Deeply Rooted

     I loved Sundays growing up because I would go to church and spend the day doing what I wanted to do. Sunday was also the only day where I would not do any homework. I called Sundays my day of rest. As I have gotten older, I have come to realize the importance of Sabbath day being more than simply watching my favorite shows, but it is a time to rest in the presence of God. Not to say I am perfect at this now, but I try now to make Sabbath a day dedicated fully to resting in the Lord's presence. The rest of the week is spent working hard to go to work, get assignments done, and this semester doing my internship. I have a busy schedule, and sometimes it is hard to prioritize rest because I have so much to do with seven classes and work.      This semester, I have been working on becoming more intentional with my Sabbath day. I have chosen a time frame that works best for me, typically from 4 pm Saturday until 4 pm Sunday. Saturday, I get done with my inte...

    When someone does us wrong, what do we typically want for them? You may want to say "we need to love those who wronged us" as this is what many Christians are taught. However, in our humanity, we want them to ultimately pay for what they have done. The truth is that there may come a time where you feel that what someone was given in regards to a consequence for what they have done is not enough. I am saying this because I am in that boat right now.      Right now, I realize that wanting the consequences to be more than what they are won't change the situation. We can be angry about what the person who wronged us has done. We can also be angry about the suffering in this world. Why do people suffer is a common question that it seems like everyone asks. For me, I wonder why this world allows for children to be so horrifically abused before they take any action. Survivors of abuse have to deal with not just the healing that needs to take place, but the justice ...

      Grief... something that I always thought was something I wanted to avoid. I thought I was strong enough to just not deal with it and go on with my life with a smile on my face always laughing. At the beginning of October, I experienced something (I won't really go into details about the situation itself) that has caused grief over this month. Not only am I experiencing grief from the situation, but I am also going through one of my heaviest semesters class-wise ever in college. What am I learning exactly: 1. Memories are a way of processing and a way of healing.      Memories just love to come up, especially during the holidays. I am writing this after remembering something that just brought me to tears on Halloween. It brought me to tears as I thought through what I had lost. It is painful to look back on happy memories and realize that you have had a loss in your life. I have always wanted the memories to go away, but now I embrace them because I kn...