Gables. The quirky read-head who captures our hearts! In the book Anne asks her best friend, Diana if she would be her bosom friend. The bosom is the heart, where we keep our most secret thoughts and feelings. So,...
Mar 25, 2019 | Community Life
Community in college was difficult for me. I was constantly comparing my new friends to my old friends. I often chose staying in over going out. And I rarely spent time getting to know someone because I was jumping from one social-circle to the next. If I could go...
Mar 18, 2019 | Community Life
When we get stuck in our friendships, we listen to harmful voices to clarify what went wrong. When I started college in 2009, I had a lot of unspoken expectations for community. I assumed it would be: + like-minded women who thought about their faith exactly like I...
Mar 8, 2019 | Community Life
When Tim and I met, it was pretty close to “love at first sight.” Within weeks we knew that this was good, and God gave us green lights to move forward towards engagement. Within a year of our first “hello,” we were married. Oh…and then months later, we found out we...
Mar 4, 2019 | Community Life
When we feel tension in our friendships, it usually stems from small unchecked habits practiced week-by-week versus one big explosive point of conflict. Small, seemingly harmless things creep in and negatively impact the heart of our friendships. Unless we...
Feb 22, 2019 | Community Life
Thou shall serve other moms. Every mom is struggling in some way. Whether it is getting dinner on the table or shoes on kid’s feet. It is a general rule of thumb that if you see a mom wrestling her child while juggling snack containers, jackets and a diaper bag, that...
Feb 21, 2019 | Community Life
Do you ever feel like YOU contribute more to your relationship than your friend does? Well, you are not alone! 60% of women feel they do most of the giving in a friendship.* Unfortunately, this unhealthy mindset creates a barrier to trusting and developing those...
