Follow Well. Lead Well.
This is Alyssa’s story – a friend and recent graduate. She is a person who possesses much depth and also has a way with words. The two things combined, provide wisdom with a pen. I appreciate her openness to share some difficult things and the insight she provides. Everyone has mountains in their lives – …
This is Marisa’s story — a friend and senior at Texas A&M. I like the reminder that God still works, even though when we feel weak or incomplete. Though she was had the opportunity to cross borders and to touch many lives,God did amazing things in her own life. In the summer of 2012, after …
It’s that long, cold drink, after running or working in the yard on a hot day, that satisfies. The cold refreshing water pouring down my throat quenches every cell in my being, after all the moisture has evaporated from my parched body. Gulp. I can’t get enough. A sip won’t do. I want more. Gulp. …
I started the fall of my freshmen year of college with a little uncertainty and with sort of a question mark in my mind. I was excited to be in college, but I was a little unsure of the direction my life was headed as I began to feel the pull of many things weighing …
This is Sarah’s story- a friend and senior at Texas A&M. I appreciate her honesty as she discovers the impact forgiveness has had on her life. God takes something that seems dirty and broken and makes it white as snow. This past year God has taught me what it truly means to be forgiven. Throughout …
There have been summers in large East Asian cities when my family would look up and rarely see a blue sky or a white puffy cloud. The pollution, dust, and haze blocked us from having a clear view. It seemed like a great rain was needed to wash it all away and open up the …
Possibly, we set aside time with God for a number of reasons. We need help. We desire growth. We think we “should” or think it is good for us. We want to know God, His plan and will for our lives. We may also have thoughts for what the time should look like or for …
I have been on a quest for a good part of my life. Yes, a quest. There are quests that follow paths, maps and terrains to unknown destinations, keeping us on the edge of our seats or up late at night turning pages. There is the search and anticipation for a resolution and conclusion. Then …
I got stuck out in the rain today. I stood covered while it poured around me, deluging the park, playground and track where I had been running. I stopped and was thankful for the refuge I found, but wondering when it would be clear again for a run home. I just wanted to make it …
This is Taylor’s story–a friend and senior at Texas A&M. I like her theme of choosing joy. Joy sometimes comes after the rain, but she hopes to experience it even during the rain. How often does God bless us with joy, with so many great things, and we choose to only pay attention to the …
In the last 5 posts we have looked at “Beginning well – getting a great start.” A good beginning starts somewhere, and the best place to start is with the beginning of our day. Someone asked me recently, “How do you begin your day well?” I thought that this would be a good thing to …
God’s love for me is like standing in a sea of flowers – If you live in Texas, you are aware of the countryside and along highways turning into a mass of blue during the Spring. You may be one of those kids who endured having many photos taken of you, while sitting in midst …
For a flower to unfold and open up its bloom, it needs the right conditions. An important and key ingredient is temperature. Somehow, the warmth from the sun triggers a flower to bloom. When a flower blooms, we see it at its best and in its fullness. There is an ingredient (like the sun for …
Where does this “overflow” begin? God, who began and created the world, created a people in His image. He poured out His love and goodness upon them and in the world He created. But the ones He loved, turned from Him. Believing a lie instead of the truth, they rebelled. Even though they turned, God …
High in the Rocky Mountains there is a stream that flows. It is rather small and not that impressive for its size, but I like it. The stream is beautiful with the towering mountains, the little meadow of bursting wild flowers and scented pine trees surrounding it. My family found it along a trail in …
