Sometimes change is the rattling kind, the sort that upends your assumption of stability. The kind of change you didn’t anticipate and that requires walking out trust in a faithful God in a whole new way. Plans shift. Relationships sever. We get bad news. Or maybe good news that still seems scary because even though [...]
This Lent, I'm following along with She Reads Truth's study of Isaiah. The opening paragraph of commentary reads: "During Lent, Christians traditionally meditate on Scriptures that point us to the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. When we see our desperate need for salvation through the lens of a cross and an empty tomb, [...]
Cultivating friendship takes work. Amen. For two years now, we've called a new town "home." The start of that season was rocky in terms of developing relationships with other women - especially coming from such a devoted, small group of friends two hours away. But slowly, I started saying "yes" more than "no" to a [...]
Last week, I felt my body start to give way. Regular tasks at work took ten times longer than usual. Evenings that typically held loads of laundry and bread-baking were exchanged for early bedtimes due to zero energy. I had no focus to read. The sore throat crept in mid-week, crumminess resigning me to the couch. But [...]
This is the beginning of my post for (in)courage. Read the full article here! My husband and I planned to meet my family for dinner one evening. To make a long story — filled with blame, self-pity, mental road rage, and maybe a few tears — short, I was late. Thirty minutes late. Forty minutes [...]
My thoughts on these last few weeks have most certainly followed a non-linear progression - an exasperated 'not again,' a quest for facts, misunderstanding and being misunderstood, anger surrounding division, submission to grief, hopes for reconciliation, questions about my role in this. I am a police officer's wife. But more than that, I am a Christian, [...]
We were married three years ago today. It's a nice number, if a little awkward. I no longer feel like a newlywed, and yet to be the one giving marriage advice seems a bit presumptuous. I look back at our first anniversary and am reminded that I will forever be growing up. We've lived at four [...]
I went to the beach last week. And when I took one of my morning walks, I remembered I wrote something two winters ago and never shared it. The words of this piece (edited slightly for length) came even before I posted this quote from one of my favorite authors. The ocean will always stir things [...]
"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted." Matthew 5: 3-4 It's been a while. The first few months of the year have required me to sink in deep each day. Peeling back layers of conversation, stints away from home, the [...]
This is the beginning of my post for (in)courage. Read the full article here! I am aware of my broken pieces. I know what pulls at the sleeves of my patience and what triggers my insecurity. I recognize my propensity towards perfectionism and where I’m prone to apathy. And where there is my sin, there is me: [...]
Mallory R. Manning 