May 14, 2024

Been seeing + loving these types of posts lately, so here goes mine:

Things I’m still learning: The delicate art of balancing passion and practicality. How not to procrastinate. How to pour latte art. How to find God’s goodness in the wilderness, desert, and valley. How to support and celebrate friends who have moved on to new life stages while you’re left behind, still stuck. Whether I’m more of an egalitarian or a complementarian (also, the definitions of both). Oil painting, sewing, poetry, and prose. Patience. Hope. Time management. My steady purpose in a fluid life. How to cook for large groups. How to be present, and pray without ceasing. How to take the first scary steps towards change. How to love others well.

Things I’ve come to know: The little things are the big things. You can’t change people. Most answers are found in the messy middle, in the blurry gray between black and white thinking. Time and intimacy are two great revealers. There are two sides to every story. Wearing green makes my eyes pop. Dark chocolate is superior to all other chocolates. Humility is an underrated virtue. Respect is inherent, trust is earned. Forgiveness is a process. That you should consider paying a little extra to get the thing you really want, instead of settling for the cheap knockoff version that you don’t like as much. Life sometimes (oftentimes) feels like the book of Ecclesiastes, but that’s ok. All seasons are temporary. God is bigger and better than I can fathom. I’m more resilient and long-suffering than I give myself credit for. Also funnier.* Also cooler.*

*somewhat of a lie. I will proudly tell any and everyone how funny and cool I think I am.

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