The Success of Faithfulness

The Success of Faithfulness

What defines “success”? Is it reaching certain milestones – like having a career by a certain age, or getting married, or “adulting” by supporting yourself and acting like a mature human being? The Success Lie I don’t know how many times over the last 10 years I have...
“Genres” of Journaling: 8 Ideas to Inspire You

“Genres” of Journaling: 8 Ideas to Inspire You

I remember a few birthdays and Christmases in my teen years when I added a “do NOT get me” item to my wish list. The item? Journals. My family knew well that I had an obsession with blank books, so that’s what I received as gifts. You may perhaps be wondering how that...
Letting Geese Hatch Their Own Eggs — Elena’s Story

Letting Geese Hatch Their Own Eggs — Elena’s Story

4 years = 1 gosling. Not great results! But I learned along the way, and perhaps the recounting of my experiences will be helpful to you if you are thinking about letting your geese hatch their own eggs. Before I start in on the story and its morals, though, I feel I...
7 Questions About Journaling (and Their Answers)

7 Questions About Journaling (and Their Answers)

I tried to think of a bunch of reasons why journaling is beneficial so I could share them in a compelling way and convince everyone who reads this post that they are seriously missing out if they don’t have at least one journal. Honestly, I didn’t really manage it. I...
Tower of Transition

Tower of Transition

When I was a teenager I heard a conference leader say that somewhere between high school and adulthood, you get to look at your life as if you had got your head out of the clouds for a moment — you get a moment of clarity that will rarely come again amid the...